Kerrie Roberts | |
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Roberts singing in 2011
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Background information | |
Born | January 1, 1985 |
Origin | Miami, Florida, US |
Genres | Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Reunion |
Associated acts | Jonny Diaz |
Website | www |
Kerrie Roberts (born January 1, 1985) is an American contemporary Christian artist. She has released one album and one EP under Reunion Records. She has also released a standalone single in 2005. Several songs from her self-titled major label debut have charted on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart including the Top Ten hit "No Matter What".
Kerrie Roberts grew up as a daughter to a pastor and a church choir director. It is because of this that Roberts spent a lot of time in the church during her childhood. Roberts began performing music at the age of 5, singing in her mom's church choir. According to her YouTube autobiography, she was so small that she had to stand on a milk crate in order for the congregation to see her. This experience eventually led to her playing piano and leading worship music in the church. Roberts' music revolved solely around her parents' church until high school, at which point she began writing her own songs. This writing continued while she attended college at the University of Miami; she graduated with a degree in studio music and jazz vocal.
After college, Roberts began her music career. Her first release was a standalone single called "It Is Well with Me". The one-track single was released independently in September 2005.
She released her album Kerrie Roberts and it peaked on the Billboard magazine's Christian Albums chart at No. 27. Three singles from the album charted on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart; "No Matter What" hit No. 9, "Outcast" at No. 29, and "Take You Away" at No. 28.
A new single "Rescue Me (How The Story Ends)" was used in promos for the ABC drama Once Upon a Time, which began airing in the U.S on Sunday October 23, 2011.