Kevin Michael McKeehan | |
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![]() tobyMac performing in 2015 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Kevin Michael McKeehan |
Also known as | Toby McKeehan |
Born | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | October 22, 1964
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Years active | 1987–present[1] |
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Member of | DC Talk |
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Amanda Levy (m. 1994) |
Website | tobymac |
Kevin Michael McKeehan[2] (born October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. He was first known for being a member of the Christian rap and rock trio dc Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of ten studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Christmas in Diverse City (2011), Eye on It (2012), This Is Not a Test (2015), The Elements (2018), Life After Death (2022), as well as five remixed albums: Re:Mix Momentum (2003), Renovating Diverse City (2005), Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project (2012), Eye'm All Mixed Up (2014) and The St. Nemele Collab Sessions (2019). He also has two full-length Christmas albums: Christmas in Diverse City (2011) and Light Of Christmas (2017).[3] He became the third Christian artist to have a No. 1 debut on Billboard 200 chart[4] with Eye on It.[5][6]
Between DC Talk and his own solo career, he has sold more than 10 million albums[7] and won seven Grammy Awards.[8] He has had six No. 1 hit CHR singles[9] including "Gone", "Made to Love", and "Lose My Soul". Six singles have gone to No. 1 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart, making him one of the artists with the most No. 1 hits on that chart.[10] His live concert CD+DVD combo album, Alive and Transported, was released in 2008 and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009.[11] His fifth studio album, Eye on It, received a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2013 Grammys,[12] along with his sixth album, This Is Not a Test winning the same award at the 2016 Grammys.[13]
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