Genre: Christmas, Pop/Rock, Worship
For fans of: Andraé Crouch, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Bryan Duncan
Label: Tyscot Records

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It was always about music for Carman Domenic Licciardello, born into an Italian New Jersey home filled with music and laughter. His teenage talents on the drums and guitars landed him in clubs in Jersey, New York, and Vegas, but after a life-changing encounter with God at an Andrae Crouch concert, the talented, passionate musician committed his life and his gifting to reaching the world for Christ through the arts.

Following five years of ministerial preparation, Carman formed Carman Ministries and later Carman World Outreach, together destined to change the face of Christian music and contemporary evangelism. After his 1982 self-titled musical debut, he issued a series of albums that launched him to the top of CCM playlists, recognized by Charisma's readers' choice as Favorite Male Vocalist for three years running, and Billboard's CCM Artist of the Year in 1990. Along the way, Carman garnered awards and honors too numerous to count, including 15 Gold and Platinum albums and videos, with sales of over 10 million records.

More importantly, Carman has seen well over one million concert salvations, as well as holding the record for the largest solo Christian concerts in history with 50,000 in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1993, and more recently, 80,000 attending in Charlotte, North Carolina. On top of all that, he has written novels, screenplays, and had the longest running theatrical release for a Christian film with 2001's "The Champion," a film in which he also played lead. He collected over a million names on a petition to return prayer to schools, the record for one individual gathering signatures on a petition of any kind in our country's rich history. His albums continue to be very well received in the marketplace, including Heart of a Champion (2000), Ultimate Praise (2002), House of Praise (2003), and Live and Reloaded! (2005). He regularly puts his hand to various TV productions, often serving as a lively guest host on the TBN network. To put it succinctly, Carman has entertained, encouraged, and preached the Gospel message so dear to his heart for over 25 years, crossing cultural, denominational, and ethnic lines without constraint.

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