Stephanie Smith is an American

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singer-songwriter. She is signed to

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. Her first studio album, ''

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'', was released on May 27, 2008, digitally and in stores on December 23, 2008. She received national attention on the Winter Wonder Slam tour with

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Biography

Stephanie Smith graduated from

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in Illinois in 2006. It was at Greenville College that she first met

manager

, while performing at the annual AgapeFest. Toby then signed her to the record label. She has written a book with Suzy Weibel titled ''Crossroads: The Teenage Girl's Guide to Emotional Wounds'', which was released on June 1, 2008. She is featured on the

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song " God Save Us the Foolish Kings" which was released in 2011. In November 2012, Smith married House of Heroes frontman, Tim Skipper. The two started creating their own music under the name Copperlily and released ''Love Is a Legend'' in 2014.

Personal life

Stephanie's work has often been driven by the pain caused by the lack of a relationship with her father, whom she loved dearly but was absent from her life from a very early age. She performed "Piece by Piece" on NBC's The Voice as a tribute to her experience. Stephanie's father passed away in October 2020.

Discography

;Albums * 2008: ''

'' * 2009: ''Stephanie Smith EP'' * 2010: ''I Celebrate The Day EP'' ;Singles * "Superstar", No. 3 New And Active at CHR radio * "Not Afraid", No. 19 on ''R&R'''s Christian CHR chart, for the week of February 16, 2008R&R magazine chart
as reported at

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, Retrieved on February 18, 2007 * "Renew Me" * "In My Eyes", No. 8 on ''R&R'''s Christian Rock chart * " God Save Us the Foolish Kings" (featured by

) (2010) * "Letting Go" (2012)

Compilation appearances

* 2007: "Superstar", ''Gotee Ladies'' (

) * 2009: "Not Afraid", ''ConGRADulations! Class of 2009'' (Interlinc) * 2010: "I Celebrate The Day" and "Jingle Bell Rock", ''Tis The Season to Be Gotee'' (Gotee)

References

External links

* Performers of contemporary Christian music Greenville University people Living people Gotee Records artists 21st-century American singers American performers of Christian music 21st-century American women singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Christian-music-stub