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Francesca Battistelli is an American Christian singer and songwriter from New York City. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008. Her first single, "I'm Letting Go", was released to radio stations on July 15, 2008, and charted on national Christian CHR charts. The song was the 16th most played song of 2008 on Christian radio stations according to R&R magazine. Battistelli received her first Grammy Award nomination in 2009, for Best Gospel Performance with her single, "Free to Be Me". She later received her first Grammy Award in 2016 at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with her single "Holy Spirit" from her album If We're Honest.
"More" is a song written and performed by contemporary Christian musician, Matthew West, from his first album, Happy. The album was released in late 2003, and it was the first and most successful radio single of West's career to date. The song stayed at No. 1 on Christian radio for nine consecutive weeks during 2004, breaking the previous record of eight weeks. In 2004, it was the most-played contemporary Christian song of the year.
"I'm Not Alright" is a song by Christian rock band Sanctus Real from their album The Face of Love. It was a number 1 hit on Christian radio in 2006. In 2007, the song was nominated at the GMA Dove Awards for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.
The discography of Sanctus Real, a Christian rock band which formed in 1996.
"Confidence" is a song by American Christian rock band Sanctus Real. The song was released as the third single from their 2018 album Changed on February 23, 2018. The song peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming their fifth Top 10 single in over seven years. It also crossed over to the Hot Rock Songs chart, peaking at No. 17. The song is played in an A major key, and 167 beats per minute.
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- ↑ "Sanctus Real embarks on first headlining Tour Sept. 24, features Seven Places, Hawk Nelson; 'Everything About You' No. 1 for six consecutive weeks!". Top40-Charts.com. September 8, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ↑ 2005 Dove Awards - 36th Annual Dove Awards on About.com; Jones, Kim
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