Tauren Wells | |
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 Wells in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tauren Gabriel Wells |
| Born | April 7, 1986 Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | CCM, Christian Pop, Pop Rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Capitol · Reunion |
| Spouse(s) |
Lorna Macey (m. 2011) |
| Website | taurenwells |
Tauren Gabriel Wells is an American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and pastor from Houston, Texas.[1] Wells was the frontman of former Christian band Royal Tailor.[1]
After the group's disbandment in 2015, he released Undefeated EP in 2016, followed by his first studio album Hills and Valleys, released in June 2017. The album and its lead single "Hills and Valleys" received nominations at the 60th Grammy Awards in 2018. Its fifth single "Known" topped the Billboard Christian Airplay chart and was nominated for Top Christian Song at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Wells' second studio album Citizen of Heaven was released in January 2020. The album and one of its singles, "Famous For (I Believe)" – his third Christian Airplay No. 1 – were nominated at the 63rd Grammy Awards in 2021. His third album Joy in the Morning was released in June 2022, followed by his second EP Take It All Back in 2023. In 2024, Wells became a lead pastor at a church in Austin, Texas, which was planted by him and his wife Lorna.
- ^ a b "Royal Tailor frontman Tauren Wells announces solo project". CCM Magazine. August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2017.