Rachel Lampa
| Rachael Lampa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rachael Maureen Lampa |
| Born |
January 8, 1985 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Word/Warner, Universal Music Christian |
| Website | rachaellampa |
Rachael Maureen Lampa (born January 8, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and record producer. At age 15, she rose to fame and critical acclaim in 2000 with the release of her debut album, Live for You.
Lampa was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in Louisville, Colorado, a small city outside Boulder. Her father is Filipino and her mother is of Hungarian and Irish descent. She is the second oldest of four children. Her older brother Ryan served as her road manager when she toured. Her younger siblings are sister, Colleen, and brother, Nate. Her parents both worked as nurses and later divorced during her late teens. Lampa began singing as a toddler and learned to sing perfect harmony by the time she was four years of age. During her childhood, she was actively involved in performing throughout Colorado, winning a statewide talent competition when she was 8 years old. She also sang several times at Colorado Rockies baseball games as a child. She was raised Catholic.
At age 12, she participated as a singing contestant on The Jenny Jones Show Young Talent Search and finished in second place at the World Championship of Entertainment. In August 1999, she performed live on EWTN's "Life on the Rock on the Road" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Later, she was discovered at age 14 by Word Records producer, Brent Bourgeois, while attending (but not competing in) the Music in the Rockies, a Christian music conference in Colorado. She was asked to sing at a café at the conference when the original performer did not appear. After signing her first record label contract she visited Nashville to record her debut album.
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. In March 2002, she released her second album, Kaleidoscope. It also got positive reviews. Three of singles released made it to the top five on the charts. The first single, "No Greater Love", made it to number two on the CCM charts. "I'm All Yours" made it to the top five on the CCM Charts. The fourth single was "Brand New Life". In October 2002 she released a remix album Blur, featuring remixes of her hit songs, as well as personal favorites. In 2003, she toured on the Compassion International tour.
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