Jon Bauer
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Bauer
Born	March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01) (age 30)
Genres	Praise & Worship
Occupations	Worship Artist
Years active	2004 (2004) - present
Labels	Crossway Records - Indie Label
Website	www.jon-bauer.com

Jon Bauer is a Christian worship leader and songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Bauer leads worship, speaks, and performs at churches/conferences/schools throughout the world. Some of his most well known songs are "Awaken", "Giver of Grace", "Your Amazing Grace", "Life of Worship", and "Pray".

Contents 1 Musical career 2 Discography 2.1 Studio Albums 2.2 Songs on Compilations 3 Awards and recognition 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Musical career

Bauer won Canada's 2007 People's Choice Awards (Shai Awards) for Canada's New Artist of the Year. He has also received multiple award nominations including Praise and Worship Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop Contemporary Album of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year from the Canadian Gospel Music Awards in 2005 and 2006, and the Shai Gospel Music Awards 2007.

Bauer released his first album in February 2005 titled "Life of Worship". His second CD, "Surround" was released on October 2, 2007.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

• Life of Worship (2005)
• Surround (2007)
• Life of Worship (2005)
• Surround (2007)
• Giver of Grace - Kids Worship: Volume 1 (2008)

[edit] Songs on Compilations

• Merge (Lakeside, 2005)
• Sea to Sea: I See The Cross, "Life of Worship" (CMC, 2005)
• Sea to Sea: For Endless Days, "Your Amazing Grace" (CMC, 2006)
• Sea to Sea: The Voice of Creation, "Awaken" (CMC, 2007)
• Maximum Worship Blue - Canada's Top 25 Worship Songs, "Awaken" (Hosanna, 2007)

[edit] Awards and recognition

GMA Canada Covenant Awards

• 2005 nominee, Praise And Worship Album Of The Year: Life of Worship
• 2005 nominee, Male Vocalist Of The Year
• 2006 nominee, Song Of The Year: "Promise"
• 2006 Compilation Album Of The Year: Sea to Sea - I See the Cross, "Life of Worship"
• 2007 nominee, Worship Song Of The Year: "Life of Worship"
• 2008 Male Vocalist Of The Year^[1]
• 2009 Children's Album Of The Year: Giver Of Grace
• 2009 nominee, Modern Worship Song Of The Year: "Surround"

Maja Awards

• 2006 seven nominations^[2]
• 2008 Male Artist Of The Year

Shai Awards

• 2007 New Artist Of The Year
• 2007 nominee, Male Soloist Of The Year
• 2007 nominee, Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year: Life of Worship

Western Canadian Music Awards

• 2008 nominee, Outstanding Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording: Surround

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Contemporary Christian music

[edit] External links

• www.jon-bauer.com Official web site
• Jon Bauer at MySpace
• www.staalliance.org St. Albert Alliance Church