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    首先介绍一下Wiki百科,它是有很多种语言的,不像百度百科只有中文。而且,如果要好一点的介绍,最好还是看其它语言的,或许,英文是相对比较好的一种。


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      Amy Grant
      Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for performing Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". As of 2009, Grant remains the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever, having sold over 30 million units worldwide. Grant made her debut as a teenager, and gained fame in Christian music during the 1980s with such hits as "Father's Eyes", "El Shaddai", and "Angels". In 1986, she scored her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song in a duet with Peter Cetera, "The Next Time I Fall". During the 1980s and 1990s, she became one of the first CCM artists to cross over into mainstream pop on the heels of her successful albums Unguarded and Heart in Motion, the latter of which included the No. 1 single "Baby Baby". Grant has won 6 Grammy Awards, 25 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go Platinum. Heart in Motion is her highest-selling album, with over five million copies sold in the United States alone. She was honored with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 for her contributions to the entertainment industry.


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        Early Career
        In 1976, Grant wrote her first song ("Mountain Man"), performed in public for the first time—at Harpeth Hall School—the all-girls school she attended, recorded a demo tape for her parents with church youth-leader Brown Bannister, then later when Bannister was dubbing a copy of the tape, Chris Christian, the owner of the recording studio, heard the demo and called Word Records. He played it over the phone, and she was offered a recording contract, five weeks before her 16th birthday. In 1977, she recorded her first album titled Amy Grant, produced by Brown Bannister (who would also produce her next 11 albums). It was released in the Spring of 1978, one month before her high school graduation. That fall she performed her first ticketed concert—in Fort Worth, Texas—after beginning her freshman year at Furman University. In May 1979, while at the album release party for her second album, My Father's Eyes, Grant met Gary Chapman, writer of the title track (and future husband). Grant & Chapman toured together the summer of 1979. In the fall of 1980, she transferred to Vanderbilt University, where she was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. Grant then made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in music—Never Alone, followed by a pair of live albums in 1981 (In Concert and In Concert Volume Two), both backed by an augmented edition of the DeGarmo & Key band. It was during these early shows that Grant also established one of her concert trademarks: performing barefoot. To date, Grant continues to take off her shoes midway through performances, as she has said "it is just more comfortable." 1982 saw the release of her breakthrough album Age to Age. The album contains the signature track, "El Shaddai" (written by Michael Card) and the Grant-Chapman penned song, "In a Little While". "El Shaddai" was later awarded one of the "Songs of the Century" by the RIAA in 2001. Grant received her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Gospel Performance, as well as two GMA Dove Awards for Gospel Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Age to Age became the first Christian album by a solo artist to be certified gold (1983) and the first Christian album to be certified platinum (1985). In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter Michael W. Smith. Grant and Smith continue to have a strong friendship and creative relationship, often writing songs for or contributing vocals to each other's albums. During the 1980s, Grant was also a backup singer for Bill Gaither. Grant followed up this album with the first of her Christmas albums—albums that later would be the basis for her holiday shows. In 1984, she released another pop-oriented Christian hit, Straight Ahead, earning Grant her first appearance at the Grammy Awards show in 1985. The head of NBC took notice of Grant's performance and called her manager to book her for her own Christmas


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          Return to gospel
          Grant returned to her gospel music roots with the 2002 release of Legacy... Hymns and Faith. The album featured a Vince Gill-influenced mix of bluegrass and gospel and marked Grant's 25th anniversary in the music industry. Grant followed this up with the pop release Simple Things in 2003. The album did not have the success of her previous pop or gospel efforts. However, soon after Simple Things, Grant and Interscope/A&M parted ways. The same year, Grant was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association, an industry trade organization of which she is a longstanding member, in her first year of eligibility. Grant released a sequel to her hymns collection in 2005 titled Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith.


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            Public views and Perception
            Among praise for her contributions to the Contemporary Christian genre, Grant has also generated controversy within the Christian community, from "complaints that she was too worldly and too sexy" to a "barrage of condemnation" following her divorce and remarriage. In an interview early in her career, Grant stated, "I have a healthy sense of right and wrong, but sometimes, for example, using foul, exclamation-point words among friends can be good for a laugh." The article which was based on that interview was constructed in such a manner so as to make it appear as though Grant condoned premarital sex. Later Grant reflected on how the article misrepresented her views, stating: "We probably talked for two hours about sexual purity, but when the interview finally came out he worded it in such a way that it sounded like I condoned premarital sex. So I picked up that article and thought,'You've made me say something I've never said, and you've totally disregarded two hours of Bible put in one flippant comment that I made about a moan.'"


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              Discography
              Main article: Amy Grant discography


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                Studio Albums
                ♥ 1977: Amy Grant
                ♥ 1979: My Father's Eyes
                ♥ 1980: Never Alone
                ♥ 1982: Age to Age
                ♥ 1984: Straight Ahead
                ♥ 1985: Unguarded
                ♥ 1988: Lead Me On
                ♥ 1991: Heart in Motion
                ♥ 1994: House of Love
                ♥ 1997: Behind the Eyes
                ♥ 2002: Legacy...Hymns and Faith
                ♥ 2003: Simple Things
                ♥ 2005: Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith
                ♥ 2010: Somewhere Down the Road
                ♥ 2013: How Mercy Looks from Here


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                  Holiday Albums
                  ♠ 1983: A Christmas Album
                  ♠ 1992: Home for Christmas
                  ♠ 1999: A Christmas to Remember
                  ♠ 2008: The Christmas Collection


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                    Bibliography
                    Grant is the author of several books, including a memoir, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far, and a book based on the popular Christmas song Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song).
                    ☀ Grant, Amy (1985). Amy Grant's Heart to Heart Bible Stories. Worthy Pub. pp. 96 pages. ISBN 978-0-8344-0130-3.
                    ☀ Grant, Amy (2001). Breath of Heaven. Nashville: W Publishing Group. pp. 64 pages. ISBN 0-8499-1732-8.
                    ☀ Grant, Amy (Narrator) (2006). Rabbit Ears Beloved Bible Stories: the Creation, Noah and the Ark. Listening Library (Audio). ISBN 978-0-7393-3709-7.
                    ☀ Grant, Amy (2007). Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far. Flying Dolphin Press. pp. 240 pages. ISBN 0-385-52289-4.


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                      Grammy Awards
                      ★ Wins
                      ☻ 1982: Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational – Age to Age
                      ☻ 1983: Best Gospel Performance, Female – "Ageless Medley"
                      ☻ 1984: Best Gospel Performance, Female – "Angels"
                      ☻ 1985: Best Gospel Performance, Female – Unguarded
                      ☻ 1988: Best Gospel Performance, Female – Lead Me On
                      ☻ 2006: Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album – Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith
                      ★ Nominations
                      ☻ 1979: Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational – My Father's Eyes
                      ☻ 1980: Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational – Never Alone
                      ☻ 1981: Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational – Amy Grant In Concert
                      ☻ 1990: Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female – "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
                      ☻ 1992: Album of the Year – Heart in Motion
                      ☻ 1992: Song of the Year – "Baby Baby"
                      ☻ 1992: Record of the Year – "Baby Baby"
                      ☻ 1992: Pop Performance Female – "Baby Baby"
                      ☻ 1994: Children Spoken Word – Lion & the Lamb
                      ☻ 2008: Album of the Year (as featured artist) – These Days
                      ☻ 2011: Best Gospel Song – "Better Than a Hallelujah"
                      ☻ 2012: Best Country Song – "Threaten Me with Heaven"


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                        GMA Dove Awards
                        ★ Inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003
                        ☞ 1983: Artist of the Year
                        ☞ 1983: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – Age to Age
                        ☞ 1983: Recorded Music Packaging – Age to Age
                        ☞ 1984: Recorded Music Packaging – A Christmas Album
                        ☞ 1985: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – Straight Ahead
                        ☞ 1986: Artist of the Year
                        ☞ 1986: Recorded Music Packaging – Unguarded
                        ☞ 1988: Short Form Music Video of the Year – "Stay For a While"
                        ☞ 1989: Artist of the Year
                        ☞ 1989: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – Lead Me On
                        ☞ 1989: Short Form Music Video of the Year – "Lead Me On"
                        ☞ 1990: Country Song of the Year – "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
                        ☞ 1992: Song of the Year – "Place in This World"
                        ☞ 1992: Artist of the Year
                        ☞ 1994: Praise and Worship Album of the Year – Songs from the Loft
                        ☞ 1996: Special Event Album of the Year – My Utmost for His Highest
                        ☞ 1998: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – Behind the Eyes
                        ☞ 2000: Special Event Album of the Year – Streams
                        ☞ 2003: Inspirational Album of the Year – Legacy...Hymns & Faith
                        ☞ 2003: Song of the Year – "The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling"
                        ☞ 2006: Inspirational Album of the Year – Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith
                        ☞ 2007: Long Form Music Video of the Year – Time Again...Amy Grant Live


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                          Special awards and recognitions
                          ▶ 1992: Junior Chamber of Commerce Young Tennessean of the Year
                          ▶ 1994: St. John University Pax Christi Award
                          ▶ 1994: Nashville Symphony Harmony Award
                          ▶ 1996: Sarah Cannon Humanitarian Award – TNN Awards
                          ▶ 1996: Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award – Columbia Hospital
                          ▶ 1996: Voice of America Award – ASCAP
                          ▶ 1996: Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award
                          ▶ 1999: “An Evening with the Arts” Honor – The Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Symphony and Tennessee Performing Arts Center
                          ▶1999: The Amy Grant Room for Music and Entertainment – The Target House at St. Jude's Children's Hospital
                          ▶ 2001: Easter Seals Nashvillian of the Year Award
                          ▶ 2003: Summit Award – Seminar in the Rockies
                          ▶ 2005: Hollywood walk of fame induction
                          ▶ 2006: Amy Grant Performance Platform – Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony Center
                          ▶ 2007: Charter member of Tiffany Circle – Red Cross
                          ▶ 2007: Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame[32]
                          ▶ 2012: Honorary Doctorate Degree of Music and Performance – Grand Canyon University


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