Chris August

Chris August: Biography in Details

Who is Chris August?

Chris August is an American Contemporary Christian musician.

His one of the song in 2010/2011, ‘Starry Night’ reached No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart.

He was nominated five times in the 2011 Dove Awards which includes ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Song of the Year’.

What are the birth facts of Chris August?

He was born on March 20, 1982, in Garland, Texas, U.S.A.

He was given a birth name as Christopher August Megret. Chris has a birth sign, Pieces.

His father was fully supportive and his father led him to build a studio in the family home in Texas and it leads to August recording music and producing other artists.

He holds American citizenship but his ethnicity is unknown.

Education History

There is no information available regarding his education however, it is under review.

Chris August: Professional Life and Career

Chris’s father built a studio in their home in Garland, Texas and Chris started recording music in his early teens.

After he turned 15 years old, Chris became a Christian and began to record music.

He released his first self-produced album ‘A Beautiful Thing’ when he was 22 years old and gave name Chris Megert and the Love Jones.

Ryan Cabera founded that album and guided August to a new manager Joe Simpson.

He made his contract with Geffen Records and he shifted to Los Angeles in 2005. He played the opening act on Ashlee Simpson’s tour.

His contract fell through while they were renegotiating his contract so he went back to Texas.

He decided not to work on secular projects and he began working solely on Christian music.

He wrote a demo song and named that song ‘Starry Night’ and he received a contract from Word Records. In 2010, he recorded the album ‘No far Away’ and the song was released single that year.

The song became No. 15 on the Christian Albums charts and No. 9 on the ‘Heatseeker Albums’.

‘The Single’ became No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart and it reached No. 21 on the Billboard’s Heatseeker songs.

It became the first debut single to reach No. 1 in over three years when the song topped the Christian AC Monitored chart.

He came with his second single song, “7×70” which was about forgiveness following his parent’s divorce when he was a fifth-grade student.

He made his tour to support the album, first opening for Point of Grace for a twelve-night tour and he joined the Winter Jam 2011 national tour along with Newsboys and Francesca Battistelli in 45 cities.

Lifetime Achievement and Awards

He has achieved GMA Dove Awards for the category ‘New Artist of the Year’, ‘Male Vocalist of the Year’, and ‘Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year’ in 2011 and he was nominated in the category ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year’ for his sons ‘Starry Night’ in 2011.

Chris August: Net Worth and Salary

It is estimated that he has a net worth of around $48 million and his main source of income is from his professional career.

Chris August: Rumors and Controversies

He is very secretive in nature. Chris keeps his mouth closed.

He has not been involved in any rumor and controversies in his professional and personal life.

Chris August: Description of Body Measurements

He has got dark brown hair and hazel eyes.

Other information regarding his height, weight, etc. is not available.

Is Chris August active on social media?

He has around 51k followers on Instagram, about 108k followers on Twitter and over 223k followers on Facebook.

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