Matthew West Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American Contemporary Christian musician and actor from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs "More", "You Are Everything", and "The Motions". He was nominated for five Dove Awards in 2005, two of which were for his major label debut album Happy. West won the 2013 American Music Award for Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist.Starting as an independent musician in the late 1990s, he released three independent albums before signing with Universal South Records. With the release of his Dove Award-winning debut album Happy, released in 2003, his first radio single, "More", which stayed at No. 1 on Christian AC charts for nine weeks and received two Dove Award nominations. His second album History was followed by a 2006 re-release of the originally independent album Sellout. In 2007 he faced vocal issues that threatened his career with two months of prescribed vocal rest. His third studio album Something to Say also enjoyed chart success with No. 1 hits "You Are Everything" and "The Motions".In addition to his main solo career, West has worked as a songwriter for many Christian musicians and groups such as Point of Grace, Mandisa, and Natalie Grant, Casting Crowns, as well as mainstream country acts Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus and Vince Gill. In 2013 his second single "Hello, My Name Is" from the album Into the Light was released and reached at No. 1 for a record-breaking 17 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Christian Songs chart.
Full Name
Matthew West
Net Worth
$700,000
Date Of Birth
1977-04-25
Place Of Birth
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Singer-songwriter
Profession
Actor, Writer, Singer-songwriter, Hello, My Name Is, Strong Enough, Grace Wins, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Rapid City, SD, USA
Education
Millikin University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Emily West
Children
Delaney Ruth West, Luella Jane West, Hello, My Name Is, Strong Enough, Grace Wins, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Rapid City, SD, USA
Parents
Joseph West, Sharon West, Hello, My Name Is, Strong Enough, Grace Wins, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Rapid City, SD, USA
Siblings
Joel West, Adam West, Hello, My Name Is, Strong Enough, Grace Wins, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Rapid City, SD, USA
Nicknames
Matthew West, West, Matthew
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Awards
American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist, Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song, Hello, My Name Is, Strong Enough, Grace Wins, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Rapid City, SD, USA
Nominations
Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Artist, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics, GMA Dove Award for Songwriter of the Y...
Movies
The Heart of Christmas
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Fact
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West is an American contemporary Christian musician. He has released six studio albums and one Christmas album.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ring the Bell
2013
writer: "The Well"
The Heart of Christmas
2011
TV Movie arranger: "O Holy Night", "Away in a Manger", "Jingle Bells" / performer: "Come On Christmas", "One Last Christmas", "O Holy Night", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "The Reason for the World", "Away in a Manger", "Jingle Bells", "The Heart of Christmas" / writer: "Come On Christmas", "One Last Christmas", "The Reason for the World", "The Heart of Christmas"
