Erik Nathan Nieder (born September 1, 1989) is an American Christian musician and

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, who primarily plays Christian pop and

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. He has released two studio albums, ''Secret of the Burning Heart'', in 2013, and ''Valley of the Shadow'', in 2015, both independently.

Early and personal life

Nieder was born, Erik Nathan Nieder, on September 1, 1989, in

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

, Texas, the son of John William and Teryl Lynn Nieder (''née'', Thompson), where he grew up in nearby

Coppell, Texas Coppell ( ) is a city in the northwest corner of Dallas County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a suburb of Dallas and a bedroom community in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 42,983 at the 2020 census. A small area in the ...

, playing baseball while enrolled at Coppell High School. He has an older sibling, Katie Jean Nieder. He started penning his own music at thirteen years-old. His collegiate studies took place at

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, where he was involved with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry.

Music career

He started his music recording career in 2013, with the studio album, ''Secret of the Burning Heart'', that was released on April 9, 2013. His subsequent studio album, ''Valley of the Shadow'', was released on September 1, 2015, when he turn 26 years-old. The song, "Dead Man Walking, as performed by John Tibbs featuring

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, was written for his second album, and the rendition of the song by Tibbs and Holcomb is charting on various ''Billboard'' magazine charts. His first extended play, ''The Narrow Sea'', was released on February 26, 2016.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Secret of the Burning Heart'' (April 9, 2013) * ''Valley of the Shadow'' (September 1, 2015) * "The Narrow Sea" EP (February 26, 2016) * "Faithful" EP (July 13, 2018) * "Miracle Maker" (March 17, 2023)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nieder, Erik 1989 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Dallas Songwriters from Texas Texas A&M University alumni Coppell High School alumni