Candle (band)

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Candle is a Christian kids' band that is best known for their Agapeland-related children's albums Music Machine and Bullfrogs and Butterflies. They recorded children's albums for Sparrow Records' Birdwing branch.

The band won the 1988 Dove Award "Children's Music Album of the Year" for their album Bullfrogs and Butterflies III. [1] They have also been nominated for a Grammy Award multiple times.[ citation needed ]

List of Candle albums

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dove Award Recipients for 1988". GMA Dove Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 19 July 2021.