Born in Madison, Tennessee, on 11 April 1957; Michael Card is a Christian singer-songwriter, musician, author and radio host. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Western Kentucky University. His career began with the debut album “First Light” (1981); he has recorded more than 38 albums and written more than 28 books. In 1983 he received the Dove Award for Song of the Year for “El Shaddai”, and in 2009 Philadelphia Biblical University awarded him an honorary doctorate in religious education; he retired at the end of 2023. On the gala recording Doc Heilein and Friends Gala 2021 – Joyful (2022) Katja Zimmermann and Miriam Schäfer sing “El Shaddai”, which he wrote with John Thompson and which Amy Grant made famous on her 1982 album “Age to Age”.
Michael Card
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