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Natalie Grant
Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years, 2006–2009, and a fourth additional prize in 2012. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020).
Grant was born December 21, 1971 in Seattle. She enrolled at Northwest College (now Northwest University) in Kirkland, Washington studying to be a schoolteacher. She reportedly figured that her musical gifts were merely for sharing with her local church until she learned how to find God's true calling for her life. She switched directions and began a career in Christian music.
Grant first started in contemporary Christian music when she auditioned for the travelling music group Truth. Later she moved to Nashville to pursue her solo career. There she signed with Benson Records in 1997 and began working on her self-titled debut which was released in 1999. She left Benson for Pamplin Music soon after and released the album Stronger in 2001. She ended up at Curb Records after Pamplin folded, where she has made five solo albums as of 2012, beginning with Deeper Life in 2003. Awaken was her breakthrough success, in 2005. It was certified gold by the RIAA. It was followed by Love Revolution on August 24, 2010 and Hurricane on October 15, 2013.
Grant released three albums between 1999 and 2003, although the majority of her hits came later in her career. She has since reported being unhappy with the way she was portrayed by her early record label which marketed her partly on her looks and says of her first record, "It wasn't me at all either." However, she credits her early albums with having been necessary to her progressing and growing into an artist that takes control of such decisions, starting with her first widely successful album, Awaken.
Another factor which was essential to her later success was a life-altering trip to India in 2004. Not only did this trip inspire her charitable pursuits, "but it brought a new passion and direction to her music." Instead of focusing only on what song might be a hit, Grant reports that she now focuses on songs which will inspire, give hope, and motivate others to make their lives matter. Other noteworthy events along the way include writing a book entitled The Real Me in 2005. She toured on the Speaking Louder Than Before tour with Bebo Norman and Jeremy Camp in 2008. She contributed the song "Breathe On Me" to Crystal Aikin's self-titled debut album. Grant was a speaker and performer on the Revolve Tour, a conference for teen girls from Women of Faith. She toured with award-winning MercyMe, the multi-platinum selling Billboard magazine's Artist of The Decade, in April 2011. Also, in October 2011 she starred in the Gospel Music Channel (GMC) made-for-television movie Decision.
On September 27, 2013, it was announced that Grant would be hosting the GSN original game show It Takes a Church, which premiered on June 5, 2014. She released her tenth studio album No Stranger on September 25, 2020. It was preceded by the lead single "My Weapon" which was released on February 21, 2020.
In September 2025, Grant signed to Capitol CMG and announced her upcoming holiday album, Christmas, for release on October 3, 2025.
In pursuing her music career, Grant moved to Nashville where she now lives with her Canadian producer husband, Bernie Herms, and their three daughters; Grace and Isabella (born 2007) and Sadie (born 2010)
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Natalie Grant
Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years, 2006–2009, and a fourth additional prize in 2012. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020).
Grant was born December 21, 1971 in Seattle. She enrolled at Northwest College (now Northwest University) in Kirkland, Washington studying to be a schoolteacher. She reportedly figured that her musical gifts were merely for sharing with her local church until she learned how to find God's true calling for her life. She switched directions and began a career in Christian music.
Grant first started in contemporary Christian music when she auditioned for the travelling music group Truth. Later she moved to Nashville to pursue her solo career. There she signed with Benson Records in 1997 and began working on her self-titled debut which was released in 1999. She left Benson for Pamplin Music soon after and released the album Stronger in 2001. She ended up at Curb Records after Pamplin folded, where she has made five solo albums as of 2012, beginning with Deeper Life in 2003. Awaken was her breakthrough success, in 2005. It was certified gold by the RIAA. It was followed by Love Revolution on August 24, 2010 and Hurricane on October 15, 2013.
Grant released three albums between 1999 and 2003, although the majority of her hits came later in her career. She has since reported being unhappy with the way she was portrayed by her early record label which marketed her partly on her looks and says of her first record, "It wasn't me at all either." However, she credits her early albums with having been necessary to her progressing and growing into an artist that takes control of such decisions, starting with her first widely successful album, Awaken.
Another factor which was essential to her later success was a life-altering trip to India in 2004. Not only did this trip inspire her charitable pursuits, "but it brought a new passion and direction to her music." Instead of focusing only on what song might be a hit, Grant reports that she now focuses on songs which will inspire, give hope, and motivate others to make their lives matter. Other noteworthy events along the way include writing a book entitled The Real Me in 2005. She toured on the Speaking Louder Than Before tour with Bebo Norman and Jeremy Camp in 2008. She contributed the song "Breathe On Me" to Crystal Aikin's self-titled debut album. Grant was a speaker and performer on the Revolve Tour, a conference for teen girls from Women of Faith. She toured with award-winning MercyMe, the multi-platinum selling Billboard magazine's Artist of The Decade, in April 2011. Also, in October 2011 she starred in the Gospel Music Channel (GMC) made-for-television movie Decision.
On September 27, 2013, it was announced that Grant would be hosting the GSN original game show It Takes a Church, which premiered on June 5, 2014. She released her tenth studio album No Stranger on September 25, 2020. It was preceded by the lead single "My Weapon" which was released on February 21, 2020.
In September 2025, Grant signed to Capitol CMG and announced her upcoming holiday album, Christmas, for release on October 3, 2025.
In pursuing her music career, Grant moved to Nashville where she now lives with her Canadian producer husband, Bernie Herms, and their three daughters; Grace and Isabella (born 2007) and Sadie (born 2010)
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