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Matt Brouwer

Matt Brouwer (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. While in college, he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW).Because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was ‘discovered’ by a Nashville record company in 2000, and in 2001 recorded his solo debut CD Imagerical. The album was released on May 29, 2001, on Reunion Records. He then formed his own label called Black Shoe Records and released albums titled Unlearning in 2005, Where’s Our Revolution (Universal) in 2009, and Till The Sunrise in 2012.Brouwer’s music is known for it’s Contemporary Christian message as he shares his life’s story of tragedy (the death of his father) and hope (his spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.

Matt Brouwer’s first single, “Water”, was a hit on CCM radio’s CHR chart, reaching No. 2 on R&R in 2001. The follow-up singles, “A New Song”, and “Sanity”, were top 20 and top 10 hits respectively as well. Brouwer hit the airwaves again with a cover of Sheryl Crow’s “I Shall Believe”, which graced Billboard’s Christian chart in 2005. The hit “Sometimes” from Where’s Our Revolution did even better, charting in the top 20 on Billboard in 2010. An acoustic cover version of the Goo Goo Dolls song, “Better Days”, also charted for Brouwer on the Billboard chart in 2011. Brouwer’s CD Imagerical was nominated for Best Gospel Album at the 2002 Canadian JUNO Awards.He won a JUNO Award in 2010 for the album Where’s Our Revolution; it was named best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year. He has been nominated for 15 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, winning three. His songs have been featured in the Canadian produced hit teen television drama Degrassi.

Matt Brouwer married Hannah Dawn Ficker on August 29, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The couple met during a trip Brouwer took to Guatemala, where Hannah’s family serves in medical missions. The couple has 3 children.