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**Information**
Artist: Casting Crowns
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (US)
Label: Reunion
Years: 2003 to present
Members: Mark Hall, Andy Williams, Chris Huffman, Hector Cervantes, Juan DeVevo, Megan Garrett & Melodee DeVevo
Genre: Rock
**Videos/Songs**
Casting Crowns videos and songs
**Website**
**MySpace**
**Discography**
Casting Crowns (2003)
Live from Atlanta (2004)
Lifesong (2005)
Lifesong Live (2006)
The Altar and the Door (2007)
**Biography**
Casting Crowns have gone from strength to strength: their first two studio albums were certified Platinum faster
than any other artist in CCM history and their third studio album, The Alter & The Door sold 129,000 copies in the
first week - which is the 4th highest of any CCM act. It shot straight to Number 2 in the Billboard’s Top 200 chart
(behind only the High School Musical 2 Soundtrack).
' "After being prompted to read through the MySpace
pages of the kids in his youth group, Mark Hall’s heart sank as he read their messages
to the world, truths about themselves that didn’t gel with the truth they embraced at church.
It was in that place of disheartened discovery where The Altar and The Door began to unfold.
“When we’re at the altar, everything makes sense,” Hall says. “We know what we’re supposed to do. We know how we’re supposed
to live. Everything’s black and white. But somewhere between the altar and the door, when we leave and go out into our lives,
it all leaks out, and everything gets gray again. The Christian life is the journey between the altar and door, trying to
get the things you’ve got in your head, into your hands, feet, into your life." '
To read more click here to visit Casting Crowns's website.
**GMA Music Awards**
| 2005 | Group Of The Year |
| 2005 | Inspirational Recorded Song Of The Year for Voice Of Truth from the album Casting Crowns |
| 2005 | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year for Who Am I from the album Casting Crowns |
| 2006 | Group Of The Year |
| 2006 | Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year for Lifesong |
| 2007 | Group Of The Year |
| 2007 | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year for Praise You In The Storm from the album Lifesong |
