Anthony Evans (singer)

Anthony Evans
Birth name Anthony Tyrone Evans, Jr.
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978
Dallas, Texas
Genres Contemporary Christian music, urban gospel, worship
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2004 (2004)–present
Labels Epic, Integrity, EMI Gospel, Fair Trade
Website anthony-evans.com

Anthony Tyrone Evans, Jr. (born July 14, 1978) is an African American Christian singer and songwriter. Evans made it onto The Voice during season two on Team Aguilera, but lost to Jesse Campbell in the battle rounds.

Evans has made six studio albums during his career as a musician: Even More in 2004 with Epic Records, Letting Go in 2006 with Integrity Music, The Bridge in 2006 with EMI Gospel, Undisguised in 2010 with INO Records, Home in 2011 with Fair Trade Services, and Real Life/Real Worship in 2014 with Fair Trade Services.

Background

Evans was born on July 14, 1978 in Dallas, Texas.[1][2] He is the son of Dr. Tony Evans and Lois Evans. His father, a Christian radio personality, is senior pastor at the megachurch Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. He has one brother – Jonathan – and two sisters: Chrystal and Priscilla, the latter a best-selling author. Evans graduated from Liberty University.

Music career

On June 8, 2004, Evans released his debut studio album entitled Even More that was with the record label Epic Records.[3][4] On March 7, 2006, Evans released his second studio album Letting Go with Integrity Music.[3][4] His third studio album would come out on June 10, 2008 entitled The Bridge that was released under the EMI Gospel label.[3][4] The fourth studio album by Evans was titled Undisguised, which came out on January 26, 2010, and that was with INO Records that later became Fair Trade Services.[3][4] Evans released his fifth studio album on November 15, 2011 titled Home through Fair Trade Services.[4] Lastly, he released his sixth and latest studio album on April 8, 2014 called Real Life/Real Worship with Fair Trade Services.[3] On October 2, 2009, Evans released his first ever Holiday album with INO called What Christmas Means.[3]

He appeared on the second season of NBC's The Voice on Team Aguilera, but lost out to Jesse Campbell in the battle rounds of Episode Five.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[5]
US
200		 US
CHR		 US
GOSPEL		 US
HEAT
Even More – – 17 –
Letting Go – 42 14 –
The Bridge – – 24 –
Undisguised – 21 – 14
Home – – 23 46
Real Life/Real Worship 60[6] 4[7] 2[8] –

Holiday albums

List of holiday albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[5]
US
GOSPEL		 US
HOLIDAY
What Christmas Means 33 35

References

  1. ↑ AnthonyEvansJr (July 14, 2009). "It's my birthday!!!!!". Twitter. Retrieved date=April 19, 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Public Records. "We found Anthony T Evans in Texas". PublicRecords.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jesus Freak Hideout. "Anthony Evans Discography, Anthony Evans Artist Database, Anthony Evans Lyrics". John DiBiase. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 AllMusic. "Anthony Evans | Discography". Rovi. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  5. 1 2 AllMusic. "Anthony Evans | Awards". Rovi. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ Billboard.biz (April 26, 2014). "The Billboard 200 : April 26, 2014". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Billboard (April 26, 2014). "Christian Albums : April 26, 2014". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ Billboard (April 26, 2012). "Gospel Albums : April 26, 2014". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

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