Chris Quilala

 ( 1982 Births ) 

Chris Quilala (born November 22, 1982) is an American and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music.

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Personal life Quilala met his former wife, Alyssa Gulino, when she was seventeen and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena. They have five children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro ( d. 2014), Liv and Maddex. After Chris and Alyssa's son Jethro died in December 2014, they wrote the song Miracles, which appeared on Jesus Culture's 2016 album Let It Echo. The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California. Chris Quilala and Alyssa divorced in 2019.

In December 2019, Quilala was one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

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Music career Quilala has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996. He has been featured on many Jesus Culture albums, including Everything (2006), We Cry Out (2007), Your Love Never Fails (2008), Consumed (2009), Come Away (2010), Awakening: Live from Chicago (2011), Live From New York (with Martin Smith) (2012), Unstoppable Love (2014), and Let It Echo (2016). Quilala's debut solo album, Split the Sky, was released in 2016. Quilala co-wrote the song "Your Love Awakens Me" with Phil Wickham, which appears on Wickham's album Children of God (2016).

Along with being a guitarist, Chris is also a drummer. He started his musical career playing drums for Bethel Music. He was the drummer for the albums For the Sake of the World (2012) and Be Lifted High (2011) as well as Brian & Jenn Johnson's albums, We Believe (2006) and Where You Go I Go (2008). He was also featured on Bethel's debut album Here Is Love (2010) performing the song "King of Wonders".

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Discography

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Albums

+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"	Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"	Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"	Peak chart positions

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Singles

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As lead artist

"Because of Your Love"	2016	—	—	Split the Sky
"Won My Heart"		—	—
"After My Heart"		—	—
"You Cannot Be Stopped" (with Phil Wickham)	2019	35	20	rowspan="2"
"Nothing But Good"		—	—

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As a featured artist

"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)	2016	14	15	16	22	Let It Echo
"Miracles" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)		50	—	—	—

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Other charted songs

"Halls of Heaven" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)	2017	47	Love Has a Name

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Awards

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Grammy Awards

+ !Year !Nominee/Work !Award !Result
2018	Living with a Fire	Best Contemporary Christian Music Album	Nominated

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GMA Dove Awards

+ !Year !Nominee/Work !Award !Result
2017	"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)	Worship Song of the Year	Nominated

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ASCAP Christian Awards

+ !Year !Nominee/Work !Result
2017	"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)	Won
2017	"Your Love Awakens Me" Phil Wickham	Won

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BMI Christian Awards

+ !Year !Nominee/Work !Result
2018	"Your Love Awakens Me" Phil Wickham	Won

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External links

• Record label website

Categories: 1982 Births, Living People, 21st-century American Male Singers, 21st-century Evangelicals, American Performers Of Christian Music, Musicians From California, Songwriters From California, Musicians From Redding, California, Musicians From Sacramento, California, Performers Of Contemporary Worship Music, Performers Of Contemporary Christian Music

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