Kristyn Getty
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22 May 1980
- Singer
- songwriter
- worship leader
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| Born | Kristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Lennox 22 May 1980 |
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| Website | gettymusic |
Kristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Getty (née Lennox, born 22 May 1980 in Belfast) is a Grammy-nominated Northern Irish Christian artist, hymnwriter, author, and co-founder of the Getty Music organization and foundation.
Keith & Kristyn Getty
Main article: Keith & Kristyn Getty
Getty has headlined shows at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, the Grand Ole Opry House, and Ryman Auditorium.[1][2] Hymns she has written and recorded are sung an estimated 100 million times per year.[3]
Together, the Gettys founded the annual Sing! Conference in their adopted hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, and co-edited The Sing! Hymnal, published by Crossway in 2025. In 2020, Kristyn recorded the entire English Standard Version (ESV) Bible for Crossway.
Collaborations
Getty has recorded collaborations with artists across numerous genres, including country artists Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill; gospel artist Heather Headley, South African a capella chorus Ladysmith Black Mambazo, rapper Trip Lee, contemporary Christian artist Chris Tomlin, and Celtic folk singer Moya Brennan.
Recognition
Christianity Today has described Getty as one of the world's "preeminent" hymn writers and credits her and her husband, Keith Getty, with having "changed the way evangelicals worship."[4][5]
Getty's album Confessio–Irish American Roots was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Roots Gospel Album category.[6]
Her album Evensong – Hymns and Lullabies at the Close of Day, which featured the Gettys' four daughters and collaborators from country, bluegrass, and contemporary Christian genres, reached #1 on Billboard's mainstream Kids Album chart in November 2000, displacing Disney's Frozen 2 soundtrack for the first time in 36 weeks.[7]
She has won two GMA Dove Awards: 2019 Inspirational Album of the Year for The North Coast Sessions and 2022 Children's Album of the Year for Getty Kids Hymnal: Hymns from Home.[8][9]
Her book Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life, Family, and Church was a finalist in the Ministry Resources and New Author categories for the 2018 Christian Book Awards.[10]
She was named a Fellow at the Royal School of Church Music in 2019, and was bestowed a 2025 "She Leads UK" award at Windsor Castle recognizing contributions to positive advancement of Christianity in Britain, and was named an International Woman of the Year by She Leads Tennessee in 2025.[11][12][13]
In 2017, the Gettys performed for then-US Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence at the vice president's residence, which is on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.[14] They have performed for George W. Bush, the United Nations, former South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak, and former UK prime minister Theresa May.[15]
According to CCLl, "In Christ Alone" ranks as the No.1 most-sung song in UK churches.[16] Written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty in 2001, the song is the second most popular hymn in the UK according to a survey conducted by the BBC's Songs of Praise programme.[17]
Getty's two sold-out shows at Belfast SSE Arena in December 2024 were the highest-selling Christian music event in the history of Northern Ireland, the highest-selling carol service in the history of Northern Ireland, and the second two-night sellout of SEE Arena by a Northern Irish artist after Snow Patrol.[18]
