Bio

Raised in the southern United States, Joel Vaughn grew up in a somewhat nomadic household living in multiple states across the country over the years. He began to sing in church by the age of 7 and travelled the country from the day he was born. He was born in South Carolina but considers both Alabama and Texas to be where he grew up. Joel picked up the guitar and began to teach himself to play at the age of 14. Soon after, He started writing his own songs at the age of 17. By 2005, He started touring regionally in the southwest United States while pursuing his undergraduate degree at West Texas A&M University. His trajectory as a Christian Artist began to form in those years. In 2013 he stepped away from being a staff worship leader at a church and instead was touring as an independent artist. His music was beginning to garner attention and was being played on national radio stations. He signed his first record deal in 2016 and within a month his very first radio single “Wide Awake” debuted on Billboard Hot AC and peaked at #16. Joel has consistently released hit songs that have charted on the Billboard top 50 Christian Airplay charts and Mediabase charts as well. Throughout his career songs like, I Look To You, Pray It Up, Friend, Already Done, and I Would Be Lost, were all top 50 billboard radio hits. Joel lives in Nashville, TN with his wife Andra and their two children Olivia and Levi.

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Music

I Look Into You

Joel Vaughn on Spotify

As You Are

Pray It Up

More Than Good Enough

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Videos

Press Coverage

Faith That Speaks Louder: Joel Vaughn Opens Up on New Single “Testify,” Family, and Unshakable Hope

Today's Christian Entertainment

Rising Star Joel Vaughn Holds on to God’s Promises

Joel Vaughn's "What I Can't" Now Available

Nashville Christian Family

Jesus Freak Hideout

Social Media & Streaming Stats

3,398 Followers

Instagram

YouTube

3.9k Subscribers

Spotify

72,751 Monthly Listeners

15k Followers

Facebook

Notable Achievements

• Signed with DREAM Records in 2016

• Debut single “Wide Awake” released under DREAM debuted on Billboard Hot AC chart, peaking around #16

• “I Look To You” reached #3 on Billboard’s Christian Hot AC Recurrent chart (2019)

• “Already Done” hit #22 on Billboard’s Christian AC Indicator chart, #32 on AC Monitored, and #29 on National Airplay (~2021)

• Other charting Christian radio hits include “Pray It Up,” “Friend,” “I Would Be Lost,” “As You Are,” and “More Than Good Enough”

• Over 10 million streams by early 2021, and over 25 million total by 2025

• Opened for major Christian artists such as The Afters, 7eventh Time Down, Stars Go Dim, Remedy Drive, Dan Bremnes, and Brandon Heath

• Appeared and performed in the PureFlix film God’s Not Dead 3 – A Light in Darkness (2018)

• Released Louder Than The Lies (2021), which debuted in the Top 10 on Apple Music’s Christian Albums chart

• Co-wrote and co-produced Louder Than The Lies alongside industry professionals, delivering a personal and critically praised project

• Released studio albums: Don’t Give Up (2010), In the Waiting (2014), Kinetic (2016)

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