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Biography
Infobox musical artist | | name = Krystal Meyers || image = Krystal Meyers 1.JPG| image_size = ||| background = solo_singer || birth_name = || alias = || birth_date = Birth date and age|1988|7|31| origin = Orange County, California || Instruments = Guitar || genre = Christian rock , Contemporary Christian , alternative rock , pop music|pop , dance-pop , electro music|electro | occupation = Singer-songwriter || years_active = 2005–2009 || label = Essential Records (Christian)|Essential Records (2005-2008)| associated_acts = || website = http://krystalmeyers.com/ KrystalMeyers.com || current_members = || past_members = |Krystal Meyers (born July 31, 1988 in Orange County, California ) is an United States|American Christian rock / Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and musician . She has released three albums under Essential Records (Christian)|Essential Records : Krystal Meyers (album)|Krystal Meyers , Dying for a Heart , and Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers album)|Make Some Noise and is known best for her hit US singles: " The Way to Begin ", " The Beauty of Grace " and " Hallelujah (Krystal Meyers song)|Hallelujah " and for her international crossover singles " Anticonformity " and " Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers song)|Make Some Noise ".
Personal life
Krystal Meyers started singing at home at the age of two; sang her first solo in church at the age of five; started writing songs by age ten http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=aPufTx1bYRI Krystal Meyers - PCTV Interview / YouTube Retrieved on 2009-04-13. and was playing the acoustic guitar by thirteen, later releasing her self titled first album " Krystal Meyers (album)|Krystal Meyers " at age sixteen in 2005. Her second album, " Dying For A Heart ", was released on September 19, 2006 and her third " Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers album)|Make Some Noise " was released on September 9, 2008 cite web |url= http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/KrystalMeyers.asp |title=Krystal Meyers Discography |publisher= Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=2008-04-28 and was later http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/nbc-new-season-promo-and-heroes-video/ used by NBC in promoting its fall 2008 line-up. http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/nbc-new-season-promo-and-heroes-video/ NBC New Season Promo and Heroes’ Video / Krystal Meyers' Lyrics and a sampling of her music was used on ABC's high-impact Sunday-Night Lineup. http://www.itickets.com/news/index.html? detail=1& id=1370 Christian Music News / itickets.com Retrieved on 2009-09-05.
Born in California , she and her family later moved to Eugene, Oregon , (where her brother was born), http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=bnRzU71tJ-k& feature=related JCTV Krystal Meyers Interview (Part 1) / YouTube Retrieved on 2009-04-14. and when she was six she and her family moved from there to Franklin, Tennessee , a Nashville suburb . http://www.wikimusicguide.com/Krystal_Meyers Krystal Meyers' Music Guide / WikiMusicGuide Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
While at Barefoot Republic youth camp, http://christianmusic.about.com/od/musicnews/a/aakmeyerssigns.htm Krystal Meyers, A 16 Year-Old Rock Atrist, Signs Deal With Essential Records Retrieved on 2009-09-28. at the age of fourteen, before entering the ninth grade, she wrote "Anticonformity" (the song she says got her started) with a friend, Hannah Dwinell. http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/artists/Meyers_Krystal.aspx Krystal Meyers / CBN.com Retrieved on 2009-04-13. When she entered the ninth grade she says she saw her peers falling into drugs and sex and then "anticonformity" became " http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=aPufTx1bYRI really real" to her: What's important is "becoming the person God wants you to be and refusing to become the person that the world wants you to be...and to pursue the plan that God has for you... I know exactly what you're going through... I just want to encourage you."
Faith
Krystal stated that she knew she would be in music ministry from the time she could talk: “A lady in our church told my mom ‘Your daughter is going to travel the world and be a missionary.’ That’s what this is—a mission field and music is the outlet... My faith means everything to me,” she says. “It’s who I am. It’s the basis of everything I do. Jesus Christ is everything. He’s given me peace and joy that is so unreal that I just have to sing about it. It comes out in my music. I have to share what I believe& #33; ...I wanted God to be speaking through my music. So I stepped back and prayed about it. I surrendered the whole writing process to God.”
Magazine covers and modeling
In Japan , where Krystal's first record went gold, she has been on the cover of "Nylon" Japan, http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/2008/08/krystal-meyers-and-fireflight.html Photo in article has Krystal on Nylon Magazine Retrieved on 2009-10-02. "AERA English" magazine, twice (their second issue in 2007 http://publications.asahi.com/ecs/detail/? item_id=7808 AERA English 2007.2 publications.asahi.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13. and their eleventh issue in 2008 http://publications.asahi.com/ecs/detail/? item_id=9773 AERA English 2008.11 publications.asahi.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13. ) and Tower Records ' "Bounce" magazine. Krystal has also been on the cover of "In Rock" which is Japan's version of "Rolling Stone" magazine, and in the United States she has been on the cover of "Vision" magazine http://www.visionmagazine.co.za/archive.html Vision Magazine: About visionmagazine.co.za.com Retrieved on 2009-10-13. and "ONCOURSE" magazine http://gospelpublishing.com/store/startitem.cfm? item=746070& cat=GPINDEX& mastercat=& path=GPINDEX OnCourse Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Retrieved on 2009-04-22. and she has done worldwide modeling for UNIQLO : One of their Television commercials which was also used on the Internet and she did print and Internet modeling for UNIQLO's "Style Book".
Music
Krystal Meyers
Krystal signed with Essential Records (Christian)|Essential Records http://christianmusic.about.com/library/pics/bl_photokrystalmeyerssigns.htm Krystal Meyers Signs with Essential Records Retrieved on 2009-09-28. for her self-titled album, " Krystal Meyers (album)|Krystal Meyers ", from which came four top ten singles on the U.S. Christian charts. Working with CCM artist and producer Ian Eskelin and the Wizardz of Oz production team, her song, "Anticonformity" became the number one pop single in Japan.
The album's lead single " The Way to Begin " charted at #1 on the Christian CHR Charts. Other singles " My Savior " and " Anticonformity " peaked at #8 and " Fire (Krystal Meyers song)|Fire " peaked at #9. The album peaked at #48 on Top Heatseekers and went Gold in Japan.
The album was a Pop/Rock album comparable to Ashlee Simpson or Avril Lavigne. It was released on June 7, 2005 in the US and on May 30, 2006 worldwide.
Dying for a Heart
Krystal's second album, " Dying for a Heart|Dying For A Heart ", was released on September 19, 2006 in the US and on October 24, 2006 worldwide.
"One cut on the album is " The Situation (Krystal Meyers song)|The Situation ," (which openly opposes premarital sex) a song about temptation and having the strength to make the right choice when a relationship begins to take a more physical turn. "We wanted to write a controversial kind of song that would totally challenge the youth of this generation," she says of the song she crafted with her guitarist Brian Hitt. "With ' The Situation (Krystal Meyers song)|The Situation ' being about premarital sex, we wanted to make it more challenging and in-your-face. This is a real subject and it's serious."" http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/krystalmeyers/krystalmeyers.html Krystal Meyers / Christian Music Today / ChristianityToday.com Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
The album peaked at #19 on Top Heatseekers. Its first single " Collide (Krystal Meyers song)|Collide " hit #6 on the Christian Rock Charts. The second single " Beauty of Grace|The Beauty Of Grace " hit #4 on the Christian CHR Charts and #2 in Japan . The third single, " Hallelujah (Krystal Meyers song)|Hallelujah ", peaked at #28 on the Christian Rock Charts.
Make Some Noise
" Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers album)|Make Some Noise " is Meyers' third studio album released September 9, 2008 in the US and July 9, 2008 in Japan ; making its world-wide Internet video premier on Yahoo Music on July 10, 2008. http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/KrystalMeyers/Make-Some-Noise--157439307 Krystal Meyers Make Some Noise Music Video on Yahoo& #33; Music Retrieved on 2009-08-23. The album is very different from her first two albums as she moves more into a pop dance realm with her songs. Krystal's lead single is called " Shine (Krystal Meyers song)|Shine " and it charted well in the Christian CHR charts, as well as charting at #13 on the iTunes top Christian/Gospel songs chart. Other songs released from the album are " Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers song)|Make Some Noise ", the title track, " Love it Away|Love It Away ", and " My Freedom ".
The " Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers album)|Make Some Noise " album is also available in an http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=289406770 iTunes Worldwide Deluxe Edition with eleven individual songs (including "Sweet Dreams", a bonus song) and three additional versions of "Make Some Noise" (song) where the chorus is in Indonesian, Mandarin and Thai (for a total of fourteen songs). Also included is a "Make Some Noise" (Video) Digital Booklet.
When asked about the album Krystal said the following; "It's a fun album. It's new. It's different... stylistically from what I had been doing before. It's kind of more of a... 80's pop, disco esque, European dance kind of album." http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php? viewkey=b17f6ea4bdad94d39b69 Krystal Meyers Visits GodTube!& #33; / tangle Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
Videos
http://krystalmeyers.com/ Make Some Noise - http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/hallelujah-video/ Hallelujah - http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/the-beauty-of-grace-video/ The Beauty of Grace - http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/fire-video/ Fire - http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/anticonformity-video/ Anticonformity - http://krystalmeyerslyrics.wordpress.com/shine-video/ Shine On iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo? id=289406840& s=143441 Make Some Noise - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo? id=254553744& s=143441 Anticonformity - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo? id=254264744& s=143441 Fire - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo? id=250974500& s=143441& uo=4 Hallelujah - http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewVideo? id=328868691& s=143441 The Beauty of Grace
Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers album)|Make Some Noise (2008)
Awards / nominations and notable mentions
Krystal Meyers' song " Make Some Noise (Krystal Meyers song)|Make Some Noise " was selected to be included in the http://www.chinasprout.com/shop/MCT116 Official 2008 Olympics Album: Olympics 2008 - One World, One Dream. 2008 Summer Olympics marketing#Albums|2008 Summer Olympics marketing: Albums Retrieved on 2009-10-05. http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Krystal.Meyers/Article-379_2395.htm Official 2008 Olympics Album To Feature Music From Krystal Meyers And Fireflight: Olympics 2008 - One World, One Dream - Breathecast.com Retrieved on 2009-10-02.
Krystal has received four Dove Award nominations: two at the 37th GMA Dove Awards (New Artist of the Year and Special Event Album), one for the 38th GMA Dove Awards (Female Vocalist of the Year) http://www.sesac.com/News/News_Details.aspx? id=749 Dove Awards Nominations Announced Retrieved on 2009-05-24. and one for the 39th GMA Dove Awards for Female Vocalist of the Year." http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/08gmaawards.htm Krystal Meyers Female Vocalist of the Year Nominations / About.com Retrieved on 2009-04-16.
References
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Official websites
http://krystalmeyers.com/ Krystal Meyers' Official Website
http://www.youtube.com/krystalmeyers Krystal Meyers' Official YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/krystalmeyersVEVO Krystal Meyers' Official Vevo
http://myspace.com/krystalmeyers Krystal Meyers' Official myspace
http://www.facebook.com/krystalmeyers Krystal Meyers' Official facebook
http://www.ilike.com/artist/Krystal+Meyers Krystal Meyers' Official iLike
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/BV/krystalmeyers/index.html Krystal Meyers' Official Sony Music Japan
Krystal Meyers Persondata | NAME =Meyers, Krystal | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =1988-07-31 | PLACE OF BIRTH = DEFAULTSORT:Meyers, Krystal Category:American Christians Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Living people Category:1988 births Category:American female singers Category:American pop singers Category:American rock singers Category:Female rock singers Category:Performers of Christian rock music Category:English-language singers Category:People from California
