Jennifer Knapp

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Jennifer Knapp
Last Known Label	Gotee
Genre	Folk, Rock
Website	http://www.jenniferknapp.com/
Wikipedia Page	Jennifer Knapp

Jennifer Lynn Knapp (born April 12, 1974), known professionally as Jennifer Knapp, is an American singer, who is based in Australia. She released her debut album in 1997.

Career

Knapp began performing whilst at college, leaving during her senior year to pursue music full-time. In 1996, she released the album Wishing Well independently, leading to her being signed by Gotee Records. In 1997, she released her debut album, Kansas, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart.

Knapp's second album, Lay It Down, was released in 2000, topping Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart and also entering the Billboard 200. Her third album, The Way I Am, was released in 2002,peaking at number 10 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

Knapp released her first secular album, Letting Go, in 2010. In 2017, she released Love Comes Back Around.

Personal Life

Knapp moved to Australia in 2002, later officially becoming a citizen of the country. In 2010, she announced that she was in a same-sex relationship.

Faith

Knapp became a Christian at college, whilst struggling with alcoholism. Speaking about her decision to come to Christ in a 2000 interview, Knapp recalled 'I couldn't even sleep. I was so excited the rest of the night. I was bouncing off the walls. I had a 7.30am theory class and I'm giddy and just blabbing on about how I've accepted Christ as my Saviour. And (my classmates) are looking at me like I've lost my mind.'

After announcing she was in a same-sex relationship, Knapp stated that she still considered herself a 'person of faith'. She expanded on this in a 2015 interview, remarking 'the word “Christian” is a single word that still challenges me perhaps more than any other ... but I cannot escape the life-changing experience of having understood just a portion of the grace through the lens of Jesus'.

Albums

• Circle Back -- 1994 -- independent 5 song cassette only release ^[1]
• Wishing Well -- 1996 -- independent release, last 5 songs are from Circle Back ^[2]
• Kansas -- 1997
• Lay it Down -- 2000
• The Way I Am -- 2001
• The Collection -- 2003 -- Two disc box set
• 8 Greatest Hits -- 2004 -- A compilation project put together by the label; similar projects done for several Gotee artists at the same time, all with the same title
• Live -- 2006

Notable Songs Over the Years

1997

Undo Me

Martyrs & Thieves

Romans

Hold Me Now

2001

The Way I Am

Say Won't You Say

Come to Me

Sing Mary Sing