Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is a 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, 2007, 2008 and 2009), and again in 2012. She has also been nominated for seven Grammy Awards (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018).

Early life


Grant was born December 21, 1971 in Seattle, Washington. 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, and so switched directions and began a career in Christian music.

Career


Grant first started in contemporary Christian music when she auditioned for the traveling music group Truth. Later she moved to Nashville, Tennessee 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 then ended up at Curb Records after Pamplin folded, where she has made five solo albums as of 2012, starting with Deeper Life in 2003. Awaken was her breakthrough success, in 2005. It was RIAA certified gold. 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 imaged 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 that was essential to her later successes 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 that will inspire, give hope, and motivate others to make their lives matter.
There have been other noteworthy events along the way. She wrote 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. She was a speaker and performer on the Revolve Tour, a conference for teen girls from Women of Faith. She toured with award-winning, multi-platinum selling Billboard magazine's Artist of The Decade MercyMe 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.

Personal life


In pursuing her music career, Grant moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she now lives with her Canadian producer husband, Bernie Herms, and their three daughters; Grace and Isabella (born 2007) and Sadie (born 2010)
In an interview with The 700 Club, Natalie revealed that she suffered from bulimia. She says God helped her get over her eating disorder. She later wrote a book in 2005 titled The Real Me: Being the Girl God Sees, about her struggle and how she overcame it.

Philanthropy


Grant is involved in campaigning against human trafficking. She was affected by an episode of Law & Order that dealt with the topic, and began to do research. Her studies led her and her husband to travel to India to witness the red-light districts and what is being done to stop them. That experience changed the trajectory of Natalie's life and reportedly changed the way she approaches her music.
In 2005 Grant founded The Home Foundation, which has since evolved into Abolition International, an international organization with the aim of eradicating sex trafficking through aftercare accreditation, advocacy, and education and provision of restoration homes for victims of sex trafficking.
On October 23, 2012, Grant received the 2012 Bishop Ketteler Award for Social Justice from the Sisters of Divine Providence, who honored her for her work against human trafficking.

Discography


Bibliography


2005: The Real Me: Being the Girl God Sees ISBN 0-8499-0882-5
2014: Dare to Be Devoted: 30 Day Devotional ISBN 0-6157-4264-5
2016: A Dolphin Wish (Faithgirlz / Glimmer Girls) ISBN 0-3107-5253-1
2016: London Art Chase (Faithgirlz / Glimmer Girls) ISBN 0-3107-5265-5
2016: Miracle in Music City (Faithgirlz / Glimmer Girls) ISBN 0-3107-5250-7
2016: Finding Your Voice: What Every Woman Needs to Live Her God-Given Passions Out Loud ISBN 1-8545-9659-4

Filmography


Awards and nominations


GMA Dove Awards


Grammy Awards


References


External links


Official website
Grant's videos on YouTube
Grant's videos on GodTube

High and Exalted High and Exalted - Natalie Grant

You Will Be Found You Will Be Found - Natalie Grant

In Christ Alone My Hope is Found In Christ Alone My Hope is Found - Natalie Grant

More Than Anything More Than Anything - Natalie Grant

Holy, Holy, Holy Holy, Holy, Holy - Natalie Grant

This Is Love This Is Love - Natalie Grant

Enough Enough - Natalie Grant

My Weapon My Weapon - Natalie Grant

In Christ Alone In Christ Alone - Natalie Grant

I Will Be I Will Be - Natalie Grant

More of Your Glory More of Your Glory - Natalie Grant

At Your Feet At Your Feet - Natalie Grant

Your Great Name Your Great Name - Natalie Grant

Praise the Lord Praise the Lord - Natalie Grant

Breathe On Me - I Need Thee Every Hour Breathe On Me - I Need Thee Every Hour - Natalie Grant

The Power of Cross The Power of Cross - Natalie Grant

You Are My All In All You Are My All In All - Natalie Grant

Break Me Lord - Oh Draw Me Lord Break Me Lord - Oh Draw Me Lord - Natalie Grant

Good Day Good Day - Natalie Grant

Captured Captured - Natalie Grant

Dead Alive Dead Alive - Natalie Grant

Home Home - Natalie Grant

My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) - Natalie Grant

Whisper Whisper - Natalie Grant

Face To Face Face To Face - Natalie Grant

Such a Wonder Such a Wonder - Natalie Grant

This Is Freedom (Ain't No Rock) This Is Freedom (Ain't No Rock) - Natalie Grant

In Better Hands In Better Hands - Natalie Grant

King of The World King of The World - Natalie Grant

Holy Spirit Rain Down Holy Spirit Rain Down - Natalie Grant

More Than Anyhing More Than Anyhing - Natalie Grant

You Deserve You Deserve - Natalie Grant

Good To Be Loved Good To Be Loved - Natalie Grant

Even Louder - Steven Malcolm Even Louder - Steven Malcolm - Natalie Grant

Sweet Little Jesus Boy Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Natalie Grant

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Natalie Grant

Finally Home Finally Home - Natalie Grant

Crown You With Praise Crown You With Praise - Natalie Grant

Turn Your Eyes Turn Your Eyes - Natalie Grant

Praise You In This Storm Praise You In This Storm - Natalie Grant

Perfect People Perfect People - Natalie Grant

You Move Me You Move Me - Natalie Grant

Alive Alive - Natalie Grant

Keep On Shining Keep On Shining - Natalie Grant

Just a Glimpse Just a Glimpse - Natalie Grant

Turn Your Eyes Turn Your Eyes - Natalie Grant

Love Without Limits Love Without Limits - Natalie Grant

Held Held - Natalie Grant

That's When I'll Give Up (On Loving You) That's When I'll Give Up (On Loving You) - Natalie Grant

Awesome In This Place Awesome In This Place - Natalie Grant

Crosses And Crowns Crosses And Crowns - Natalie Grant

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Natalie Grant

Make A Way Make A Way - Natalie Grant

Burn Bright Burn Bright - Natalie Grant

Shout To The Lord Shout To The Lord - Natalie Grant

Joy to the World Joy to the World - Natalie Grant

For All Of Us For All Of Us - Natalie Grant

What Christmas Means to Me What Christmas Means to Me - Natalie Grant

Come Into This House Come Into This House - Natalie Grant

Someday Our King Will Come Someday Our King Will Come - Natalie Grant

Ring the Bells Ring the Bells - Natalie Grant

Let It Rise Let It Rise - Natalie Grant

Live For Today Live For Today - Natalie Grant

Greatness Of Our God Greatness Of Our God - Natalie Grant

Another Day Another Day - Natalie Grant

Join Our Hearts Join Our Hearts - Natalie Grant

Let Go Let Go - Natalie Grant

No Stranger No Stranger - Natalie Grant

Agnus Dei Agnus Dei - Natalie Grant

Heavenly Heavenly - Natalie Grant

Who Else Who Else - Natalie Grant

The Prayer The Prayer - Natalie Grant

We Will Stand We Will Stand - Natalie Grant

Amen (So Be It) Amen (So Be It) - Natalie Grant

Anything Anything - Natalie Grant

I Will Not be Moved I Will Not be Moved - Natalie Grant

Wonderful Life Wonderful Life - Natalie Grant

Fairest Lord Jesus Fairest Lord Jesus - Natalie Grant

Closer To Your Heart Closer To Your Heart - Natalie Grant

O Little Town of Bethlehem O Little Town of Bethlehem - Natalie Grant

Back At My Heart Back At My Heart - Natalie Grant

Song To The King Song To The King - Natalie Grant

Never Miss A Beat Never Miss A Beat - Natalie Grant

Always There Always There - Natalie Grant

So Long So Long - Natalie Grant

Shackles (Praise You) Shackles (Praise You) - Natalie Grant

Awaken Awaken - Natalie Grant

The Real Me The Real Me - Natalie Grant

I Am Not Alone I Am Not Alone - Natalie Grant

Clean Clean - Natalie Grant

To Find My Strength To Find My Strength - Natalie Grant

Human Human - Natalie Grant

We Are All The Same We Are All The Same - Natalie Grant

Love Revolution Love Revolution - Natalie Grant

 In The End In The End - Natalie Grant

I Desire I Desire - Natalie Grant

Beauty Mark Beauty Mark - Natalie Grant

Symphonies Symphonies - Natalie Grant

Do It Through Me Do It Through Me - Natalie Grant

What Are You Waiting For What Are You Waiting For - Natalie Grant

The Way It Is With Love The Way It Is With Love - Natalie Grant

Our Hope Endures Our Hope Endures - Natalie Grant

I Love To Praise I Love To Praise - Natalie Grant

Only You Only You - Natalie Grant

Crown of Heaven Crown of Heaven - Natalie Grant

Don't Wanna Make A Move Don't Wanna Make A Move - Natalie Grant

Make Me Over Make Me Over - Natalie Grant

Be One Be One - Natalie Grant

Waiting For A Prayer Waiting For A Prayer - Natalie Grant

Love Has Won Love Has Won - Natalie Grant

Days Like These Days Like These - Natalie Grant

Bring It All Together Bring It All Together - Natalie Grant

Hurricane Hurricane - Natalie Grant

When You Walked Into My Life When You Walked Into My Life - Natalie Grant

Something Beautiful Something Beautiful - Natalie Grant

Deeper Life Deeper Life - Natalie Grant

O Come All Ye Faithful O Come All Ye Faithful - Natalie Grant

Because of Love Because of Love - Natalie Grant

If the World Lost All Its Love If the World Lost All Its Love - Natalie Grant

I Believe I Believe - Natalie Grant

The Star Spangled Banner The Star Spangled Banner - Natalie Grant

I Love The Lord I Love The Lord - Natalie Grant

One Child One Child - Natalie Grant

Power Of The Cross Power Of The Cross - Natalie Grant

Safe Safe - Natalie Grant

When I Leave The Room When I Leave The Room - Natalie Grant

The Greatness of Our God The Greatness of Our God - Natalie Grant

You Will Be Found You Will Be Found - Natalie Grant

Born To Be Born To Be - Natalie Grant

Within Me Within Me - Natalie Grant

Isn't He (This Jesus) Isn't He (This Jesus) - Natalie Grant

Desert Song Desert Song - Natalie Grant

Presence Of The King Presence Of The King - Natalie Grant

Daring To Be Daring To Be - Natalie Grant

Salvation Salvation - Natalie Grant

Silver Bells - Savior Came for Me - O Holy Night Silver Bells - Savior Came for Me - O Holy Night - Natalie Grant

Ever Be Ever Be - Natalie Grant

That's When I'll Give Up That's When I'll Give Up - Natalie Grant

There Is A God There Is A God - Natalie Grant

What Other Man What Other Man - Natalie Grant

No Sign Of It No Sign Of It - Natalie Grant

Bridge Over Troubled Water Bridge Over Troubled Water - Natalie Grant

Whenever You Need Somebody Whenever You Need Somebody - Natalie Grant

Will Not Be Moved Will Not Be Moved - Natalie Grant

Make It Matter Make It Matter - Natalie Grant

Another Time, Another Place Another Time, Another Place - Natalie Grant

Nothing But The Blood Nothing But The Blood - Natalie Grant

Always Be Your Baby Always Be Your Baby - Natalie Grant

Step By Step Step By Step - Natalie Grant

Make You Feel My Love Make You Feel My Love - Natalie Grant

I Need You I Need You - Natalie Grant

A Luz Te Encontrará (You Will Be Found) A Luz Te Encontrará (You Will Be Found) - Natalie Grant

Nothing Ever Will Nothing Ever Will - Natalie Grant

Sing Hallelujah Sing Hallelujah - Natalie Grant

In Jesus' Name In Jesus' Name - Natalie Grant

On This Desert Road On This Desert Road - Natalie Grant

Jesus What A Friend Jesus What A Friend - Natalie Grant

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Albums & Songs

  • In Christ Alone
  • You Will Be Found
  • Shackles (Praise You)
  • We Will Stand (feat. Jekalyn Carr & CAIN)
  • My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)
  • Step By Step
  • I Need You
  • Another Time, Another Place
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Make You Feel My Love (feat. Bella Herms, Grace Herms & Sadie Herms)
  • Who Else (Single Mix)
  • Who Else (Single Mix String Intro)
  • Who Else
  • Face to Face
  • My Weapon
  • Do It through Me
  • Praise You in This Storm
  • Who Else
  • Isn't He (This Jesus)
  • Even Louder (feat. Mr. Talkbox)
  • No Stranger
  • Presence of the King (feat. Fleurie)
  • My Weapon (Sacred Version)
  • Amen (So Be It)
  • My Weapon
  • My Weapon (Sacred Version)
  • My Weapon (Sacred Version)
  • Be One
  • Good Day
  • King of the World
  • Love Has Won
  • Clean
  • Symphonies
  • Enough
  • Never Miss a Beat
  • Ever Be
  • More Than Anything
  • Nothing But the Blood
  • Be One (Acoustic)
  • King of the World (Acoustic)
  • Clean (David Thulin Remix)
  • How Great Thou Art (Live)
  • More Than Anything
  • More Than Anything
  • More Than Anything
  • More Than Anything
  • King of the World
  • King of the World
  • King of the World
  • King of the World
  • When I Leave the Room (Performance Track)
  • When I Leave the Room (Instrumental)
  • When I Leave the Room (Low Key Performance Track)
  • When I Leave the Room (High Key Performance Track)
  • For All of Us (Performance Track)
  • For All of Us (Instrumental)
  • For All of Us (Low Key Performance Track)
  • For All of Us (High Key Performance Track)
  • Closer To Your Heart
  • Hurricane
  • For All of Us
  • Whisper
  • Burn Bright
  • This Is Love
  • Born To Be
  • Dead Alive
  • When I Leave the Room
  • In the End
  • Closer To Your Heart (Capital Kings Remix)
  • This Is Love (David Thulin Remix)
  • Hurricane (Acoustic)
  • I Love the Lord
  • Holy; Holy; Holy
  • Let It Rise
  • High and Exalted
  • Crown You With Praise
  • Breathe On Me I Need Thee Every Hour
  • You Are My All In All
  • Agnus Dei
  • Come Into This House
  • Holy Spirit Rain Down
  • Awesome In This Place
  • Just a Glimpse (feat. Israel Houghton)
  • More of Your Glory
  • Break Me Lord Oh Draw Me Lord
  • Shout to the Lord
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  • I Believe
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Joy to the World
  • What Christmas Means to Me
  • Medley: Silver Bells / Savior Came for Me / O Holy Night
  • One Child
  • Sweet Little Jesus Boy
  • Your Great Name (Radio Edit)
  • Your Great Name (Accompaniment Track)
  • Your Great Name (Instrumental)
  • Your Great Name (Low Key Accompaniment Track)
  • Your Great Name (High Key Accompaniment Track)
  • Daring to Be
  • Love Revolution
  • Greatness of Our God
  • Human
  • Beauty Mark
  • Power of the Cross
  • Desert Song
  • Your Great Name
  • You Deserve
  • Someday Our King Will Come
  • Song to the King
  • Your Great Name (Acoustic Version)
  • Alive (from the Story)
  • I Will Not Be Moved
  • In Better Hands
  • Make It Matter
  • Back at My Heart
  • Let Go
  • Perfect People
  • Our Hope Endures
  • So Long
  • Wonderful Life
  • Safe
  • Make a Way
  • In Christ Alone
  • In Better Hands
  • In Better Hands
  • In Better Hands
  • In Better Hands
  • In Better Hands
  • Held
  • Held (Accompaniment Track)
  • Held (Instrumental)
  • Held (Low Key Accompaniment Track)
  • Held (High Key Accompaniment Track)
  • O Come All Ye Faithful
  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  • I Believe
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem
  • Joy to the World
  • What Christmas Means to Me
  • Silver Bells / Savior Came for Me / O Holy Night (Medley)
  • One Child / O Come All Ye Faithful (Reprise)
  • Sweet Little Jesus Boy
  • What Other Man (Almighty Radio Edit)
  • What Other Man (Almighty Club Mix)
  • Intro (The Awakening)
  • Awaken
  • Something Beautiful
  • What Are You Waiting For
  • The Real Me
  • Another Day
  • Home
  • Captured
  • Held
  • You Move Me
  • Make Me Over
  • Live for Today
  • Bring It All Together (Featuring Wynonna Judd)
  • Deeper Life
  • Days Like These
  • Love Without Limits
  • Within Me
  • I Will Be
  • Always Be Your Baby
  • That's When I'll Give Up (On Loving You)
  • Salvation
  • I Desire
  • Live for Today
  • I Am Not Alone
  • No Sign of It (Bonus Track)
  • What Other Man
  • Keep On Shining
  • Whenever You Need Somebody (Featuring Plus One)
  • Anything
  • If the World Lost All Its Love
  • Such a Wonder
  • I Love to Praise
  • Only You
  • Don't Wanna Make a Move
  • To Find My Strength
  • Finally Home
  • Heavenly
  • We Are All the Same
  • I Am Not Alone
  • The Way It Is With Love
  • When You Walked Into My Life
  • There Is a God
  • Waiting for a Prayer
  • One Child
  • Crosses and Crowns
  • At Your Feet