Evan Kenneth Craft (born April 8, 1991), is an American

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singer. Craft has recorded albums in Spanish and English. His second studio album, '' Yo Soy Segundo'', peaked at number 10 on the

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chart and at number 30 on the

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chart. Craft has been nominated for multiple awards.

Biography

Evan Craft was born in 1991 in

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. Craft began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and there he began to write songs. Craft expanded his linguistic studies at university, attending schools in

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and

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Musical career

Evan Craft began writing songs during high school. For his first album in Spanish, he joined other musicians such as Sean and Ryan Cook and Nico Aranda, to travel through different countries delivering evangelical messages through their performances in many Spanish churches, schools and orphanages. Craft in 2012 released his first studio album ''

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'', under the record label Dream Records. In the same year, he released his first Spanish album, '' Yo Soy Segundo'', distributed through Universal. The album debuted in the United States at the top on the ''

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'' Latin Christian Albums, at number 10 on the

chart and at number 30 on

chart. In 2014, his third studio album, '' Jóvenes Somos'', was released. In 2015, his fifth studio album, ''Principio Y Fin'', was released under the record label Essancy Music. The album has the participation of the American

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in the main song, it also has other collaborations by other artists such as Danilo Montero, Ingrid Rosario, Seth Condrey and Un Corazón's Lluvia Richards. The album was nominated for the 2016 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year. In 2017, his seventh studio album, ''Impulso'', was released, which works with artists such as

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, Alex Campos,

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, Redimi2, among others. The album was nominated for 2018 GMA Dove Award Spanish Language Album of the Year. In December 2019, he released with

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the bilingual single "Faith (Fe)". In 2021, Craft's double album, ''Desesperado'', was released, which was a hit with songs like "Tu Señor", "Desesperado", among other songs. The album debuted at number 45 on ''Billboard''s

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chart. "Be Alright" was released as a single with

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and Redimi2. The song peaked at number two on the

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chart, at number three on the

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chart, at number 5 on the

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and

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charts, and at number 9 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart. He won at the 52nd GMA Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year for ''Desesperado''. In 2022, he released a "Be Alright"'s remix with KB and Sam Rivera.

Personal life

On March 2, 2021, Evan Craft published a video on his

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channel in which he is seen with a ring proposing to his girlfriend Rachel. Evan shared the news that he had married his girlfriend Rachel Jacoby on September 17, 2021.

Discography

* ''Spotlight'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Yo Soy Segundo'' (2012) * '' Jóvenes Somos'' (2014) * ''Sesión Orgánica: Parte 1'' (2015) * ''Principio y Fin'' (2015) * ''Sesión Orgánica: Parte 2'' (2016) * ''Impulso'' (2017) * ''Desesperado'' (2021) * ''Tierra Santa'' (2021) * ''Holy Ground'' (2021) * ''Chances'' (2023) * ''Más Rico del Mundo'' (2023)

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Craft, Evan Living people Christian music songwriters Performers of contemporary worship music American performers of Christian music American male singer-songwriters Spanish-language singers of the United States 1991 births Singer-songwriters from California