Dante Bowe (born May 10, 1993) is an American

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singer, and songwriter. He is known as a member of Maverick City Music and a former member of the Bethel Music collective. In 2017, Bowe released his debut single, "Potter and Friend" featuring Jesse Cline, which was shortly followed with the independent release of his debut studio album, ''Son of a Father''. Bowe signed with

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in June 2019. In 2020, he made his debut appearance with Bethel with the single " Champion" which was featured on the album '' Revival's in the Air''. This was also followed by three standalone singles: "Don't Talk About It" featuring Jesse Cline, "Be Alright" featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook, and " Voice of God" featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore. In 2021, he released his second studio album, '' Circles'', which contained the hit single " Joyful". "Joyful" won the

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for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards. ''Circles'' debuted at No. 7 on ''

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s Top Gospel Albums chart in the United States. Bowe also featured on several collaborations, most notably the song " Wait on You" alongside Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music and Chandler Moore. Bowe received five nominations at the 2022 Grammy Awards, ultimately winning the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his work on '' Old Church Basement'' (2021) by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music.

Early life

Dante Bowe grew in a Christian community in North Carolina. Bowe's grandparents were Christian ministers. Bowe attributed the cultivation of his musical appreciation to his parents, and went on to develop a love for singing after participating in a seventh-grade talent show. At ten years old, Bowe was molested by a church elder. Bowe's parents separated when he was eleven years old, and at twelve, he found out that they were drug dealers in order to sustain their family. Bowe became a converted Christian at sixteen years, and his parents stopped dealing drugs around the same time, with his mother also becoming a converted Christian. At sixteen, Bowe also had his spiritual awakening through the music of Kierra Sheard, saying that the record '' Free'' (2011) had changed his life. Bowe dropped out of high school and committed himself to full-time ministry, becoming employed by Eddie James Ministries as a worship leader.

Career

In January 2017, Dante Bowe released his debut single, "Potter and Friend" featuring Jesse Cline. He then independently released his debut studio album, ''Son of a Father'', on March 31, 2017. On January 11, 2019, Dante Bowe released "The Giant Is Dead" featuring Travis Greene, as a standalone single. In July 2019,

announced that they signed Dante Bowe, subsequently joining the Bethel Music collective. On May 15, 2020, Bowe and Bethel Music released " Champion" as the first promotional single from the album '' Revival's in the Air'' (2020). Bowe later released "Champion" as an official single on July 17, 2020. "Champion" peaked at No. 28 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. On May 27, 2020, Bowe and Bethel Music released "Anything Is Possible" as a promotional single from ''Revival's in the Air''. On August 14, 2020, Bowe released "Don't Talk About It" featuring Jesse Cline as a standalone single. On August 26, 2020, Bowe released "Be Alright" featuring Amanda Lindsey Cook, as a standalone single. On September 30, 2020, Bowe released " Voice of God" which featured Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore. "Voice of God" peaked at No. 36 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On March 1, 2021, Dante Bowe announced that he will be releasing his second studio album, '' Circles'', on March 26. He released " Joyful" as the lead single from ''Circles'' on March 12, 2021. "Joyful peaked at No. 14 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and at No. 3 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. ''Circles'' was released on March 26, 2021. ''Circles'' debuted at No. 7 on the Top Gospel Albums chart in the United States. Bowe alongside Chandler Moore featured on " Wait on You" by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which was released as the third promotional single to their collaborative live album, '' Old Church Basement'' (2021), on April 23, 2021. "Wait on You" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, becoming Bowe's first top ten entry on the Hot Christian Songs chart and his first number one hit on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Bowe received three nominations for the 2021 GMA Dove Awards, being nominated for New Artist of the Year, Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Joyful", and Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Voice of God", ultimately winning the Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Joyful". ''

'' named Dante Bowe the Top New Gospel Artist of 2021. At the 2022 Grammy Awards, Bowe received three

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nominations for Best Gospel Performance/Song, for his singles "Voice of God" and "Joyful" as well as a group nomination for "Wait on You" by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, becoming the first person to achieve multiple nominations in the Best Gospel Performance/Song category since its formation in 2015. Bowe also received group nominations as a member of Maverick City Music for ''Old Church Basement'' in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album category and '' Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition'' (2021) in the Best Gospel Album category. Bowe ultimately won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his contribution on ''Old Church Basement'' at the 2022 ceremony. On March 4, 2022, Bowe released " The Healing" with Blanca as a single. "The Healing" peaked at No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. Bowe released "Nail Scarred Hands" as a single on April 1, 2022. On May 13, 2022, Bowe announced that he will embark on his first headlining tour, dubbed the Worship Nights Tour, joined by fellow Maverick City Music member Aaron Moses and Aodhan King of Hillsong Young & Free and set to visit eight cities in the United States during the summer of 2022. Bowe and Crowder released " God Really Loves Us" featuring Maverick City Music as a single on June 3, 2022. "God Really Loves Us" peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On September 26, 2022, Maverick City Music announced via a statement published on Instagram that they will be pausing their professional relationship with Dante Bowe, citing behaviour that was inconsistent with their core values and beliefs, the nature of which was not specified at the time. Bowe released a statement stating that he would be taking a break from social media and expressed his commitment to God's purpose for his life. It was later revealed that he had posted a nude photo to his Instagram account, though he claims Maverick City Music separated from him because his solo career was taking off. Bowe received four nominations for the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, being nominated for Songwriter of the Year - Artist, Song of the Year for co-writing " Promises", and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year and Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance) for "I Love You" alongside Judah and Aaron Moses. At the 2023 Grammy Awards, Bowe also received a nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)" alongside Crowder, as well as Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Breathe EP, of which Dante wrote on 4 of the 8 songs. Bowe released his album ''Dante Bowe'' in 2023.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Son of a Father'' (2017) * '' Circles'' (2021) * ''Dante Bowe'' (2023)

Tours

;Headlining * Worship Nights Tour (2022) * Joyful The Tour (2022) ;Supporting * Welcome To Maverick City Tour (with Maverick City Music) (2021) * What Are We Waiting For? – The Tour (with For King & Country) (2022) * Kingdom Tour with (Maverick City Music and

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Awards and nominations

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