Taelor Eugene Gray (born June 2, 1984) is an American

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musician. He was part of The Elevationists with his brother,

Christon Gray Christon Michael Gray (born 18 July 1986) is an American R&B singer and rapper born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He calls his music "about being human." It is this approach that has allowed him a successful transition from Christian music to m ...

, and James Hazley, before they started their solo musical endeavors. His first studio album, ''The Mocker and the Monarch'', was released in 2015, independently.

Early life

Taelor Eugene Gray was born on June 2, 1984, in

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, the son of Arthur Leroy Gray Jr. and Leigh Ann Gray (''née'', Wilson), with his younger brother,

, where they were raised in a Charismatic Pentecostal Church, in particularly the chorale ministry. He was educated in private schools from kindergarten through the eighth grade, when he went to and graduated from

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. Gray graduated from

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in 2006.

Music career

His music recording career began in 2015, with the studio album, ''The Mocker and the Monarch'', that was released on September 4, 2015, from Taelor Gray Records.

Personal life

Gray is married to Elizabeth "Liz" Gray, and they have a son, Levi and daughter, Chloe. He is the pastor at Linden Life Fellowship.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Find A Way To Smile Again'' (2022) *''Remember the Sabath'' (2021) * ''New Peace'' (2021) * ''Touch Not Mine Anointed'' (2020) * ''Jacob and Judas'' (2019) * ''The Love Don't Last Long'' (2018) * ''In the Way of Me'' (2017) * ''The Mocker and the Monarch'' (September 4, 2015, independent) * ''The Straw Man'' (2013)

References

External links

Official website
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