Beth Emily Croft (''née'', Coulson; born 13 October 1986) is an English
Christian music
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ian, who primarily plays a
contemporary Christian
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style of
worship
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music. She released, ''
Rule in My Heart
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'', with
Integrity Music
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alongside
Survivor Records
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, in 2014.
Early life
Beth Croft was born on 13 October 1986, as Beth Emily Coulson,
in
Watford, England
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Initially a smal ...
, where her parents raised her along with her two younger brothers, Tim and Stephen, in the church.
It was not until her mid-teenage years, where her faith would blossom and flourish, when her parents changed churches to
Soul Survivor. Croft is now a worship director at Soul Survivor.
She went to college at the
University of Bath
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, studying mathematics.
Music career
Croft's music recording career commenced in 2014, with the release, ''
Rule in My Heart
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Human activity
* The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power
* Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business
* School rule, a rule th ...
'', by
Integrity Music
Integrity Music is part of the David C. Cook nonprofit group. Founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987 as ''Integrity Music'', Integrity was at the forefront of contemporary worship music's widespread popularity of praise and worshi ...
alongside
Survivor Records
Survivor Records is a British Christian Music record label and is a sub-ministry of Kingsway Communications. The label launched in 1997 as a medium by which to publish music associated with the Soul Survivor events. One of the first artists s ...
, on 27 July 2014.
She is also showcased on the
Soul Survivor albums, The Flood, ''
Love Takes Over'', Never Gonna Stop and The Promise
Personal life
She married pastor and leader of soul61, Andy Croft, in 2009. Together they have 4 sons: Josiah David Croft, born 2015, Judah Croft, born 2016, Caleb Croft, born 2017 and Zachery Croft, born 2019.
Discography
;Solo albums
* ''
Rule in My Heart
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'' (27 July 2014,
Integrity Music
Integrity Music is part of the David C. Cook nonprofit group. Founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987 as ''Integrity Music'', Integrity was at the forefront of contemporary worship music's widespread popularity of praise and worshi ...
/
Survivor
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)
;As featured artist
* ''Standing On The Edge(2018
Soul Survivor)''
*''The Promise (2017
Soul Survivor)''
*''Never Gonna Stop'' (11 November 2016,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Love Takes Over'' (15 November 2015,
Soul Survivor)
* ''The Flood'' (17 November 2013,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Soul Survivor: 20th Anniversary Collection'' (14 July 2013,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Kingdom Come'' (20 November 2012,
Soul Survivor)
* ''We Are The Free'' (13 November 2011,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Light The Sky'' (14 November 2010,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Be My Everything: Best of Soul Survivor Live (2005–2009)'' (18 July 2010,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Not Ashamed'' (29 November 2009,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Complete – Live Worship From Soul Survivor 2008'' (15 December 2008,
Soul Survivor)
* ''Living For your Glory'' (3 March 2008,
Soul Survivor)
References
External links
We Are Worship profile
Twitter account
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1986 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Bath
English Christians
British gospel singers
English women songwriters
Musicians from Watford