14-513: Purified may refer to: Purified (rapper) , Christian hip hop electrohop artist from South Africa, now in Sydney, Australia Purified (album) , 2005 gospel album by CeCe Winans "Purified", single by Michael W. Smith from his album Worship "Purified", a song by American metalcore band Of Mice & Men from their 2011 album The Flood See also [ edit ] Purified National Party ,
28-578: A break away from South African National Party which lasted from 1935 to 1948 Purify (disambiguation) Purification (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Purified . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Purified&oldid=745720429 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-410: A friend, Dave, a rapper, Purified formed a hip hop group named Purified Testimony , in addition to running a hip-hop focused mentoring group for upcoming artists. Purified Testimony developed good following doing weekly rapping shows aimed at youth, in high schools, and at local hip hop events. In 2008, the duo disbanded allowing both members to pursue separate solo careers. taking the name Purified from
56-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Purified (rapper) Purified is a Christian hip hop electrohop artist from Durban , South Africa. He is currently living in Sydney , Australia and attends Hillsong Church in Sydney. He has released three studio albums: Don't Hold Back (2009), Set On Fire (2011) and Rebirth (2013). His debut album
70-524: The Australian Christian Channel . He has partnered with Nath Heimberg to form Live Life Loud Crew, a Christian youth movement "to make a difference in this world through the creative arts". He carries a tattoo on his arm that says "Jesus is Lord". Hillsong United (band) Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED ) is a contemporary worship collective originating from Hillsong Church . Since forming in 1998 out of
84-549: The Above in 2007. The band released their third studio album Zion in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard' s Top Christian Albums . The album features " Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) ", which has been certified 4x Platinum in the U.S. and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards . In 2014, Hillsong United
98-553: The Year, for its fourth studio album Empires , at the 47th Gospel Music Awards held that October. In 2018, the band received four nominations at the 49th GMA Dove Awards including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)". Former Former members of the band are: Timeline A documentary, Hillsong: Let Hope Rise , directed by Michael John Warren, chronicles
112-776: The band name, he developed as an emerging solo rap artist. Purified toured internationally in 2009 in the United States, Europe and Australia. He also ministered in 2009 with Hillsong Church in Zimbabwe. Purified worked and toured with several notable Christian hip hop and rock artists such as Tony Stone , JR, Lecrae, Tedashii , Canton Jones , Braille, Sean Slaughter, Everyday Process, K-Drama, Relient K , Switchfoot , Pillar , The Almost , Hillsong United . He has appeared at Australia's most notable Music Festivals Big Exo Day , Groundswell, Blackstump, and Spirit Festival. He has also appeared on Channel 10's morning show The Soup and on
126-613: The church's youth ministry , the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums. Band members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church. The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence. Originally called United Live, Hillsong United was formed in 1998, originating from the youth ministry of Hillsong Church called Powerhouse Youth. The band released their first live album Everyday after Darlene Zschech —the worship pastor of
140-514: The church—suggested for them to record their own CDs. Mentored by Zschech in their early years, the band was first led by Reuben Morgan . Joel Houston and Marty Sampson took over the leadership in 2002. The official UNITED logo was designed by drummer Luke Munns in 2002 for To the Ends of the Earth . After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album All of
154-523: The first time at that year's Billboard Music Awards in the Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song categories; it won the former. The band was nominated again at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards , and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)". The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of
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#1733085393741168-534: The rise of the band, was originally supposed to be released by Warner Bros. during the 2015 Easter weekend. As Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. were unable to close a deal, the film was pulled out from Warner Bros' schedule. In March 2015, Relativity Media obtained the distribution rights and the film shifted to a 29 May release. In April, Relativity moved the film to 30 September 2015. However, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July and let go of
182-412: Was nominated for and won five GMA Dove Awards , including Song of the Year for " Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) ". The band also received its first ever American Music Awards nomination that year , for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win. 2015 saw the band nominated for a second consecutive year in the same category at the 43rd edition of the show. It was also nominated for
196-626: Was the highest selling Christian hip hop Australian album with the follow-up album topping the Australian Christian album sales charts as well. Purified was born in South Africa and grew up in Durban. At age 13, Purified's family immigrated to Australia settling in Sydney. Purified became a student at Hillsong International Leadership College (HILC), a Christian college where he studied Pastoral Leadership. During his studies and together with
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