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Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith performing in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, September 2005.
Background information
Birth name Michael Whitaker Smith
Born October 7, 1957 (age 54)
Kenova, West Virginia, USA
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres CCM, Christian rock, pop rock
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, actor
Instruments Piano, keyboards, vocals, guitar
Years active 1983–present
Labels Reunion, Provident Label Group
Associated acts Amy Grant, Kathy Troccoli, Chris Rice, Steven Curtis Chapman
Website https://www.michaelwsmith.com

Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American contemporary Christian musician, who is best known for his Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit song, "Place in this World". As a longtime Musician, he has charted primarily in the contemporary Christian and occasionally in the mainstream charts.[1] His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in this World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smith is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and has earned 40 Dove Awards. Over the course of his career, he sold more than 13 million albums and recorded 29 No. 1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums. Smith is an American Music Award recipient; he was also named one of People magazine's "Most Beautiful People".[2]