Andy Cherry
Born
Andrew Paul Cherry

(1986-03-16) March 16, 1986 (age 39)[1][2]
OriginCharlotte, North Carolina
GenresContemporary Christian
OccupationsSinger, songwriter
InstrumentVocals. guitar
Years active2007–present
LabelsEssential
Websiteandycherry.com

Andrew Paul Cherry (born March 16, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2012 he released the album entitled Nothing Left to Fear, his first full-length studio album with Essential Records. Cherry's award-winning producer was Jason Ingram of One Sonic Society. Cherry had the No. 2 most played song on Air1 for the week of April 28, 2012 and had the No. 4 most played song on K-LOVE for the week of April 8, 2012 with the song "Our God's Alive".[4][5]

Background

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Cherry's parents are Paul and Mary Beth Cherry and he has three older sisters named Christine, Rebecca, and Sarah.[3][2] Stereo Subversion said that he was leading worship during the day and playing in bars at night. Shortly after high school, he got up to sing one morning and felt something just wasn’t right. 'I didn’t want to be there,' he says. 'I thought, I'm wasting my time.’"[6] He realized that "he was in the midst of something bigger than himself, and decided to get on board and see where it led."[6]

Cherry was on "The Love in Between Tour" with Matt Maher and Laura Story, and was on the "Grace Amazing Tour" with Jimmy Needham and Trip Lee, a rapper from Dallas.[7] Cherry went on a solo 20-city tour in 2012.[7] CCM, a magazine, said Cherry is a "25-year old troubadour [that] blends the best of both lyrical worlds over stomping and soft spoken guitar strums, all nestled in the crisp production of Jason Ingram".[8] CCM said "Cherry invites listeners to lay their worries at the foot of the cross and simply raise their hands in praise."

In August 2014, Cherry took a full-time worship leader position at Fairfax Community Church in Fairfax, Virginia where he is employed. He leads weekend worship and coordinates the worship team at the church.[citation needed]

Charts

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Cherry's song "Our God's Alive" was the No. 2 song on Air 1 for the week of April 28, 2012.[4] On K-LOVE, the song reached No. 4 for the week of April 8, 2012.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
Christian
US
Heatseakers
2012 Nothing Left to Fear 40[9] 35[9]
2022 Invocation

Singles

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Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album
US Billboard Hot Christian Songs
2012 "Our God's Alive" 19[10] Nothing Left to Fear

Personal life

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Cherry and Michelle Conley married on October 8, 2010.[11][12]

The Voice

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Cherry competed in Season 7 of The Voice, but failed to have a chair turn and he did not advance on the show.

References

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  1. ^ Cherry, Andy (March 17, 2012). "Andy Cherry twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b PublicRecords (April 2, 2012). "Andrew P Cherry in North Carolina". PublicRecords. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b officialandycherry (March 26, 2012). "HI, I'm Andy Cherry". YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Air 1 (April 28, 2012). "Air 1 Top Songs: April 28, 2012". Air 1. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b K-LOVE (April 8, 2012). "Top Songs: April 8, 2012". K-LOVE. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Bush, Russell (March 7, 2012). "Despite lingering uncertainty, Andy Cherry has Nothing Left to Fear". Stereo Subversion. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Van Pelt, Doug, Andy Cherry 's National Tour, HM, archived from the original on November 20, 2012, retrieved April 25, 2012
  8. ^ Argyrakis, Andy (March 1, 2012). "Andy Cherry". CCM Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Cherry, Andy (March 24, 2012). "Nothing Left to Fear – Andy Cherry". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  10. ^ Cherry, Andy (April 2, 2012). "Our God's Alive – Andy Cherry". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Cherry, Andrew; Conley, Michelle (October 2010). "Andrew Cherry and Michelle Conley wedding". Wedding Channel. Retrieved April 2, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Conley, Michelle. "Just in case you were wondering who I am". Get the Fork Outta Here. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
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