1. Charles Christopher Sligh is an American singer, songwriter, producer and pastor who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, finishing in tenth place.
25 Facts About Chris Sligh
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Chris Sligh has released 14 albums since 2001 as a solo artist, with his band Half Past Forever or with his former church's musical entity, Shoreline Music.
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The family moved to Durham, North Carolina, when Chris Sligh was three years old but soon moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, where Chuck ministered to American troops.
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Chuck Chris Sligh is an accomplished guitarist and passed his love of music to his three sons, of whom Chris Sligh is the oldest.
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Chris Sligh transferred to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, in his sophomore year intending to major in music.
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Chris Sligh was expelled from Bob Jones after he broke school rules.
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Chris Sligh then attended North Greenville University but left shy a few credits of earning a music degree.
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Chris Sligh was the frontman and guitarist for his band which was formed with a member of a defunct, local South Carolina band.
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Chris Sligh produced, and wrote or co-wrote all of the album's seventeen songs.
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Chris Sligh was an early favorite of the judges, as all 3 judges spoke of a guy with curly hair who did not look like your typical American Idol.
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However, by the third week of the semi-finals, after Chris Sligh sang "We All Wanna Be Loved" by DC Talk, the judges criticized him more sharply.
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Chris Sligh retorted by saying, "Just because I don't sound like Il Divo or the Teletubbies doesn't mean that I don't have a good voice" alluding to Cowell's creation of the classical boy band Il Divo and his work in making an album featuring the Teletubbies.
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Chris Sligh was eliminated from American Idol on March 28,2007 finishing in tenth-place.
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The next day, Chris Sligh said that he had not sought to win the competition and that he had considered quitting the show two weeks before, but stayed on the show in order to make it into the top ten so that he could go on tour with the other top ten finalists.
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In November 2007, Chris Sligh stated that he had signed a solo deal with Brash Music, an Atlanta-based independent label that is distributed through Warner Bros.
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Chris Sligh's album was released on May 6,2008 by Brash Music.
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In December 2008, Sligh toured with NewSong on the NewSong Christmas celebration tour.
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In March and April 2009, Chris Sligh toured with [2] Natalie Grant and Meredith Andrews on the Make It Matter Tour.
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In May 2009, Chris Sligh announced that he had parted ways with his label Brash Music and was "negotiating with a major label" for his next deal.
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From September to November 2009, Chris Sligh completed his second annual Back to School Tour, a co-headlining effort with Aaron Shust.
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Chris Sligh was hired at Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot, Colorado as a worship minister.
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Chris Sligh built a songwriting and production division of the church called Shoreline Music and featured on the album No Height, No Depth, which came out in 2015.
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In 2017, Chris Sligh returned to touring and played over forty shows.
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In 2018, Chris Sligh produced the majority of an EP for Curt Anderson and wrote and produced for Jenna Long.
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In 2019, Chris Sligh partnered with Worship Tutorials to release a series of videos.