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Joel Houston | |
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| Birth name | Joel Timothy Houston |
| Born | 19 September 1979 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Contemporary worship music, Christian rock |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Hillsong, Sparrow, Capitol |
Joel Timothy Houston (born 19 September 1979) is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church.
He was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017.[1] He is the head of the Christian worship band Hillsong United, for which he sings, plays guitar, and writes songs. In 2008, he became the creative director at Hillsong Church. He is the oldest son of the church's Founding Pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and grandson of Frank Houston. He has two siblings.[2] Houston was also the bass player for the band Able, which was composed of Marty Sampson, Michael Guy Chislett and Luke Munns, which won the Channel V Leg Up competition in 2001.[3][4][5]
- ^ Houston, Brian (14 April 2010). "Update #2: HILLSONG NEW YORK CITY". Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ Jones, Caroline (1 August 2005). "The Life of Brian - Transcript". Australian Story. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "Last night as a single man..... Bring on the future.. God is faithful". Twitter. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Twitter - Login or Sign up". Twitter. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/joelhouston/posts/135456309910784[dead link]