Carman (singer)

Carman (born Carmen Dominic Licciardello on January 19, 1956 in Trenton, New Jersey), is a Grammy-nominated, contemporary Christian music artist, who grew up in an Italian home.

Early life

As a boy, Carman played the drums and the guitar, and he began singing at 16. He attended Military School for two years. As his career developed, Carman played New Jersey and Philadelphia clubs before going on to Las Vegas. According to Carman, it was after seeing an Andrae Crouch concert that he joined the Christian faith.

Career

Carman released the LP, Some-O-Dat in 1982, and began a string of CCM chart successes with his song "Sunday's On The Way" from the live album of the same name in 1983.

Later, Carman established the non-profit organizations Carman Ministries and Carman World Outreach. Between 1987 and 1989, he was named Charisma magazine's readers' choice for favorite male vocalist.

In 1990, Billboard Magazine recognized Carman's influence in Christian music by naming him the first "Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year." He has received 15 gold and platinum albums and videos and has sold over 10 million records. He holds the world record for the largest solo Christian Concerts in history with: 80,000 outdoors in Charlotte, North Carolina, 71,132 indoors at Texas Stadium and the largest solo ticketed CCM solo concert with 50,000 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He still remains the only Christian "stadium act" ever.

Carman remains well known for his unique story-songs such as "Sunday's On The Way", "Lazarus Come Forth", "The Champion", and numerous others. His music styles have varied over the years with Pop, Rock, Rap, Ballads, Kid's Music, Hymns, Country and Praise & Worship.

Beyond music, he has written novels, screenplays, and has recorded audio books. He had the Longest #1 Record on Billboard CCM sales chart at 33 Weeks. He is currently focused on writing film screenplays, acting, live concerts, various TV productions and interview duties as an evening host on the TBN network.

Carman's ventures in bringing full feature stories to video and film, both for t.v., as documentaries and as dramas, i.e., R..I.O.T (Righteous Invasion of Truth) and movies (Carman, The Champion), provided the needed motivation and strength to aspiring young film makers to move onto Christian productions.

Carman's song Who's in the House? (Kickin' it for Christ) appears in the documentary Jesus Camp.

Discography

Some-o-Dat (1982)
Carman (1982)
Sunday's On the Way (1983)
Comin' On Strong (1984)
A Long Time Ago...in a Land Called Bethlehem (1986)
The Champion (1986)
Live: Radically Saved (1988)
Revival in the Land (1990)
Christmas With Carman (1990/(r)1995)
High Praises, Vol. 1 (1991)
Shakin' the House (1991)
Carman Ministries: High Praises, Vol. 2 (1991)
Yo Kidz! (1992)
Lord of All: Songs of Carman (1992)
Addicted to Jesus (1992)
The Absolute Best (1993)
The Standard (1993)
Yo Kidz!, Vol. 2: Armor of God (1994)
To Kidz! 2 Everland (1994)
R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion of Truth) (1995)
Lawrence the Kat and the Bible (1996)
Carman's Yo! Kidz: The Hitz (1996)
Lo Mejor - The Best (1996)
I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns (1997)
Mission 3:16 (EP) (1997)
Mission 3:16 (1998)
Passion for Praise, Vol. 1 (1999)
Heart of a Champion (2000)
Ultimate Praise (2001)
The Early Ministry Years (2002)
House of Praise (2003)
Live and Reloaded (2005)
The Ultimate Collection (2007)
Instrument of Praise (2007)

Charts

Year	Album	The Billboard 200 Chart Position
2000	Heart Of A Champion: A Collection Of 30 Hits	53
1999	Passion For Praise Volume One	179
1998	Mission 3:16	94
1997	I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns	102
1995	R.I.O.T.	45

RIAA Certifications

Albums

Release Year	Album	RIAA Certification
2000	Heart of a Champion	Gold
1997	I Surrender All: 30 Classic Hymns	Gold
1995	R.I.O.T.	Gold
1993	The Standard	Platinum
1993	The Absolute Best	Platinum
1993	Addicted to Jesus	Gold
1990	Revival in the Land	Gold
1988	Live: Radically Saved	Gold
1986	The Champion	Gold

Videos

Release Year	Video	RIAA Certification
1995	Raising the Standard Tour Live	Gold
1993	The Standard	Platinum
1993	Addicted to Jesus	Gold
1992	Revival In the Land	Platinum
1992	Yo! Kidz!	Platinum
1988	Carman Live... Radically Saved!	Gold

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References

^ Carman World Outreach - Biography

External links

[1] Carman World Outreach - Biography

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