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Marcos Witt
Birth nameJonathan Mark Witt Holder
Born (1962-05-19) May 19, 1962 (age 62)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Pastor, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Recording artist,
Instrument(s)Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Years active1986–present
LabelsCanZion, Sony BMG
Websitecanzion.com/marcoswitt

Marcos Witt (born May 19, 1962), is an American, five-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Christian singer and pastor.

Biography

Marcos Witt is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango, México, in 1964 and they started a missionary outreach. The work was unexpectedly halted after Jerry's death that same year.

Years later, Marcos’ mother, Nola Holder, found a companion in Frank Warren and remarried. Warren embraced the vision God had originally given Jerry and Nola as his own and together they would begin to build new churches in Durango, México. The second marriage not only provided a husband for Nola, but equally important, a father figure for Marcos, Jerry, and Felipe. Later, the couple would give birth to two additional children, twin daughters Nola and Lorena Warren.

Marcos' education began with basic studies at the American School of Durango. He then studied classical music at the University of Juarez (Durango, México) and eventually he started his theological studies at International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, Marcos is working towards his masters degree at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Starting in 2002, for ten years he served as pastor of the Spanish Christian congregation at the megachurch Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. .[1]

His daughter, Elena Witt, sang "Cristo, Amante de mi Alma" on the album "Alegria."

Career

In 1986, musician, songwriter, singer, author, speaker and pastor, Marcos founded CanZion Producciones when he recorded his first project, “Canción a Dios”. Today he has recorded 30 projects that are available on cassette, CD, and (his latest projects) on DVD. He has sold over 10,000,000 copies of his records in México, the United States and Latin America.[citation needed]

In 1994, Marcos founded CanZion Institute, a school dedicated to the preparation of worship leaders and music ministers. Today there are over 3,000 students attending the 28 campuses of the Institute in 10 different countries throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.[citation needed]

Marcos has written ten books including Adoremos, which has recently been translated to English, Portuguese and French and Qué hacemos con estos músicos in Portuguese. Between 2009 and 2012, more than 3,000,000 people have attended Marcos's concerts in some of the main venues of Latin America. Concerts have been held in such places as "El Estadio Veléz Sarsfield" in Argentina, "Figali Convention Center" in Panama,"El Estadio Nacional de Cuzcatlán" in El Salvador, "El Estadio Monumental" in Ecuador, "El Estadio El Campín" in Colombia, "El Palacio de los Deportes" and "El Estadio Azteca" in México City, just to name a few.

Since the year 2000, Marcos has participated in over 100 leadership conferences and seminars organized by LIDERE, a company dedicated to the equipping of leaders and pastors.

In 2001, Marcos received the Award by the People for his outstanding musical career; the award was presented by Ritmo Latino.

On September 15, 2002, Marcos was appointed the Senior Pastor of the Hispanic congregation at Lakewood Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. The Hispanic congregation of Lakewood Church has an active and growing congregation of more than 6,000 people and a TV program which airs every week in over 20 countries and can be watched live on the internet.

In September 2003, Marcos also received a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian Album, for “Sana Nuestra Tierra” (“Heal Our Land”). In November of that same year, Marcos recorded “Recordando Otra Vez” (“Remembering Once Again”), at the LA Sports Arena. This recording brought CanZion into the secular market because of its distribution agreement with Sony, who already had a solid plan for promotion and marketing in this area. Included in Marcos’ schedule is his frequent attendance to The White House, for diverse events in representation of the Evangelical Hispanic Community.

In 2004, Marcos received his second Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of “Recordando Otra Vez”.

On November 2, 2006, Witt received his third Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Dios es Bueno" (God is Good).

On October 31, 2006, he released "Alegría" (Joy) which was recorded live in the country of Chile. On April 26, 2007, the album "Alegría" won a Latin Billboard Award for Best Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Running up with the nominees: Salvador, Jaci Velasquez and Fernando Ortega.

On October 2, 2007, he released his most recent recording "Sinfonía del Alma" (Symphony from the Soul) which he recorded and dedicated for his father who had recently died a year earlier.

On November 8, 2007, Witt received his fourth Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Alegría" (Joy).

On November 15, 2012, Marcos Witt received his fifth Latin Grammy for Best Christian Album for the recording of "25 Concierto Conmemorativo" (25 Memorial Concert).

Personal life

In 1986, Marcos married Miriam Lee and together they have four children. The couple's firstborn, Elena, is married to singer Harold Guerra, who is signed to Canzion Records, the recording company that was founded by Marcos Witt.[2]

Discography

Year of Release Title Label
1986 Canción a Dios CanZion
1988 Adoremos! CanZion
Word
1991 Proyecto AA CanZion
Word
1991 Tú y Yo CanZion
Word
1992 Te Anhelo CanZion
1992 Te Exaltamos Hosanna! Music
1993 Poderoso CanZion
Word
1994 Lo Mejor de Marcos CanZion
1994 ¡Alabadle! CanZion
1995 Recordando... Una Misma Senda CanZion
1996 Venció CanZion
1996 Es Navidad CanZion
1998 Preparad el Camino CanZion
1998 Lo Mejor de Instrumentales CanZion
1998 Lo Mejor de Marcos II CanZion
1999 Enciende Una Luz CanZion
2000 Homenaje a Jesús CanZion
2000 Vencéu CanZion
2000 El Volverá CanZion
2001 Vivencias CanZion
2001 Sana Nuestra Tierra CanZion
2002 El Encuentro CanZion
2003 Lo Mejor de Marcos III CanZion
2002 Dios de Pactos CanZion
2003 Amazing God CanZion
2004 Recordando Otra Vez CanZion
Sony BMG
2004 Tiempo de Navidad CanZion
Sony BMG
2004 Antología CanZion
Sony Discos
2005 Dios es Bueno CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte
2005 Christmas Time CanZion
2006 Alegría CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte
2007 Sinfonía del Alma CanZion
Vene Music
2008 Sobrenatural CanZion
Vene Music
2009[3] En Adoración CanZion
Vene Music
2011 25 Concierto Conmemorativo Canzion

Bibliography

  • Adoremos. Editorial Caribe: Distributed by Editorial Betania, 1993, ISBN 0-88113-195-4
  • Qué hacemos con estos músicos?. Editorial Caribe, 1995, ISBN 0-88113-160-1
  • A Worship-Filled Life . Creation House, 1998, ISBN 0-88419-543-0
  • Enciende Una Luz. Casa Creacion, 2000, ISBN 0-88419-559-7
  • Cómo Ejercer la Verdadera Autoridad. Casa Creacion, 2002, ISBN 0-88419-816-2
  • Decida Bien. Casa Creacion, 2003, ISBN 0-88419-869-3
  • Dile adiós a tus temores . Atria Books, 2007, ISBN 0-7432-9087-9, ISBN 978-0-7432-9087-6

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards
GMA Dove Awards
Year Award Result
2005 Spanish Album of the Year (Recordando Otra Vez) Nominated
Spanish Album of the Year (Tiempo de Navidad) Nominated
2006 Spanish Album of the Year (Dios es Bueno) Nominated
2007 Spanish Album of the Year (Alegría) Nominated
2009 Spanish Album of the Year (Sobrenatural) Nominated
AMCL Awards
Premios AMCL

Is the Artist with more AMCL Awards in the History

Premios AMCL

References

  1. ^ http://www.canzion.com/marcoswitt/index_eng.html Marcos Witt web site, press release, Sept 2012
  2. ^ Aliaga, Esly Felipe (2009 August). "Conexion Musical". Fuerza Latina (in Spanish). {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Marcos Witt en Adoracion". All Music. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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