Rachael Lampa
She rose to fame is 2000 with her debut album Live For You, winning a Dove Award as well as achieving four number one singles including "Blessed, "Shaken", "God Loves You", and "Live for You". She was also named the #1 Young New Female Artist by CCM Magazine and made appearances on The Tonight Show and The View.
Rachael has released three studio albums, Live For You, Kaleidoscope, and Rachael Lampa. She has also released one remix album, Blur and one greatest hits album, Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa.
Early life
Lampa was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Her father is Filipino and her mother is Hungarian-Irish; she is the second of four children, with an older brother, Ryan, who is her road manager.
She has been singing since she was a toddler and learned to sing perfect harmony by the time she was 4.
Lampa has performed on The Jenny Jones Show Young Talent Search at age 12 and finished 2nd place at the World Championship of Entertainment. She has also performed many times at the Colorado Rockies baseball games.
Lampa was discovered while attending but not competing in the Music in the Rockies music conference in Colorado at 14 by Word Records producer Brent Bourgeois.
She asked to sing at a cafe at the conference when the original performer did not make it. She then began recording soon after talks with the label and visits to Nashville.
2000-2003
Lampa released her debut album Live For You in August 2000.
The album became a huge hit spawning four number one singles and winning a Dove Award for the number one hit "Blessed". She received many comparisons to fellow teenage Christian pop artist Stacie Orrico, who debuted the same year.
She made several appearances to promote the album including an appearance on The Tonight Show performing "Live For You". She has also toured with Stacie Orrico, as well as artists such as Nickel Creek, and Amy Grant.
She has also been a part of many tours such as the Shoutfest tour, as well as Summer Jam tours. Her song "If You Believe" was part of the soundtrack to "A Walk to Remember", which was released in early 2002.
Three of singles released made it to the top five on the charts. In 2003, she toured on the Compassion International tour.
2004-2005
In July 2004, Lampa released her third studio album, Rachael Lampa.
It was also the first time that Lampa had written or co-written on every track. "When I Fall" was the album's first single, reaching number seven on the Christian music charts.
For promotion, she toured with Newsong on the Summer Jam 2004, and Winter Jam 2005 tours. She also appeared on the Joy to the World Christmas tour, alongside Martha Munizzi, and Bryan Duncan in 2005.
The song was released as the compilations first single.
2006-2007-2008
In May 2006, Word Records released a greatest hits collection, titled, Blessed: The Best of Rachael Lampa. It features a seventeen song collection of her best and favorite songs, from her four albums as well as a track that made it on various compilations, but is not featured on her actual albums.
On June 5, 2007, Lampa revealed in a blog that she was writing and recording new songs for a new album. Paul, Minnesota on September 2, 2008.
Personal life
She graduated from Monarch High School in May 2003.
She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee and is best friends with Christian pop singer Stacie Orrico (whom she toured with in 2001).
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music Videos
Live For You (2000)
Savior Song (2002)
When I Fall (2004)
Compilation Contributions
Masquerade, 2007..."What If I" (duet with Lyrycyst)
T-Bone: Bone appetit, 2006...