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Matt Gilman

Matt Gilman
Birth name Matthew Thomas Gilman
Born (1985-07-15) July 15, 1985 (age 32)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Origin Orlando, Florida
Genres CCM, worship
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels Forerunner
Associated acts Cory Asbury
Website mattgilman.com

Matthew Thomas "Matt" Gilman (born July 15, 1985) is an American Christian musician. His first release was with Forerunner Music in 2008, Holy, with Cory Asbury. The second album, Awaken Love, was released in 2013 by Forerunner Music. This album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Christian Albums and Heatseekers Albums charts.

Gilman was born on July 15, 1985 in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota to a Lutheran-preacher father, Thomas Richard Gilman, and mother, Patricia Lynn Monnier. He started leading worship services at his father's church, when he was 14 years old. He graduated high school in 2002, and subsequently relocated to Kansas City, Missouri to join International House of Prayer, and this is where he was based out of for a decade, until his departure in 2012.

He is married to Alexia Gilman, and together they reside in Orlando, Florida, with their twin sons, Isaac and Caden.

Gilman's music career commenced in 2008, with the co-released album, Holy, with Cory Asbury, and it was released by Forerunner Music on July 10, 2008. His second album, 'Awaken Love, was released on August 27, 2013 by Forerunner Music. The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed on the Christian Albums chart at No. 19 and on the Heatseekers Albums chart at No. 8.


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