Origin California, U.S. Name Lisa Daggs Labels Indy | Years active 1991 – present Instruments Guitar Role Singer | |
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Occupation(s) Christian music singer, songwriter | ||
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Lisa Daggs (born February 28, 1958) is an American multi-award-winning Christian music singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. In some instances she also goes by the name of Lisa Daggs-Charette.
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- Lisa daggs dancing
- Lisa daggs faith charette you are my ministry
- Music career
- Radio
- Television appearances
- Awards
- References
She was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in Sacramento by her mother after her parents were divorced when she was ten. Trying to deal with the pressures of her teenage years and her parents' divorce, she eventually tried to ease her pain by medicating herself with drugs and alcohol.
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Music career
Daggs launched her career by moving to Nashville where she worked as a studio vocalist and sang in numerous showcases for local Nashville songwriters. After a stint at performing in mainstream venues, she began touring with evangelist Lowell Lundstrom. In 1991, Daggs recorded her debut CD, Who Are You, which launched her career.
"Walls" and "Leave Your Bags at the Door," the first singles from Daggs album, Angel In Your Eyes, hit charts in top ten publications such as Music City News, The Gospel Voice, Clear Country and Christian Country Research Bulletin. "I Wanna Thank You," the album's third release, was Daggs' first #1 radio charting single. Lisa Daggs went on to top the charts with 14 #1 radio singles. Lisa along with her daughter, Faith Charette were a part of the Gaither "Women of Homecoming" video and recording. To date their single, "You Are My Ministry" has had over 500,000 views worldwide.
Her most recent work, "Regardless" has so far only been released on a limited basis, but is garnering much attention as her best work to date. "Well Worn" the self penned song about her mother Ilene, has raced up the charts, once again displaying the appeal Lisa Daggs has to her beloved fans. Recently Lisa Daggs stepped into the producer's chair to create " "That's What I Do" for band member and songwriter, Ronnie Horton. The project is producing exuberant anticipation as radio stations await the first release, "For You and Me".
Radio
Daggs hosted a radio show entitled "Reality Check" which aired on 103.9 The Fish every Sunday at 7 PM. Reality Check featured "Recovery Talk on the Radio", a faith-based recovery program which is still available via podcast located on Lisa's website at www.lisadaggs.net
Television appearances
Daggs has made several appearances on the Bill Gaither Homecoming Video series. She also appears with her daughter Faith Charette in several of the videos. She has appeared on several mainstream television shows such as Prime Time Country and The 700 Club. Lisa recently opened the televised awards show for ICMA from the TBN stage in Nashville with her song, "Forgiveness Is A Powerful Thing" to rave reviews.
Awards
As a vocal performance artist Daggs has been honored with numerous awards, including The Gospel Voice's Diamond Award for "Country Artist of the Year" (other nominees included Charlie Daniels, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Raybon and LeAnn Rimes). She received the Christian Country Music Association's "Entertainer of the Year" and "New Artist of the Year" honors, while also being named "The Brightest Newcomer to the Scene" by the Christian Country Research Bulletin. In 2009 Daggs was among several artists to receive the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award nomination for Bill Gaither's Special Event album. Lisa was nominated for the 2016 ICMA Living Legends Award.