Sarah Kelly
{{Short description|American musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sarah Kelly
| image = SarahKelly2007.jpg
| caption = Kelly performing in 2007
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| birth_name = Sarah Jean Kelly
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|13}}
| alias = Sarah Ekman
| origin = Rockford, Illinois
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| website = {{URL|sarahkelly.com}}
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Sarah Jean Kelly{{cite web|title=Still Breathing, Work ID No. 493703552 |url=https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|author=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|author-link=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=December 2, 2015}} Work ID No. 493703552 (born September 13,{{cite web |author=Jesus Freak Hideout |title=Sarah Kelly discography |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/SarahKelly.asp |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |access-date=December 2, 2015}} 1976){{cite journal |first=Ben |last=Forrest |title=Sarah Kelly: Living Hallelujah |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Sarah_Kelly_Living_Hallelujah/10892/p1/ |journal=Cross Rhythms |access-date=December 2, 2015|date=August 25, 2004}} is an American contemporary Christian musician from Rockford, Illinois.{{cite news|title=Christian singer's music is snapshot of her life|last=Kurowski|first=Jeff|date=April 3, 2009|publisher=The Compass (official newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin)}} She was signed to Gotee Records, a Christian label under EMI. Kelly is a two time Grammy Award nominee for albums "Take Me Away" and Where The Past Meets Today in the category of Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx#11|title=49th Annual Grammy Award Nominees List: Gospel Categories|publisher=Grammy.org}} Her music has compared to mainstream artists Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Norah Jones, Carole King, and Sarah McLachlan. She runs a music school in The Woodlands, TX.
Personal life
Kelly is married to Jonas Ekman whom she met at a concert in Sweden. They were married in 2008. The couple lives in The Woodlands, Texas and she leads worship at Woodlands Church.
Discography
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Label ! colspan="4"| Chart Positions |
| width="86"| Top 200
! width="86"| US Christian ! width="86"| US Heat ! width="86"| Swedish Albums Chart |
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| 2000
| Experience Worship/You Overwhelm Me | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2003
| Rebuild My Heart | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2003
| Sarah Kelly EP | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2004
| Take Me Away | align="center"| — | align="center"| 23 | align="center"| 32 |
| 2006
| Where the Past Meets Today | align="center"| 165 | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| 6 |
| 2007
| Live | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2008
| Born To Worship | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 2010
| Midnight Sun | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| 28 |
| 2014
| My Corner of Heaven | Self-Released | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
Sarah Kelly has also recorded a cover of "What If I Stumble," by Christian rock/pop group dc Talk, which appears on the compilation album Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dc Talk's "Jesus Freak."'
Sarah Kelly was featured on Jars of Clay's single I'll Fly Away from the album Redemption Songs released in 2005
Sarah Kelly has recorded a cover of "Stand Up For Jesus," which was written by Adam Watts and Andy Dodd.
References
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External links
- [http://sarahkelly.com/ Official website of Sarah Kelly]
- [http://www.myspace.com/sarahkelly Sarah Kelly at Myspace]
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Category:Musicians from Rockford, Illinois
Category:Performers of contemporary Christian music
Category:American women pop singers
Category:21st-century American composers
Category:American performers of Christian music
Category:Gotee Records artists
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:21st-century American women composers
Category:21st-century American singers
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