Stephanie Smith
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Stephanie Smith
| image = Stephsmithsuperstar09.JPG
| caption = Stephanie Smith at Winter Wonder Slam 2009
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| background = solo_singer
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals, guitars, keyboards
| genre = Contemporary Christian music, pop rock, Christian rock
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2005–present[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/StephanieSmith.asp Stephanie Smith biography]; Jesus Freak Hideout; Retrieved February 10, 2008
| label = Gotee
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|www.stephanieisagirl.com/}}
}}
Stephanie Smith is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter. She is signed to Gotee Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmcentral.com/news/7202.html |title= Stephanie Smith Partners with Soles4Souls |author=Kevan Breitinger |date=November 11, 2007 |publisher=Christian Music Central |accessdate=February 10, 2008}} Her first studio album, Not Afraid, was released on May 27, 2008, digitally and in stores on December 23, 2008. She received national attention on the Winter Wonder Slam tour with TobyMac.
Biography
Stephanie Smith graduated from Greenville College in Illinois in 2006. It was at Greenville College that she first met Gotee Records manager TobyMac, while performing at the annual AgapeFest. Toby then signed her to the record label. She has written a book with Suzy Weibel titled Crossroads: The Teenage Girl's Guide to Emotional Wounds, which was released on June 1, 2008.[http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310285502&QueryStringSite=Zondervan Crossroads – Stephanie Smith]; Zondervan; Retrieved March 28, 2008 She is featured on the House of Heroes song "God Save Us the Foolish Kings" which was released in 2011.{{cite web|title=God Save The Foolish Kings ft. Stephanie Smith|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/lyricsdetail.php?lyrics_id=64674|publisher=New Release Tuesday|accessdate=November 23, 2011}} In November 2012, Smith married House of Heroes frontman, Tim Skipper.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2013/09/30.HOUSE%20OF%20HEROES%20FRONTMAN%20TIM%20SKIPPER%20JOINS%20FORCES%20WITH%20STEPHANIE%20SKIPPER%20TO%20FORM%20COPPERLILY.asp |title=Music News, September 2013: HOUSE OF HEROES FRONTMAN TIM SKIPPER JOINS FORCES WITH STEPHANIE SKIPPER TO FORM COPPERLILY |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=September 30, 2013 |accessdate=March 21, 2014}} The two started creating their own music under the name Copperlily and released Love Is a Legend in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/LoveIsALegendEP.asp |title=Copperlily, "Love Is A Legend EP" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=January 21, 2014 |accessdate=March 21, 2014}}
Personal life
Stephanie's work has often been driven by the pain caused by the lack of a relationship with her father, whom she loved dearly but was absent from her life from a very early age. She performed "Piece by Piece" on NBC's The Voice as a tribute to her experience. {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCNM0FmhkfA |title=Stephanie Skipper - Piece by Piece the Blind Audition |publisher=youtube.com |date=December 16, 2018 |accessdate=July 9, 2022}} Stephanie's father passed away in October 2020. {{cite web|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/obituaries/2020/oct/20/scott-smith-2020-10-20/ |title=Obituary for Scott Hamilton Smith |publisher=nwaonline.com |date=October 20, 2020 |accessdate=July 9, 2022}}
Discography
;Albums
- 2008: Not Afraid
- 2009: Stephanie Smith EP
- 2010: I Celebrate The Day EP
;Singles
- "Superstar", No. 3 New And Active at CHR radio{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/July07.asp |title=Music News: July 2007 |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=February 10, 2008}}
- "Not Afraid", No. 19 on R&R's Christian CHR chart, for the week of February 16, 2008[http://www.weekend22.com/ R&R magazine chart] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040607051013/http://www.weekend22.com/ |date=June 7, 2004 }} as reported at Weekend 22, Retrieved on February 18, 2007
- "Renew Me"
- "In My Eyes", No. 8 on R&R's Christian Rock chart
- "God Save Us the Foolish Kings" (featured by House of Heroes) (2010)
- "Letting Go" (2012)
=Compilation appearances=
- 2007: "Superstar", Gotee Ladies (Gotee Records)
- 2009: "Not Afraid", ConGRADulations! Class of 2009 (Interlinc)
- 2010: "I Celebrate The Day" and "Jingle Bell Rock", Tis The Season to Be Gotee (Gotee)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|1=http://www.stephanieisagirl.com/}}
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Category:Performers of contemporary Christian music
Category:Greenville University people
Category:Gotee Records artists
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:American performers of Christian music
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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