Ricardo Sanchez (musician)
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October 2, 1967
Ricardo Sanchez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ricardo Ángel Sánchez October 2, 1967 Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Genres | Worship, CCM |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Taseis, Difference Media |
| Website | ricardomusic |
Ricardo Ángel Sánchez (born October 2, 1967) is an American Christian musician, guitarist, and worship leader, who is a Grammy-nominated GMA Dove Award-winning songwriter. He has released four albums, Unmerited, Oh What a God, It's Not Over, and Grand Symphony.
Sánchez was born, Ricardo Ángel Sánchez,[1] on October 2,[2] 1967,[3] in Scottsdale, Arizona, Arizona,[4] to parents Vicente and Fransica Sanchez, the youngest of six siblings, four brothers and a sister.[5] He grew up in the Catholic Church, where he went to services alone, and was in a mariachi group with his father, when he was five years-old. Sánchez eventually became a non-denominational Protestant, at The Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to San Antonio, Texas, to join John Hagee's Cornerstone Church.[5]
Music career
His music recording career started in 2005, with the album, Unmerited, that was released on May 24, 2005, by Taseis Music.[6] He released the subsequent two albums, Oh What a God, on May 25, 2011, and, It's Not Over, on August 2, 2011.[6] His fourth album, Grand Symphony, was released on October 2, 2015,[7][8][9] his 48th birthday, with Difference Media Group.
Awards and nominations
He won a GMA Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song in 2011, with Israel Houghton, for "The Power of One".[10] He received a Grammy Award nomination at the 52 Grammy Awards, for "Every Prayer", in the category Best Gospel Song.[citation needed]
