Jamie Grace

Biography

Jamie Grace Harper is the youngest child of Bishop James Harper and Pastor Mona Harper. She spent her childhood singing and playing instruments at church and at home with her older sister Morgan, and was homeschooled along with her sister. On July 16, 2006, she started a YouTube account and began uploading videos of her original songs. Her work caught the attention of Audio Adrenaline's Mark Stuart and David Mullen, which led to a role singing and acting on the TV show iShine Knect and a related tour.

In 2010, TobyMac discovered her on YouTube and signed her to his label Gotee Records that same year. Her first EP, Hold Me, came out on February 22, 2011, and its title track became one of the most added singles at Christian Hit Radio stations. Her first full album, One Song at a Time, was released on September 20, 2011, followed by a second EP, Christmas Together, on November 29, 2011. She appeared as a main artist and speaker on the Revolve Tour by Women of Faith, alongside Britt Nicole, Group 1 Crew, and Hawk Nelson.

On May 4, 2011, "Hold Me" reached number one on the CHR chart. Her second studio album, Ready to Fly, produced by Christopher Stevens and David Garcia, came out on January 28, 2014, with singles "Beautiful Day" and "Fighter." In late 2013, she started a "Join the Band" talent competition under Good Eye Management, which led to the independent EP Now - Single by the winning four-piece boy band NOW (Not Our Way), released on March 4, 2014. The group included members Alex, Andre Araujo, Seth Slifer, and Christian Goldsmith, and they served as her opening act and backing band on her Beautiful Day Tour.

She took part in the Winter Jam Tour 2015 West Coast. In August 2016, Jamie Grace and her sister Morgan Harper Nichols announced that she had left Gotee Records.

Personal life

Grace earned a bachelor's in children's ministry from Point University. She lives with Tourette syndrome, OCD, ADHD, and anxiety. At a 2016 Adele show, she was invited onstage and performed Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love," earning praise from Adele. She got engaged to Aaron Collins in January 2018 and married him that April. Their daughter, Isabella Brave Harper Collins, was born in June 2019.