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Steven Curtis Chapman at an event for The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006)

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Steven Curtis Chapman

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Overview

  • Born
    November 21, 1962 · Paducah, Kentucky, USA
  • Height
    1.73 m

Biography

    • Steven Curtis Chapman was born in Paducah, Kentucky on November 21, 1962. His parents are Herb and Judy Chapman. He attended Heath High School in Paducah Kentucky and received the title "Mr. Heath" in his Senior year. He wrote and was a songwriter before he made his first CD "First Hand". Since then, he has received 43 Dove awards, 4 Grammys, and countless other honors. He is known and loved for his style of making his audience feel like they are family. All of these things come together to make him the most successful man in Christian Music. Steven has six children, three of which are adopted from China. Their names are Shaohannah, Stevey Joy and Maria.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Mary Beth Chapman(October 13, 1984 - present) (6 children)
  • Children
      Stevey Joy Ru Chapman
      Caleb Stevenson Chapman
      Shaohannah Hope Yan Chapman
      Emily Elizabeth Chapman
      Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman
      Will Franklin Chapman

Trivia

  • Has a record 33 # 1 songs in Christian Music
  • Has six children, daughter Emily Elizabeth, sons Will Franklin and Caleb Stevenson, and three adopted daughters from China: Shaohannah Hope Yan, Stevey Joy Ru and Maria Sue.
  • Actor Robert Duvall appeared in his video "I Will Not Go Quietly" from the movie Le prédicateur (1997)
  • More Dove Awards then any other artist with 50 as of 2006.
  • Met his wife in college. They shared the same campus mailbox. Upon meeting he joked, "Wouldn't it be funny if we got married? You wouldn't have to change your last name."

Quotes

  • I would hate to be a new artist or writer in town today. But somehow the cream continues to rise. If there's one who's great, he just jumps out of the pack like you can't believe.
  • [Of the unorthodox recording method]: It just felt like that's honest. This is life going on. It's the day-to-day pain, just walking the journey.
  • [When he wasn't planning on doing another album, when in fact songwriting made him heal]: Songs are really cathartic for me, because they force me to put my feelings and thoughts into a capsule and say, 'There it is.'
  • I can't put it into words, but I've picked up a lot of little orphan boys and girls over the years, I've never had anything happen to my heart like what happened when I held this little girl in my arms for a few minutes.

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