Jennie Lee Riddle | |
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Jennie Lee Riddle performs with New Nation Music at Prince of Peace Lutheran, Carrollton, TX.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jennie Lee Gager |
Born |
Jefferson, Texas |
April 22, 1967
Genres |
Worship Contemporary Christian |
Occupation(s) | Worship leader, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2001–present |
Associated acts | People & Songs |
Website | jennieriddle.com |
Jennie Lee Riddle (born April 22, 1967) is an American Christian songwriter, best known for penning "Revelation Song", first made popular by Gateway Worship and Kari Jobe, and carried to #1 by Phillips, Craig & Dean. The song enjoyed a 17-week run at #1 on Christian radio per Billboard. "Revelation Song" has been recorded in multiple languages and has appeared on numerous albums. Most recently, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, an honor attributed to songs with over 500,000 units sold.
Riddle also co-wrote "When the Stars Burn Down," "Hope of the Broken World" and "The One That Really Matters" recently recorded on the Michael W. Smith album entitled Sovereign. She has been nominated for five Dove awards, and awarded three; Songwriter of the Year, Worship Song of the Year (for "Revelation Song") and Inspirational Song of the Year (for "Hope of the Broken World" by Selah. Her songs are some of the most performed on CCLI (a company specializing in copyright licensing of Christian music), ranking in the top 10 since 2010.
Jennie's music has been recorded and performed by many other artists as well, including NewSong, Shane & Shane, JJ Heller, Jesus Culture, Gateway Worship, Chris Tomlin, Passion, Meredith Andrews, Travis Ryan, Newsboys, Sandi Patti, Guy Penrod and Rebecca St. James, to name a few. Her songs have been used among the largest Christian Conferences in the world including Passion, Experience Conference and National Worship Leader Convention hosted by Worship Leader, among many others.