Isaac Thompson Carree III (born April 28, 1973) is an American

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ian. He started his music career, in 1990, with the Gospel legend John P. Kee, yet his solo career commenced in 2011, with the release of ''Uncommon Me'' by Sovereign Agency. His second album, ''Reset'', was released by Door 6 in 2013. Both albums charted on The ''Billboard'' 200 along with chartings on Gospel Albums and

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charts.

Early life

Carree was born in

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, on April 28, 1973, as Isaac Thompson Carree III, to his mother Pastor Nancy Wilson of New Beginnings Community Outreach Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, and father Isaac Thompson Carree, Jr.

Music career

His music career got started in the early 1990s as a member of Pastor John P Kee's New Life Community Choir (NLCC), being featured on the song "Wave It Away." In 1995 Carree left the NLCC to begin work with the

group

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, a group that has recorded five projects that charted on Billboard's Gospel Albums Chart; however, his solo career commenced in 2011, with the release of ''Uncommon Me'' by Sovereign Agency on August 23, 2011. This album was his breakthrough release on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, with chartings on The ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 48, Gospel Albums at No. 1, and at the No. 5 position on the

chart. Carree won a

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for his debut solo album. The subsequent album, ''Reset'', released on May 25, 2013, by Door 6 Records. The album charted on all three of the aforementioned chart with the album placing at No. 41 on The ''Billboard'' 200, No. 1 on the Gospel Albums, and

at No. 10.

Personal life

Carree is married to Dietra, and they have a daughter Alexis Carree, son, Isaac Thompson Carree IV, and a daughter together, Alaina Monet Carree. They reside in

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Discography

References

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