Casey Darnell

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Casey Darnell
Birth nameCasey Simon Darnell
Born (1978-09-24) September 24, 1978 (age 44) [1] [2]
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. [3]
Genres Contemporary Christian music, [4] contemporary worship music, [5] pop rock, [5] acoustic [4]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Acoustic guitar
Years active2008–present [5]
Labels North Point Music
Website caseydarnell.com

Casey Simon Darnell (born September 24, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter. [1] [2] [3] Darnell released the album entitled Coming Alive in 2011, which was his first full-length studio album. [6] This was followed by the 2013 eponymously titled release Casey Darnell , which both saw commercial successes via the Billboard charts. The last was generally well received by music critics.

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Background

Darnell was born Casey Simon Darnell on September 24, 1978, in Lynchburg, Virginia to father Gary Darnell and mother Cathy Darnell. Darnell has a brother and a sister. [3] He stayed in Virginia until he was three years old, and then the family moved to Georgia. He went all the way through school at Shiloh Hills Christian School in Kennesaw, and he attended college at Kennesaw State University where he studied Childhood Education and Communications. [3] His father was a teacher at Shiloh Hills.

Personal life

Darnell married his wife Anisa on July 31, 2004, and the couple have four daughters. [7]

Career

Casey Darnell leading worship for North Point Ministries' college environment, The Living Room, on campus at his alma mater of Kennesaw State University. Casey Darnell leading at The Living Room KSU.png
Casey Darnell leading worship for North Point Ministries' college environment, The Living Room, on campus at his alma mater of Kennesaw State University.

Darnell's early beginnings were as a youth pastor and a worship pastor/leader from 1998 to 2007. Casey's shift to a recording artist began in 2008 with his independent album Words in Motion that released on May 11, 2008. His first studio project was the Casey Darnell EP in 2010, and his first studio LP was 2011's Coming Alive with North Point Music. The second studio album released in 2013 by North Point eponymously titled as Casey Darnell . The studio albums gained commercial charting successes via the Billboard charts.

Outside of writing and recording, Casey Darnell leads worship on a regular basis at North Point Community Church’s six Atlanta campuses. He also travels to other churches across the country to lead their worship services as well as various special events and student camps. [8]

Band members

Discography

Independent albums

Studio EPs

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
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CHR 		US
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Casey Darnell EP––

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
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CHR [9] 		US
HEAT [10]
Coming Alive 3948
Casey Darnell –50

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  2. 1 2 "See Results for Casey S. Darnell". PublicRecords.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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  6. ↑ Allmusic (2011). "Casey Darnell Discography". Rovi . Retrieved February 1, 2014.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Twitter post". Casey Darnell. Twitter. July 31, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "BigStuf Bio". Casey Darnell. BigStuf Camps. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ Billboard. "Casey Darnell - Chart History: Christian albums". Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 1, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Billboard. "Casey Darnell - Chart History: Heatseekers albums". Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 1, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
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