Lisa Bevill
{{short description|American contemporary Christian musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lisa Bevill
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| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|06|24}}
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| origin = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
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| occupation = Christian music singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = Vireo Records, Sparrow Records, Ministry Music, Lisa Bevill Music
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Lisa Bevill (born June 24, 1961) is an American contemporary Christian musician. Bevill has released five albums: My Freedom (1992), All Because of You (1994), Love of Heaven (1996), Lisa Bevill (2000), and When the Healing Comes (2008).{{cite book|last=Cusic|first=Don|title=Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music: pop, rock, and worship|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3jqjSKHKcwC&pg=PA11|accessdate=18 June 2011|year=2010|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-34425-1|pages=11–}}
Personal life
North Carolina native Bevill and her husband Jeff have two grown sons and two grandchildren and live near Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=Contemporary Christian Music of the 70s, 80s, and 90s {{!}} CCM Classic |url=https://www.ccmclassic.com/artist/lisa-bevill |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=www.ccmclassic.com}} Retired from touring/performing onstage as a CCM artist as of 2008, she works as a studio singer, singing background vocals on albums and jingles/TV commercials/voiceover work. She is currently the voice of the "Stanley Steemer" TV/radio commercial.
Bevill also spends her time advocating for those newly diagnosed with Lyme disease. She herself spent 12 years in treatment and is currently Lyme-free.{{cite web|last=Bevill|first=Lisa|title=Bevill leaves the road|url=http://www.lisabevill.com/bio.html|work=Lisa Bevill Official Web Page|publisher=Lisa Bevill|accessdate=27 January 2012}} She advocates/educates and helps other Lyme sufferers get properly tested thru I-Genex and to find a LLMD in their area.{{cite web|last=Bevill|first=Lisa|title=Lyme Disease|url=http://www.lisabevill.com/lymedisease.html|work=Lyme Institute|publisher=Lisa Bevill|accessdate=27 January 2012}}
Awards and nominations
- Dove Award Nomination - "Special Event Album of the Year for "My Utmost for His Highest" - "The Covenant" "I Will Follow You" Lisa Bevill and John Elefante
- Dove Award Nomination - "Special Event Album of the Year "Sisters: The Story Goes On", "Somehow She Stays" Lisa Bevill and Cynthia Clawson
- Best Christian Video / Christian Category - Houston Film Festival Gold Award: "Chaperone"
- Dove Award Nomination - "Best Short-Form Video of the Year": "Chaperone"
Discography
=Studio albums=
- 1992: My Freedom
- 1994: All Because of You
- 1996: Love of Heaven
- 2000: Lisa Bevill
- 2008: When the Healing Comes
No. 1 songs from Bevill's career include "My Freedom", "Place in the Sun", "No Condemnation", "Turn and Love", "Tender Reed", "Only a Savior", and "If We're His", which was voted the No. 1 Inspirational Song of the Year in 1997 by CCM chart.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.lisabevill.com/ Lisa Bevill official site]
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Category:American women pop singers
Category:Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Musicians from Asheville, North Carolina
Category:American performers of Christian music