Matthew West currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Emily, and their two daughters. Matthew Joseph West was born on April 25, 1977, in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America.
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Matthew West’s first radio single, “More”, stayed at No. 1 on Christian Adult Contemporary charts for nine weeks and received two Dove Award nominations. His second album, History, was followed by a 2006 re-release of the originally independent album Sellout.
Matthew West’s third studio album, Something to Say, also enjoyed chart success with No. 1 hits “You Are Everything” and “The Motions”.
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In addition to his main solo career, Matthew West has worked as a songwriter for many Christian musicians and groups, such as Point of Grace, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, and Casting Crowns, as well as mainstream country acts Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Vince Gill.
Matthew West is a multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner and a 2018 Dove Award Songwriter of the Year (Artist) recipient.
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