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Nationality
  
American

Spouse
  
Margee Ortega (m. 2008)

Name
  
Fernando Ortega

Religion
  
Anglican


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Full Name
  
Juan Fernando Ortega

Born
  
March 2, 1957 (age 67) (
1957-03-02
)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Known for
  
Christian singer/songwriter

Website
  
http://www.fernandoortega.com/

Role
  
Singer · fernandoortega.com

Movies
  
Fernando Ortega: Live in St. Paul

People also search for
  
Mac Powell, Erik Tilling, Phillip Sandifer, Cindy Diane, Rob Frazier

Albums
  
Hymns & Meditations, This Bright Hour, Hymns of Worship, The Shadow of Your Win, Beginnings

Profiles

Twitter
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Education
  
University of New Mexico

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Juan Fernando Ortega (born March 2, 1957) is a singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted both for his interpretations of many traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus" and "Be Thou My Vision", and for writing clear, easily understood songs, such as "This Good Day".

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Biography

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Ortega was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico near the banks of the Rio Grande. He started learning piano at eight years of age. Through his father's work with the United States Department of State, he also spent time in Ecuador and Barbados. His family lived in Chimayo, NM for eight generations, which has been cited as an influence on his music.

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Ortega graduated from Valley High School and The University of New Mexico, where he received his bachelor's degree in music education.

It is from his heritage and classical training at The University of New Mexico where Ortega derives his sound, embracing country, classical, Celtic, Latin American, world, modern folk and rustic hymnody.

Discography

  • In a Welcome Field (1991/2000)
  • Meditations of the Heart (1992)
  • Meditations of the Heart Encore (1993)
  • Hymns and Mediations (1994)
  • Night of Your Return (1996)
  • This Bright Hour (1998)
  • The Breaking of the Dawn (1998)
  • Give Me Jesus - EP (1999)
  • Home (2000)
  • Camino Largo (2001)
  • Storm (2002)
  • Hymns of Worship (2003)
  • Fernando Ortega (2004)
  • Live In St. Paul - DVD (2004)
  • Beginnings (2005)
  • The Shadow of Your Wings: Hymns and Sacred Songs (2006)
  • Christmas Songs (2008)
  • Come Down O Love Divine (2011)
  • Best Of - Live In St. Paul - CD (2015)
  • The Crucifixion Of Jesus (2017)
  • Other Appearances include:
  • Calvary Chapel Music Praise, Vol. 1 ("How I Love You Lord" and "Teach Me Your Ways")
  • Calvary Chapel Worship Alive, Vol. 1 ("I Will Delight" and "Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying")
  • Next Door Savior ("How Deep the Father's Love For Us")
  • The Making of a Godly Man ("Jehova, Señor De Los Cielos" and "Jesus, You Are My Life") (1997)
  • The Odes Project ("Sing Allelu" and "I Stretched Out My Hands")
  • Unknown Albums: "I Will Sing the Wondrous Story" and "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing"

    • Charts

    Storm reached No. 197 on the Billboard 200 in 2002.

    Christmas Songs reached No. 36 on the Billboard Christmas Album Chart in 2009.

    Awards

    Dove Awards

  • 1998
  • Bluegrass Song: "Children of the Living God"
  • 2000
  • Inspirational Album: Home
  • 2002
  • Special Event Album of the Year: City on a Hill (various artists)

    • References

    Fernando Ortega Wikipedia
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