Bryan & Katie Torwalt

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Bryan & Katie Torwalt
Origin Sacramento, California
Genres CCM, Christian rock, Christian alternative rock, worship
Years active2006 (2006)–present
Labels Jesus Culture, Kingsway
MembersBryan Torwalt
Katie Torwalt

Bryan & Katie Torwalt are an American Christian music husband and wife duo from Sacramento, California who started their music recording careers in 2006. The first album, Here On Earth, was released in 2011 by Jesus Culture Music alongside Kingsway Music. It became their Billboard magazine breakthrough release. Their second album, Kingdom Come, was released by the aforementioned labels in 2013, and performed even better on the Billboard magazine charts. They released a self-titled album in 2015, Bryan & Katie Torwalt, again with the two labels mentioned earlier, although this album did not place on any Billboard magazine charts.

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Background

The duo met for the first-time at a Bethel Ministry event in Redding, California in 2006, and they started dating, eventually getting married in 2009. [1] [2]

Music history

The husband and wife duo commenced their recording careers in 2011 with the album Here On Earth, released on September 13, 2011 by Jesus Culture Music in association with Kingsway Music. [3] This album was their breakthrough release on the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed at No. 24 on the Christian Albums chart and No. 24 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [4] Their second release, Kingdom Come, was released by Jesus Culture Music alongside Kingsway Music on October 15, 2013. [3] The album placed even better on the Billboard magazine charts, reaching No. 43 on The Billboard 200 as well as No. 3 on the Christian Albums chart and No. 5 on the Independent Albums chart. [4] They released Bryan & Katie Torwalt with Jesus Culture Music and Kingsway Music on April 7, 2015, [3] although this album did not place on any Billboard magazine charts. [4]

Members

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [4]
US US
Christ.
US
Ind.
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Heat.
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[8]
Here On Earth2424
Kingdom Come
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Kingsway
  • Formats: CD, download
4335
Bryan & Katie Torwalt
  • Released: April 7, 2015
  • Label: Jesus Culture
  • Formats: CD, download
Champion
  • Released: July 29, 2016
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Sparrow
  • Formats: CD, download
71375

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [4]
US
Christ.
Christmas
  • Released: October 13, 2017
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Sparrow
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Praise Before My Breakthrough
  • Released: November 16, 2018
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Sparrow
  • Formats: CD, digital download
14
Anticipation
  • Released: October 18, 2019
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Sparrow
  • Formats: CD, digital download
50

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References

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