1. Michael DeWayne Tait was born on May 18,1966 and is an American contemporary Christian music artist.
13 Facts About Michael Tait
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Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school.
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Michael Tait has a sister Lynda Randle, who is a Southern Gospel singer.
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Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 while he was in high school in the Washington, DC area, and together they began creating music.
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In 2006, Michael Tait announced that they were working on an album titled Loveology.
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Former Newsboys lead singer Peter Furler still provided lead vocals on the 2009 album In the Hands of God, though Michael Tait provided supporting vocals, along with Jamie Rowe of Guardian.
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Michael Tait performed lead vocals for most of the songs, but Peter did come out to sing lead on the song "Breakfast".
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On January 16,2025, Michael Tait released a statement on social media saying he will be stepping down as lead singer of Newsboys.
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Michael Tait contributed to various books, including the popular Jesus Freaks and Jesus Freaks II books.
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Michael Tait has contributed to the books Under God and Living Under God with DC Talk bandmate TobyMac.
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Michael Tait has five sisters, one of them is Southern gospel alto singer Lynda Randle.
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Michael Tait told Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes in February 2016 that he supported Ted Cruz for president in the 2016 election.
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Michael Tait signed a letter opposing President Donald Trump's impeachment in December 2019 and participated in the Evangelicals for Trump rally in January 2020.