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Evie Tornquist-Karlsson (born Tornquist) is a Contemporary Christian music singer of the 1970s and 1980s. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Evie was born in Rahway, New Jersey in March 1956 and is the only one in her family born in the US. Rahway (ˈrɔweɪ is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. She sings Christian music in the styles of pop and easy listening. During her career as a singer based in the United States, she was the most popular woman in contemporary Christian music before Amy Grant and Sandi Patti. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Sandi Patty (born July 12, 1956 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) known as "The Voice" is an American Contemporary Christian music Her best-known songs include "Pass It On", "Give Them All to Jesus", and "Mirror".

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Career

Her music career began when her family were visiting Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional As well as releasing many albums with Word Records, she also released a number in the Norwegian language. Word Records is a Christian Record label based in Nashville Tennessee. With the help of Larseric Janson, a family friend in the 1970s, when she was fifteen, Evie appeared on a late night Norwegian talk show where she sang three songs and was interviewed. In 1974, Evie released her first American Album,EVIE. her next album, EVIE AGAIN, followed in 1975. GENTLE MOMENTS was her third, 1976 which was followed in 1977 by COME ON RING THOSE BELLS. The same year, MIRROR was released. After that Album, Came A LITTLE SONG FOR MY LITTLE FRIENDS (1978) and NEVER THE SAME (1979)

Still in high school, she performed in concerts in Norway where she lived briefly. Evie had her own TV specials in Norway, Holland and Sweden as well. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Many of her recorded songs were written by her husband Pelle Karlsson, whom she married in 1979. They recorded many songs and several albums together, produced by their company, White Field Music. These included: UNFAILING LOVE (1981), EVIE: HYMNS (1983) They moved to California in 1980 and in 1983 to Naples, Florida. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of 1 July 2006, the U In the early 1980s Pelle and Evie Karlsson joined the Sky Angel Dominion Network where they recorded a few albums. Later the Karlsson family left Sky Angel, and continue to pursue a musical ministry as a family, broadening their repertoire. The Repertoire included: LOVING PROMISES, a 2 LP set (1985), WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE (1986) A Christmas Album Entitled: CHRISTMAS MEMORIES (1987), SONGS FOR HIS FAMILY (1996) DAY BY DAY, a UK compilation on CD (1998)and KINGDOM CONNECTION (2002) Evie and Pelle currently live in Florida with their two children, Kris and Jenny who are now out of high school. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Evie and her music are still loved today, and Evie albums are still being hunted down and collected by her fans. Evie tours from time to time with Rebecca St. James performing around the US and abroad. Rebecca St James (born Rebecca Jean Smallbone on July 26, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning Christian pop rock singer songwriter Her album Mirror was nominated to Grammy in 1977, and in 1981, Evie, who was named Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1977 and 1978 she got a Dove Awardsand retired from performing. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music 2005 she was inducted to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created in 1971 by the Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions In 2007 Evie was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. [1]

Selected Discography & Hit Songs

References

  1. ^ [1]Christian Music Hall of Fame[/a] official website documents this information.

1. [2]The Christian Music Hall of Fame official site records this information.

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