Rebecca St. James

Rebecca St. James
St. James in 2007
St. James in 2007
Background information
Birth nameRebecca Jean Smallbone
Also known asRebecca Jean
Born (1977-07-26) 26 July 1977 (age 47)
Sydney, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • author
  • actress
Years active1987–present[1]
Labels
SpouseJacob "Cubbie" Fink

Rebecca Jean Fink (née Smallbone; born 26 July 1977), known professionally as Rebecca Jean or Rebecca St. James, is an Australian American contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and actress. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. She was signed to ForeFront Records in 1993, releasing her major label debut the following year.

St. James rose to fame in the late 1990s with her RIAA certified Gold albums God and Pray, the latter of which won a Grammy Award in 1999 for Best Rock Gospel Album, and her holiday album Christmas. The albums spawned multiple singles, including "God", "Go and Sin No More", and "Pray". Since then she has established herself as one of the most prominent musical artists in Contemporary Christian music (CCM), with five additional full-length studio albums: Transform, Worship God, If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something, I Will Praise You, and Kingdom Come. Staple songs such as "Wait for Me", "Reborn", "Song of Love", "Alive", "Shine Your Glory Down", and "Battle Is the Lord's" have all been derived from these releases. She has earned nine No. 1 hits on Christian radio and has sold nearly two million albums since starting her career.[2][3]

St. James is also an accomplished author and actress. To date, she has released over a dozen published books, narrated a documentary, and acted in nine films (including lead roles in Sarah's Choice and A Strange Brand of Happy), a musical stage show, and a VeggieTales episode ("An Easter Carol"). She is also an outspoken sexual abstinence and Pro-Life advocate, a spokesperson for Compassion International, the sister of Joel and Luke Smallbone, who comprise the band For King & Country, and the wife of Foster the People's former bassist Jacob "Cubbie" Fink.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference jfh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "GRAMMY AWARD WINNER REBECCA ST. JAMES RELEASES NEW SONG "PRAISE"". Jesus freak Hideout. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. ^ "EMI CMG Distribution". EMI CMG Distribution. 20 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Rebecca St. James talks 'sexual purity' | The Music Beat | a mySA.com blog". Blog.mysanantonio.com. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ "For King & Country: From Rebecca St James sidemen to CCM success - For King & Country". Crossrhythms.co.uk. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ "FOUNDING MEMBER OF FOSTER THE PEOPLE LEAVES BAND". www.ew.com. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.