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Kristene DiMarco

{{Short description|American contemporary Christian musician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kristene DiMarco

| image = Kristene DiMarco.webp

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_name = Kristene Elizabeth Mueller

| alias = Kristene Mueller-DiMarco

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Niagara Falls, New York

| origin = Redding, California

| genre = Contemporary Christian music, contemporary worship music, folk

| occupation = Singer, songwriter

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = Bethel Music, Jesus Culture, Kingsway, Sparrow

| associated_acts = Bethel Music

| website = {{URL|kristenedimarco.com}}

}}

Kristene DiMarco (born January 28, 1985, as Kristene Elizabeth Mueller), is an American contemporary Christian musician. Her first album, Those Who Dream, was released by Jesus Culture Music in 2008, along with a re-release of the same album in 2010 by Kingsway Music. She released, Safe Place, in 2012 with Kingsway Music. Her next album Mighty was released July 31, 2015 by Jesus Culture Music alongside Sparrow Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/releases/default.asp|title=Jesusfreakhideout.com Album Release Dates, CD New Releases, New Digital Releases, New Today Releases, Friday Releases, New Music Friday|website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com}}

Early life

DiMarco was born on January 28, 1985, in Niagara Falls, New York,{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco: Two brilliant albums and two she hopes you'll never hear |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Kristene_DiMarco_Two_brilliant_albums_and_two_she_hopes_youll_never_hear/52438/p1/ |first=Tony |last=Cummings|publisher=Cross Rhythms|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=October 30, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/KristeneDiMarco.asp|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=May 19, 2015|year=2008}} as Kristene Elizabeth Mueller to Douglas Edward Mueller and Dianne B. Mueller ({{nee}} Mielke), and she has three sisters. Her parents are born-again Christians.

Music career

Kristene grew up in Niagara Falls, New York and attended Destiny Christian Church with her family. In 2002, when Kristene was 16 years old, a new worship leader came on staff at the church. After being asked to join the worship team she began learning to play the piano. A year later, her worship leader asked her to lead a song for the first time. From that point on, she began writing worship music and leading songs on Sunday mornings with guidance from her worship leader. Upon graduating High School, Kristene moved to Kansas City {{which|date=March 2024}} and attended the International House of Prayer as an intern. From there, Kristene moved to San Francisco.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Her music recording career commenced in 2008, with the album, Those Who Dream, and it was released on December 9, 2008 by Jesus Culture Music, with a re-release from Kingsway Music of the same album on July 13, 2010. The album was reviewed by Cross Rhythms.{{cite web|title=Review: Those Who Dream – Kristene Mueller |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Kristene_Mueller/Those_Who_Dream/86271/ |first=Lins |last=Honeyman |publisher=Cross Rhythms |accessdate=May 19, 2015 |date=December 2, 2009}} She released, Safe Place, on April 10, 2012 by Kingsway Music. The album was reviewed by Cross Rhythms,{{cite web|title=Review: Safe Place – Kristene DiMarco |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Kristene_DiMarco/Safe_Place/123343/ |first=Tony |last=Cummings |publisher=Cross Rhythms |accessdate=May 19, 2015 |date=August 18, 2012}} Indie Vision Music,{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco – Safe Place |url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2012/06/09/kristene-dimarco-safe-place/|first=Jonathan|last=Andre|publisher=Indie Vision Music|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=June 9, 2012}} Jesus Freak Hideout twice,{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco, "Safe Place" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/SafePlace.asp|first1=Jen|last1=Rose|first2=John|last2=DiBiase|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=April 9, 2012}} Louder Than the Music,{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco – Safe Place |url=http://www.louderthanthemusic.com/document.php?id=3131|first=Jono|last=Davies|publisher=Louder Than the Music|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=May 23, 2012}} and New Release Tuesday.{{cite web|title=Refreshingly Original |url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=19939&user_id=4152|first=Kelly|last=Sheads|publisher=New Release Tuesday|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=April 23, 2012}}

She has appeared on Bethel Music's album, You Make Me Brave, performing the single, "It Is Well", and this charted on the Billboard magazine song chart, Hot Christian Songs, reaching a peak of No. 27.[http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AKristene%20DiMarco&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A355&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&f%5b3%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Kristene%20DiMarco&detail=1 Chart search for Kristene DiMarco] at billboard.com/biz{{cite web|title=Bethel Live – You Make Me Brave|url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/05/01/bethel-live-you-make-me-brave/|first=Jonathan|last=Andre|publisher=Indie Vision Music|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=May 1, 2014}} In the spring of 2016, Bethel Music announced that DiMarco would be joining their Collective.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uzTHQJ8H9w|title = Get to Know Kristene DiMarco|website = YouTube}}

Personal life

Kristene is married to Jordan DiMarco, and they have two children, daughter Lorelai Praise{{cite web |title=Kristene DiMarco: Two Brilliant Albums and Two She hopes You'll Never Hear – Kristene DiMarco |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Kristene_DiMarco_Two_brilliant_albums_and_two_she_hopes_youll_never_hear/52438/p1/ |publisher=crossrhythms |author=Tony Cummings |accessdate=February 26, 2017}} and son Nicodemus León.{{cite web |title=Jesus Culture's Kristene DiMarco Has a Baby Boy |url=http://www.hallels.com/articles/13945/20151018/jesus-cultures-kristene-dimarco-has-a-baby-boy.htm |publisher=Hallels |author=Timothy Yap |date=October 2, 2014 |accessdate=February 26, 2017}} They reside in San Diego, California.

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US
Christ.
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/ill/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Albums |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US
Ind.
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/ind/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Independent Albums |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK
C&G

scope="row" | Those Who Dream

|

  • Debut album
  • Released: December 9, 2008{{cite web|title=Kristene DiMarco, "Those Who Dream" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ThoseWhoDream.asp|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|accessdate=May 19, 2015|date=December 9, 2008}}
  • Re-released: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Jesus Culture/Kingsway
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

| — || — || —

scope="row" | Safe Place

|

  • Released: April 10, 2012
  • Label: Kingsway
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

| — || — || —

scope="row" | Where His Light Was

|

  • Released: September 22, 2017
  • Label: Bethel Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

|| 3 || 19 || 1{{cite web |url= http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/christian-and-gospel-albums-chart/20170929/christ/ |title= Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart Top 20 {{!}} Official Charts Company |date= October 5, 2017 |website= Official Charts Company |publisher= The Official UK Charts Company |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

scope="row" | The Field

|

  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Bethel Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

| — || — || —

colspan="8" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Live albums=

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/tlp/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Billboard 200 |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US
Christ.

scope="row" | Mighty

|

  • First live album
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Label: Jesus Culture / Sparrow
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

|| 169 || 7

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles and peak chart positions

rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="4"| Peak
positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Christ.
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/ico/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Hot Christian Songs |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! width="45"| Christ. Airplay
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/cri/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Airplay |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! width="45"| Christ. Digital
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/crt/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Digital Song Sales |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

! width="45"| Christ. Stream
{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/kristene-dimarco/chart-history/chs/ |title= Kristene DiMarco Chart History {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Digital Song Sales |publisher= Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

scope="row" | "It Is Well"
{{small|(with Bethel Music)}}

| rowspan="4"| 2015

| 27 || 31{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABethel%20Music&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AIt%20Is%20Well%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AChristian%20Airplay&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=Bethel%20Music&title=It%20Is%20Well |title= Chart Search {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Airplay Chart Search for "It Is Well" Bethel Music |access-date= August 5, 2019}} || 21 || 19{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AKristene%20DiMarco&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3AChristian%20Streaming%20Songs&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Kristene%20DiMarco |title= Chart Search {{!}} Billboard |magazine= Billboard |version= Christian Streaming Songs Chart Search for Kristene DiMarco |access-date= August 5, 2019}}

|

  • RIAA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Kristene DiMarco|access-date=February 22, 2021}}

| You Make Me Brave: Live at the Civic

scope="row" | "I Will Follow You"

| — || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="3"| Mighty

scope="row" | "Jesus, Your Love"

| — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Eyes on You"

| — || — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Take Courage"
{{small|(with Bethel Music)}}

| 2017

| 36 || 34 || 20 || —

|

| Starlight / Where His Light Was

scope="row" | "You Are My Country"
{{small|(with Gable Price and Friends)}}

| 2020

| — || — || — || —

|

| {{Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "I Want to Serve God"
{{small|(with Sam McCabe)}}

| 2021

| — || — || — || —

|

| {{Non-album single}}

colspan="8" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Other charted songs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Song

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="1"| Peak
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| Christ. Stream

align="left"| "Break Every Chain"
(Jesus Culture featuring Kristene DiMarco)

| 2015

| 24

| Awakening: Live from Chicago

Awards and nominations

=GMA Dove Awards=

{{awards table}}

!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

|-

| 2022

| "I Need You"{{efn-ua|name=INY Credit|DiMarco was credited as a co-writer on "I Need You" by Gable Price and Friends.}}
{{small|(Gable Price and Friends)}}

| Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

| {{Pending}}

| {{center|{{cite web |url= https://doveawards.com/2022-nominees/ |title= 2022 Winners {{!}} The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards |date= August 10, 2022 |website= GMA Dove Awards |access-date= October 11, 2022 |archive-date= August 11, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220811072953/https://doveawards.com/2022-nominees/ |url-status= live}}}}

|-

|}

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://kristenedimarco.com Official website]

{{Bethel Music}}

{{Jesus Culture}}

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Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:American performers of Christian music

Category:Songwriters from California

Category:Songwriters from New York (state)

Category:Musicians from Niagara Falls, New York

Category:Musicians from Redding, California

Category:American people of German descent

Category:21st-century American women musicians

Category:21st-century American musicians