Chris Quilala

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Chris Quilala
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Quilala in 2022
Background information
Genres Worship, Christian pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, worship leader
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active2006–present
Member of Jesus Culture
Formerly of Bethel Music
Website jesusculture.com/music/artists/chris-quilala/

Chris Quilala was born on November 22, 1982, in Redding, California. He is an American Christian musician and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music.

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Personal life

Quilala met his former wife, Alyssa Gulino, when she was seventeen [1] and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena. [2] They have five children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro (d. 2014), Liv and Maddex. [3] After Chris and Alyssa's son Jethro died in December 2014, they wrote the song Miracles, which appeared on Jesus Culture's 2016 album Let It Echo. [4] The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California. [5] Chris Quilala and Alyssa divorced in 2019.

In December 2019, Quilala was one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. [6]

Music career

Quilala has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996. [5] [7] [8] [9] He has been featured on many Jesus Culture albums, including Everything (2006), We Cry Out (2007), Your Love Never Fails (2008), Consumed (2009), Come Away (2010), Awakening: Live from Chicago (2011), Live From New York (with Martin Smith) (2012), Unstoppable Love (2014), and Let It Echo (2016). [10] Quilala's debut solo album, Split the Sky , was released in 2016. [11] Quilala co-wrote the song "Your Love Awakens Me" with Phil Wickham, which appears on Wickham's album Children of God (2016).

Along with being a guitarist, Chris is also a drummer. He started his musical career playing drums for Bethel Music. He was the drummer for the albums For the Sake of the World (2012) and Be Lifted High (2011) as well as Brian & Jenn Johnson's albums, We Believe (2006) and Where You Go I Go (2008). He was also featured on Bethel's debut album Here Is Love (2010) performing the song "King of Wonders".

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ.
[12]
Split the Sky 8

Singles

As lead artist

SingleYearPeak
positions		Album
US Christ.
[13] 		Christ. Digital
[14]
"Because of Your Love"2016——Split the Sky
"Won My Heart"——
"After My Heart"——
"You Cannot Be Stopped"
(with Phil Wickham)		20193520Non-album single
"Nothing But Good"——TBD
SingleYearPeak
positions		Album
US Christ.
[13] 		Christ. Airplay
[15] 		Christ. Digital
[14] 		Christ. Stream
[16]
"Fierce"
(Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)		201614151622 Let It Echo
"Miracles"
(Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)		50———

Other charted songs

SingleYearPeak
positions		Album
US Christ.
[13]
"Halls of Heaven"
(Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)		201747 Love Has a Name

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearNominee/WorkAwardResult
2018Living with a FireBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumNominated [17]

GMA Dove Awards

YearNominee/WorkAwardResult
2017 "Fierce"

(Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)

Worship Song of the YearNominated [18]

ASCAP Christian Awards

YearNominee/WorkResult
2017"Fierce"

(Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)

Won [19]
2017"Your Love Awakens Me"

Phil Wickham

Won [19]

BMI Christian Awards

YearNominee/WorkResult
2018"Your Love Awakens Me"

Phil Wickham

Won [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Alyssa Quilala. "Marriage-My perspective on keeping it alive!". Alyssa Quilala. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ Carly Gulino-May. "Love with the Quilalas!". Carly Gulino-May. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jesus Culture. "Chris Quilila". Jesus Culture. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jesus Culture (September 18, 2016). "Miracles – Song Story With Chris Quilala (Jesus Culture)". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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  6. ↑ "List of worship leaders gathering at the White House on Friday, Dec 6, 2019". Andy Rowell. December 11, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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  11. ↑ Jesus Culture. "Chris Quilala – Split the Sky: 11.11.16". YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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  18. ↑ "48th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Announced Today | The 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards". May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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