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Joel Houston | |
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Birth name | Joel Timothy Houston |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland | 19 September 1979
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]