Английская Википедия:Carman (singer)

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Carmelo Domenic Licciardello (January 19, 1956 – February 16, 2021), known by his stage name Carman, was an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, television host and evangelist. He was nominated for four Grammys, and sold over 10 million records.

Carman's album Mission 3:16 (1998) peaked at number 94 on the Billboard 200 chart. His album No Plan B (2014) peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 200, and at number 3 on the Top Christian Albums charts.

In addition to music, Carman was a frequent host on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, most notably its flagship program Praise the Lord.

Early life and conversion

Carmelo Domenic Licciardello was born on January 19, 1956, to an Italian American family in Trenton, New Jersey. His mother was a skilled accordion player, and as a child, Carman performed in his mother's band. He learned to play the drums at the age of 5, the guitar at age of 15, and he started singing when he was 16. As a teen, he found some success performing at casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At age 17, he dropped out of high school.

Later moving to Las Vegas in an effort to pursue a career in music, he visited his sister and her husband in Orange County, California. While there, Carman attended an Andraé Crouch concert, where he became a born again Christian and later embraced evangelical Christianity.

Music and television career

In 1980, Carman made a custom album titled God's Not Finished with Me. In 1981, he was invited by Bill Gaither to tour with the Bill Gaither Trio.

After relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, Carman released a moderately successful eponymous debut album. Carman was later issued as Some-o-Dat in 1982. The album mostly contained novelty songs. With the release of his next album, Sunday's on the Way in 1983, Carman experienced a string of contemporary Christian music chart successes beginning with the title song. As he continued his music career, he established the nonprofit organization Carman Ministries. After the release of The Champion in 1985, Carman achieved his first number one song, the title cut. His first number one album on the Christian charts, Revival in the Land, followed in 1989.

Between 1987 and 1989, Carman was named Readers' Choice for Favorite Male Vocalist by Charisma magazine. In 1990 and 1992, Billboard named him the Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year.

In 1994, Carman embarked on "The Standard" world tour, during which he promoted school-mandated prayer in the United States. He stated, "If you want to see a change in our schools, a change in our children and a change in this nation, we must change hearts, and that's what Christ can do. The only hope for America is Jesus." In his song "America Again", Carman raps, "In the '40s and '50s student problems were chewing gum and talking. In the '90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade is to put God in America again." Around this time, Carman met with legislators in Washington, D.C., and initiated a campaign known as "Putting God in America Again", which sought to collect the names of one million people who support school-sponsored prayer in American public schools.

In 1995, he translated some of his songs, and released his first Spanish-language album, Lo Mejor. Heart of a Champion, a thirty-song retrospective was released in 2000.

It is believed that Carman holds the world record for the largest single Christian concert in history. In August 1993, with more than 50,000 in attendance, Carman was the main act in Johannesburg, South Africa. The following year he performed a free concert at Texas Stadium October 22, 1994, with 71,132 attendees. Another concert had 80,000 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Carman was nominated for four Grammys, and sold over 10 million records.

Beyond his music career, Carman participated in various television productions and interview duties as a host, for both the Trinity Broadcasting Network and its flagship program Praise the Lord. In 2001, he starred in the film Carman: The Champion.

In late March 2013, Carman announced a Kickstarter campaign for a new album and music video. A short time later, he announced an upcoming sixty-city tour, noting that the online fundraising campaign had raised more than $230,000 within several weeks.

Carman's musical style has been described by Relevant magazine as "operatic, story-driven songs that often centered around cosmic battles between God and Satan, similar to Frank Peretti by way of Meatloaf."

Personal life and death

In November 2011, while on his way to perform, Carman was a passenger in a car hit by a truck in the oncoming traffic. The concert went on as scheduled, but Carman collapsed afterward. Taken to the hospital, he underwent surgery for internal injuries sustained in the wreck.

Carman was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2013, and was given a prognosis of three to four years to live. By early 2014, he said medical tests indicated his body was free of cancer and then continued preparing for his Live Across America album and tour. When the cancer went into remission, Carman attributed his healing to the faith of his fans. and planned his "No Plan B Tour" to start after his health returned.

In December 2017, at the age of 61, Carman married Dana Morrow.

In January 2020, Carman announced his cancer had returned. He resumed live concert church tours in June 2020.

Carman died on February 16, 2021 at age 65 in a Las Vegas hospital. His death was the result of complications following surgery to repair a hiatal hernia.

Discography and filmography

Шаблон:MainSource(s): Selected list Шаблон:Div col

• God's Not Finished with Me (1980)
• Some-o-Dat aka Carman (1982)
• Sunday's on the Way (1983)
• Comin' On Strong (1984)
• The Champion (1985)
• A Long Time Ago...in a Land Called Bethlehem (1986)
• Carman Live: Radically Saved (1988)
• Revival in the Land (1989)
• Shakin' the House Live (1991)
• Addicted to Jesus (1991)
• Yo Kidz! Heroes, Stories, and Songs from the Bible (1992)
• Yo Kidz! Lawrence the Kat and the B. Attitudes (1993)
• The Standard (1993)
• Yo Kidz! Vol. 2: The Armor of God (1994)
• Lo Mejor (1995)
• Christmas with Carman (1995)
• R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth) (1995)
• Yo Kidz! Lawrence the Kat and the Bible (1996)
• I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns (1997)
• Mission 3:16 (1998)
• Passion for Praise Vol. 1 (1999)
• Heart of a Champion (2000)
• House of Praise (2002)
• Instrument of Praise (2007)
• No Plan B (2014)
• Legacy (2017)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
1987	Best Gospel Performance – Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus	"Our Blessed Saviour Has Come" (with CeCe Winans)	Шаблон:Nom
1992	Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album	Shakin' the House...Live (with Commissioned with the Christ Church Choir)	Шаблон:Nom
1993		Addicted to Jesus	Шаблон:Nom
1999		Mission 3:16	Шаблон:Nom

GMA Dove Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1989	Long Form Music Video of the Year	Carman Live: Radically Saved	Шаблон:Won
1991	Long Form Video of the Year	Revival in the Land	Шаблон:Won
1991	Short Form Video of the Year	"Revival in the Land"	Шаблон:Won
1993	Long Form Video of the Year	Addicted To Jesus	Шаблон:Won
1995	Children's Music Album of the Year	Yo! Kidz! 2: The Armor Of God	Шаблон:Won
1996	Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year	"R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth)"	Шаблон:Won
1999	Long Form Music Video of the Year	Mission 3:16: The Video	Шаблон:Nom

Carman was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2018.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:IMDb name