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Infobox musical artist|name = Ginny Owens|image =|alt =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Virginia Leigh Owens|birth_date = birth date and age|1975|04|22|origin = Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson , Mississippi , United States |genre = contemporary Christian music|CCM , pop music|Pop |occupation = singer, songwriter , philanthropist |years_active = 1999–present|label = Rocketown Records|Rocketown (1999-2007), EMI Gospel|Soul Stride/EMI Gospel (2011-present)|website = url| http://www.ginnyowensmusic.com Virginia Leigh Owens (born April 22, 1975) is a Contemporary Christian music singer/songwriter. "Ginny" Owens was born in Jackson, Mississippi , with poor eyesight and has been blind since the age of two.cite book|last=Cusic|first=Don |title=Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music: pop, rock, and worship|year=2010 |isbn=0-313-34425-6|page=319 She earned her bachelor of music education in 1997 from Belmont University , but found that most people were skeptical about hiring a blind music teacher.cite book|title=Special Needs-Special Ministry|year=2003|publisher=Group Publishing|isbn=0-7644-2547-1|page=165 She entered the music business by writing songs for Michael Puryear's Final Four Publishing, which led to a number of labels competing for her, before she chose Rocketown Records .cite news|last=Price|first=Deborah Evans|title=Higher Ground|newspaper= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |date=23 March 2002|page=20 She concentrated in singing and songwriting and began making CDs, and has been producing them since 1999 with Rocketown Records, a label under Michael W. Smith .cite news|last=Price|first=Deborah Evans|title=Higher Ground|newspaper= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |date=July 31, 1999 Owens won the Nashville " LilithFair '99 Talent Search", which earned her a spot singing at that year's festival, and the following year performed at the Sundance Film Festival .cite news|last=Campbell|first=Lucy|title=Check out the velvet sounds at film fests|newspaper= Deseret News |date=January 28, 2000
Her music has been featured on television shows, such as Roswell (TV series)|Roswell cite book|last=Burnett|first=Robyn|title=Crash Into Me: The World of Roswell|year=2002|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=1-55022-539-1|page=166 and Felicity (TV series)|Felicity . Owens has also received three GMA Dove Award|Dove awards , including Dove Award for New Artist of the Year|New Artist of the Year (2000) and Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year (2001) for "Blessed" with Rachael Lampa and Cindy Morgan (singer)|Cindy Morgan .cite web|url= http://www.doveawards.com/history.php? x=artist |title=Dove Awards History Artist
In 2005, Owens started a non-profit organization called the Fingerprint Initiative. The organization has worked in conjunction with other groups, such as Compassion International , International JusticeMission , and Habitat for Humanity .cite web|title=Ginny Owens Founds Humanitarian Organization|url= http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp? a=3284& z=1|publisher=CMSpin|date=May 18, 2005Verify credibility|date=January 2011 Owens was featured on national television, including NBC's Today Showcite web|last=Hunsberger|first=Maryann B.|title=She's Cool with Discomfort |url= http://www.thefish.com/music/interviews/11617935/She%27s-Cool-with-Discomfort/|publisher=Christianity Today and CNN,cite news|url= http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0511/28/lol.01.html|title=Flood Prevention; Leaving Fingerprints; Congressman Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes|date=November 28, 2005 | work=CNN for her contribution to help rebuild New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina . Owens has just recently released her new album, " Get In, I'm Driving".
http://www.fingerprintInitiative.com The Fingerprint Initiative
http://www.thoughtquotient.com/music/ginnyowens/ginnyowens.htm Thought Quotient - Interview with Ginny Owens
http://www.myspace.com/ginnyowens Ginny on MySpace
Persondata | NAME = Owens, Ginny | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 22, 1975 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Ginny Category:American Christians Category:Blind musicians Category:Christian religion-related songwriters Category:Living people Category:American performers of Christian music Category:1975 births Category:people from Jackson, Mississippi singer-songwriter-stubChristian-music-stub
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