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Christopher August Megert (born March 20, 1982) is an American Contemporary Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August.
He began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song "Starry Night" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2010/2011. He was nominated at the 2011 Dove Awards in five categories, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.

Music career

August began recording music in his early teens after his father built a studio in their home in Garland, Texas. He became a Christian when he turned 15 years old and began to record music.
August continued to practice and release his first self-produced album A Beautiful Thing as a 22-year-old under the name Chris Megert and the Love Jones. The album was found by Ryan Cabrera who guided August to a new manager, Jessica Simpson's father Joe Simpson. August landed a contract with Geffen Records and he moved to Los Angeles in 2005. He helped with producing records for Brian McKnight and Jessica Simpson as well as playing keyboards on Ashlee Simpson's tour; he also played as the opening act on Ashlee Simpson's tour. August's contract with Geffen fell through while they were renegotiating his contract so he went back home to Texas.
While at home, he decided to stop working on secular projects and began to work solely on Christian music. August wrote the song "Starry Night" as a demo and he received a contract from Word Records. He recorded the album No Far Away in 2010 and the song was released as a single that year. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Christian Albums charts and No. 9 on the Heatseeker Albums.
The single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and it reached No. 21 on Billboard's Heatseeker Songs. When the song topped the Christian AC Monitored chart, it was the first debut single to reach No. 1 in over three years. His second single was "7x70" which is a song about forgiveness following his parents' divorce when he was a fifth grade student.
August toured to support the album, first opening for Point of Grace for a twelve-night tour.
He joined the Winter Jam 2011 national tour along with Newsboys and Francesca Battistelli in 45 cities.
August received five Dove Award nominations in 2011: New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, subsequently winning New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Album of the Year.

Personal Life

August married Katelin Cummings on February 6, 2016.

Awards

GMA Dove Awards

Discography

No Far Away (2010)
The Upside of Down (2012)
The Maker (2015)

References

External links

Official website

Gave You My Heart - Chris August

This Side of Heaven - Chris August

Know You More - Chris August

I Love The Maker And The Maker Loves Me - Chris August

Paradise - Chris August

Seasons - Chris August

Kind of Alone - Chris August

Worry - Chris August

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Winter Time - Chris August

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O Holy Night - Chris August

Just The Same - Chris August

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Battle - Chris August

This Is Us - Chris August

Unashamed Of You - Chris August

Drop Your Stone - Chris August

Center Of It - Chris August

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Wait In Line - Chris August

7x70 - Chris August

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The Maker - Chris August

Pieces - Chris August

Lost For Words - Chris August

The Upside of Down - Chris August

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Moonlight - Chris August

Back To Me - Chris August

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The Campfire Song - Chris August

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The Discount Song - Chris August

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You and Me - Chris August

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Goodnight - Chris August

Always - Chris August

Only You Can Do It - Chris August

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Available - Chris August

Battle (Part II) - Chris August

It Must Be Christmas Time - Chris August

God Whispered Your Name - Chris August

Ghost - Chris August

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