Travis Montorius Greene (born January 17, 1984) is an American

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ian and the founding senior pastor o
The Forward City Church

Music career

Greene began his music career in 2007 with the release of ''The More'' via Greenelight Records. He has since released two

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, ''Stretching Out'' in 2010, '' The Hill '' in 2015, and an

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, ''Intentional'' in 2015. Travis Greene's third album ''Crossover: Live From Music City'' was released in 2017 as a live album. Greene's music has charted on the ''

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and the Top Gospel Songs charts and he has been nominated for multiple awards, including five

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s and 13

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. Greene and his wife Jackie founded and oversee The Forward City Church in

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Early life

Travis Montorius Greene was born on January 17, 1984, in

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, to mother, Charleather Greene and was raised in

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. Greene's father died of an

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in 1989. Greene was originally a still-born, but was resuscitated. A few years later, at the age of four he was resuscitated after a four-storied building fall, while he was in Germany.

Career

Greene's music recording started in 2007, with the release, ''The More'', that came out on December 4, 2007, from Greenelight Records. The subsequent release, ''Stretching Out'', a

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, was released on June 8, 2010, by Pendulum Records. The release of ''Stretching Out'' was Greene's introduction to the ''Billboard''

chart, where it placed at No. 27. Songs, "Still Here" and "Prove My Love", both charted on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Songs chart, at peaks of Nos. 17 and 29, respectively. Greene released an

, ''Intentional'', on August 21, 2015, with

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, where this placed at No. 3 on the ''Billboard''

chart. His song, "Intentional", peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Songs chart . Greene's second studio album, ''The Hill'', was released on October 30, 2015, from RCA Inspiration and charted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel charts. Greene's rise in the gospel genre has been reported in ''Billboard Magazine'', ''Rolling Out Magazine'', ''Jet'' magazine, with performances at the

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, Trumpet Awards and BMI Trailblazers. In 2016, ''JET Magazine'' called Greene "The Future of Gospel". In 2017, Greene received criticism for his decision to perform at President

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's inaugural ball. On February 2, 2017, Greene recorded his third album ''Crossover: Live From Music City'' in Nashville, Tennessee. On March 24, 2017, Greene led the field of nominees at the 2017 Stellar Gospel Music Awards by taking home seven awards. At the awards, Greene performed a medley of "Made a Way" alongside Gospel recording artists

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and

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Personal life

Greene met Jackie Gyamfi (born 15 December 1987) during a ministry event in 2007, and the two went on to marry on her birthday in December 2011. They both have three sons: Jace (b. May 2014), Josh (b. September 2016) and Judah (b. April 2019), and together they currently oversee and are the senior pastors of The Forward City Church in

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Billboard Music Awards

Stellar Awards

In 2017, Greene received seven Stellar Awards. In 2018, he received four Stellar Awards.

References

External links

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