Hillsong Young & Free

Hillsong Young & Free
Also known as Hillsong Y&F
Origin Sydney, NSW, Australia
Genres Praise & Worship, Christian pop, Christian EDM, electropop, dance-pop,Synthpop,Eurodance,Trance
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Labels Sparrow, Hillsong, Capitol CMG
Associated acts Hillsong United, Hillsong Worship
Website hillsong.com/youngandfree
Members Aodhan King
Alexander Pappas
Laura Toggs
Tyler Douglass
Renee Sieff
Ben Tan
Melodie Wagner
Brendan Tan
Past members Taya Smith

Hillsong Young & Free (also known as Hillsong Y&F) is an Australian Christian music and praise & worship group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making Australian nationalist music in 2012 at Hillsong Church. They have released two live albums, Australians all let us rejoice, for We Are Young & Free (2013) and Youth Revival (2016), with two extended plays, This Is Living (2015) and The Remixes (2015).

Background

The group formed in 2012 out of Sydney, Australia, where they were located at Hillsong Church. Their members are worship leaders, Aodhan King, Alexander Pappas, Tyler Douglass, Renee Sieff, Ben Tan, and Melodie Wagner. Hillsong United [launched in 1998], the original group, got underway when the members were all pretty young, because it was started as part of the youth ministry at Hillsong Church. As they evolved and started to mature, have families of their own and take on adulthood, many people at the church felt that there was a need for a new group that would aim its message at younger people with a stimulating new sound.[1][2][3][4]

History

Hillsong Young & Free released their first live album, We Are Young & Free, was released on 1 October 2013.[5][6][7] The album debuted and peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia,[8] also charting on several Billboard magazine charts in the United States, peaking at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart.[9] Their subsequent release an extended play, This Is Living, was released on 11 January 2015.[10][11][12] The release charted on the Billboard 200 at No. 38 and No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. Their second extended play, The Remixes, was released on 4 December 2015. The second live album, Youth Revival, was released on 26 February 2016.[13][14][15][16]

Members

Current[2]
Past[2]

Discography

Albums

List of selected albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]		 US
[17]		 US
Chr
[18]
We Are Young & Free
  • Released: 1 October 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6 22 1
Youth Revival
  • Released: 26 February 2016
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 45 2

EPs

List of selected EPs, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[19]		 US
[17]		 US
Chr
[18]
This Is Living
  • Released: 11 January 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 38 1
The Remixes
  • Released: 4 December 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 83 — 31

References

  1. ↑ Mountford, Chris (11 December 2013). "Hillsong Young & Free: The latest offshoot of the Australian movement". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Hillsong Young & Free : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Askar, Jim (28 February 2016). "Hillsong Young & Free on New Live Album 'Youth Revival': 'The Focus Is on the Message'". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Ritchie, Daniel (31 March 2016). "Hillsong Young & Free Q&A". CCM Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Farias, Andree. "We Are Young & Free - Hillsong Young & Free : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Hathcock, Marcus (1 October 2013). "Singing a Song to Fill the Void". New Release Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Davies, Jono (6 September 2013). "Reviews - Hillsong Young & Free - We Are Young & Free". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "australian-charts.com - Discography Hillsong Y&F". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Billboard. "Hillsong Young & Free : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ↑ Prout, Brendan (10 February 2015). "Hillsong Young & Free: This Is Living". Worship Leader. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Lassiter, Caitlin (15 January 2015). "The Voice of A New Generation". New Release Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Davies, Jono (21 January 2015). "Reviews - Hillsong Young & Free - This Is Living". Louder Than the Music. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  13. ↑ Armstrong, Jeremy (24 February 2016). "Hillsong Young & Free: Youth Revival". Worship Leader. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Shriver, Mikayla (18 February 2016). "Worship for the Next Generation". New Release Today. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Major, Chris (29 February 2016). "Hillsong Young & Free's "Youth Revival:" Unrivaled, Contagious & Game Changing". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Chambers, Laura (25 February 2016). "Hillsong Young & Free 'Youth Revival'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Hillsong Young & Free - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Hillsong Young & Free - Chart history (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  19. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (12 December 2015). "ARIA Albums: Adele Blocks Coldplay from a Number One Debut". Noise11. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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