![]() His debut effort, Michael English, was well received, ultimately winning two Dove Awards in 1992 for Male Vocalist and New Artist. He signed his first solo recording contract with Warner Alliance in 1991 while continuing to sing lead in the Gaither Vocal Band. ![]() ![]() After rising to fame as a member of the Gaither Vocal Band, Bill Gaither encouraged English to pursue a solo career. The change of groups introduced more people to the southern gospel genre. It featured a single English was fairly well known for called "Welcome To Heaven", but the success of it was possibly stalled when he left the group in 1985 to join The Gaither Vocal Band as their new lead singer, replacing Gary McSpadden, who moved to sing baritone. His last album with the Singing Americans, Black and White, was one of their most popular. This prompted English to record the track with the group, bringing the song its biggest success. It was then that he had his first big success in southern gospel music with the live recording of what would become his signature song, "I Bowed on My Knees (And Cried, Holy)".Īlthough one of the Goodmans had brought him the song to sing and record while he was still there with them, the Singing Americans felt the song had not gone as far as it could while he sang with the group. After that, he joined a regional group, The Gospel Couriers, for about six months until he rejoined The Singing Americans. At about the same time he married his first wife Lisa Bailey and they had a daughter Megan who was born in late 1984. He left the group in 1982 and joined The Goodmans. After graduating from high school, he joined The Singing Americans, where he shortened his name to Mike English, later going back to Michael. English performed in his family's singing group, The Singing Samaritans, from 1972 until 1980. 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1996.īorn in Kenansville, North Carolina English was raised by parents Aubine and Grace English, in a town called North East, near Wallace, North Carolina. English's highest-charting solo single was " Your Love Amazes Me", which reached No. During his solo career, he recorded eight studio albums. Initially, he was a member of his family's singing group, and later a member of The Gaither Vocal Band. Michael English (born April 12, 1962) is an American Christian singer and record producer.
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