Meredith Frances Sooter (born January 19, 1983), known professionally as Meredith Andrews, is a

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artist,

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, and worship leader. She has won two

Dove Award A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Award ...

Biography

Andrews grew up in

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, where she started singing when she was six years old. She attended Wilson Christian Academy, where she graduated. Andrews later attended college at

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a Private university, private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer ...

in Virginia. Though she was born an only child, her parents served as foster parents to many children while she was growing up, three of whom later were adopted by her parents. In 2011, Andrews won two Dove Awards, "Worship Song of the Year" for "How Great Is the Love" from '' As Long As It Takes'' and "Praise and Worship album of the Year" for ''As Long As It Takes''. On July 31, 2012, Andrews released a new single "

Not for a Moment (After All) "Not for a Moment (After All)" is a song by Christian Contemporary- Modern Worship musician Meredith Andrews from her fourth studio album, '' Worth It All''. It was released on July 31, 2012, as the first single from the album. Composition "N ...

". Before taking off as a solo artist, Andrews was a worship leader with

Vertical Worship Vertical Worship, previously known as Vertical Church Band, is a contemporary Christian and worship band from Chicago, Illinois as part of the Harvest Bible Chapel. They are signed to Provident Label Group and have released seven albums through ...

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in Chicago. Since 2016 she and her family reside in Nashville while she released the album '' Deeper''. Andrews married Jacob Sooter and together they have three children. In 2021, she released ''Ábrenos los Cielos'' ("Open Up the Heavens"), her first Spanish album with participation of

Lucía Parker Lucía Parker Salomón (born January 29, 1983) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter and Christian worship leader. She has been nominated for multiple Dove Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, and Arpa Awards. Biography Lucia Parker was born on January 2 ...

, Seth Condrey, Blanca, and others.

Discography

* '' Mesmerized'' (2005) * '' The Invitation'' (2008) * '' As Long as It Takes'' (2010) * '' Worth It All'' (2013) * '' Deeper'' (2016) * ''Receive Our King'' (2017) * ''Ábrenos Los Cielos'' (2021)

Tours

Andrews toured with Pocket Full of Rocks and

Todd Agnew Todd Wilson Agnew (born March 15, 1971, in Dallas, Texas) is a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter. Musical career Agnew's best-known song is " Grace Like Rain", a version of " Amazing Grace", which was featured on his first album, ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Meredith 1983 births Living people 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century Christians Christians from North Carolina American performers of Christian music American women singer-songwriters Christians from Illinois People from Chicago People from Wilson, North Carolina Performers of contemporary worship music Word Records artists People from Nashville, Tennessee