Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton Biography

Israel Houghton (pronounced, hoh"?-tin; born May 19, 1971) is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. Houghton is usually credited as Israel & New Breed.

Musical career

Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, Bigger Than My Imagination, which was described as "one of the year's best worship albums" in a 2003 Christianity Today review.

Discography

Year	Album details	Certifications
1997	Whisper It Loud Released: January 28 Label: Warner Brothers Format: CD
2001	Nueva Generacion Label: Integrity Format: CD
2001	New Season (Live) Released: July 31 Label: Integrity Format: CD
2002	Real Released: October 29 Label: Integrity Format: CD
2004	Live From Another Level Released: May 4 Label: Integrity Format: CD/DVD	US: Gold
2005	Alive in South Africa Released: October 25 Label: Integrity Format: CD/DVD	US: Gold
2006	A Timeless Christmas Released: September 26 Label: Integrity Format: CD
2007	A Deeper Level Released: September 4 Label: Integrity Format: CD/DVD
2009	The Power of One Released: March 24 Label: Integrity/Columbia Format: CD/Digital download
2010	Love God, Love People Released: August 31 Label: Integrity/Columbia Format: CD/Digital download
2012	Decade (compilation) Released: March 5 Label: Integrity Format: CD/Digital download
2012	Jesus at the Center: Live Released: August 14 Label: Integrity/Columbia Format: CD/DVD
2015	Covered: Alive in Asia Released: July 24 Label: RCA Inspiration Format: CD

Other recordings

2002: "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 (worship leader)
2004: "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions (EMI Gospel)
2003: "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer (EMI Gospel)
2002: We Speak to Nations (Lakewood Live; Integrity)
2004: Cover the Earth (Lakewood Live; Integrity)
2006: The Gift: A Christmas Presentation (Lakewood Live)
2007: Free to Worship (Lakewood Live)
2007: Moving Forward (Free Chapel Live)
2008: Hope For Today Worship (Lakewood Live)
2009: Free Chapel Live: Power of the Cross (Integrity)
2009: New Breed Live: Generation Love
2011: Echo: Forward Conference (Free Chapel Live)
2014: Covenant Worship: Kingdom

Awards and nominations

Among the awards that Houghton has won includes six Grammy Awards; three for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and one for Best Traditional Gospel Album for Alive In South Africa.

GMA Dove Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	Male Vocalist of the Year
	Song of the Year	"Friend of God"
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Live from Another Level - Israel & New Breed
	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"Again I Say Rejoice"
2006	Song of the Year	"Friend of God"
	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"Not Forgotten"
	Praise & Worship Album of the Year	Alive in South Africa - Israel & New Breed
	Long Form Music Video of the Year	Live From Another Level - Israel & New Breed
2007	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"Turn It Around"
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	It's Not Over
	Choral Collection of the Year	Again I Say Rejoice: Celebrating The Songs Of Israel Houghton - various artists
	Long Form Music Video of the Year	Alive In South Africa - Israel & New Breed
2008	Producer of the Year
	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"Say So"
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	A Deeper Level
2010	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"Every Prayer"
	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"The Power of One (Change the World)"
	Urban Song of the Year	"Just Wanna Say" (tie)
2011	Male Vocalist of the Year
	Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year	"You Hold My World"
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year	Love God, Love People
2014	Traditional Gospel Album of the Year	Duets

Grammy Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album	Live From Another Level - Israel and New Breed
2006	Best Gospel Song	"Again I Say Rejoice" - Houghton & Aaron Lindsey
2007	Best Traditional Gospel Album	Alive in South Africa
	Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album	A Timeless Christmas - Israel and New Breed
	Best Gospel Song	"Not Forgotten" - Houghton and Aaron Lindsey
	Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance	"Not Forgotten" - Israel and New Breed
2008	Best Gospel Performance	"With Long Life" - Israel and New Breed, featuring T-Bone (tie)
2008	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album	A Deeper Level - Israel and New Breed
2010	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album	The Power Of One
	Best Gospel Performance	"You Hold My World"
	Best Gospel Song	"Give Me Your Eyes" -
2011	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album	Love God, Love People
2013	Best Contemporary Christian Music Song	"Your Presence Is Heaven" (tie); Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters
	Best Gospel Album	Jesus at the Center: Live - Israel & New Breed
	Best Gospel Album	Jesus at the Center: Live - Israel & NewBreed
2015	Best Gospel Performance/Song	"How Awesome Is Our God" - Israel & NewBreed, featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville Diedericks, Israel & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters
2015	Best Gospel Album	Covered: Alive In Asia - Israel & New Breed

Stellar Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	Artist of the Year	Live from Another Level
	Male Vocalist of the Year
	Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
	Producer of the Year
2006	Video of the Year
2007	Male Vocalist of the Year	ALIVE in South Africa
	CD of the Year
	Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
	Urban/Inspirational Single / Performance of the Year	"Turn It Around" - Israel & New Breed
2008	Group / Duo of the Year	Live: A Deeper Level - Israel & New Breed
	Contemporary CD of the Year
	Praise and Worship CD of the Year
2010	Male Vocalist of the Year	The Power of One
2010	Praise and Worship CD of the Year
2012	Male Vocalist of the Year
	Producer of the Year
	Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
	Praise and Worship CD of the Year
2014	Group / Duo of the Year	Jesus at the Center: Live

Personal life

Houghton was married to Meleasa Houghton for more than 21 years. On November 11, 2016, Houghton married singer and TV personality Adrienne Bailon in Paris.

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