Kathy Troccoli
| Kathy Troccoli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 24, 1958 Brooklyn, New York, New York |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian, inspirational |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, author, speaker |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Reunion, RCA |
Kathleen Colleen "Kathy" Troccoli (born June 24, 1958) is a contemporary Christian music singer, author, and speaker.
Troccoli was born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised from age three in Islip Terrace, Long Island, New York, where she graduated from East Islip High School. She lost her father to colon cancer when she was 15, then lost her mother to breast cancer in 1991, shortly before the release of her album Pure Attraction and its mainstream chart selection, "Everything Changes". Before recording and releasing the album, Troccoli had taken a five-year break from the music world.
After graduation, she attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston for a year, studying jazz and opera, before returning home to attend college in the Long Island region. While working to pay her college bill, she committed herself to Christ (1978), and her alto voice gained prominence when she opened for Ed Nalle's group GLAD in 1980 during a concert in the area.
Nalle assisted Troccoli in her career, helping the young artist record demos which would be given to Michael Blanton and Dan Harrell (Amy Grant's brother-in-law), who formed the Reunion label to start her career in 1982 with Stubborn Love. A second album, Heart and Soul, was released in 1984 and gave her her first Grammy nomination a year later, followed by Images in 1986. Troccoli also provided backing vocal for Taylor Dayne's song "I'll Be Your Shelter" in 1989/1990.
After her mother's death, she paired with Reunion again in 1991 with Pure Attraction, which launched her on the national charts with the single "Everything Changes," which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Help Myself To You" became her first No. 1 hit in her ten-year career, and began a string of GMA Music Awards nominations, including numerous attempts at Female Vocalist.
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