Matt Maher is a Canadian contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter, and worship leader from Newfoundland, Canada, who lives in the United States. He has written and produced nine solo albums to date. Three of his albums have reached the Top 25 Christian Albums Billboard chart and four of his singles have reached the Top 25 Christian Songs chart. He is a practicing Catholic. Maher has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards in his career and was awarded the Songwriter of the Year for an artist, at the 2015 GMA Dove Awards.
Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards
2017 - nomination for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian album, ECHOES
2015 - four nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Saints And Sinners
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, "Because He Lives (Amen)" from Saints And Sinners
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, as co-writer for "Soul On Fire" by Third Day
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, as co-writer "Come As You Are" by Crowder
2014 - two nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, All The People Said Amen
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, "Lord, I Need You" from All The People Said Amen
2013 - nomination for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "White Flag" from 2012 Passion compilation
2012 - nomination for 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song as co-writer for "I Lift My Hands" by Chris Tomlin
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
2008 Praise And Worship Album of the Year: Empty & Beautiful[29]
2009 nominee, Male Vocalist of the Year
2009 nominee, Song of the Year: "As It Is In Heaven"
2009 nominee, Praise and Worship Song of the Year: "As It Is In Heaven"
2010 Album of the Year: Alive Again
2010 Praise And Worship Album of the Year: Alive Again
2010 Song of the Year: "Hold Us Together"
2010 Praise And Worship Song of the Year: "Alive Again"
2011 Male Vocalist of the Year
2012 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: "The Love In Between"
GMA Dove Awards
2010 nominee, Praise And Worship Song of the Year: Alive Again
2010 nominee, Song of the Year: "Alive Again"
2010 winner, Special Events Album of the Year: Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship (Split win with Kari Jobe)
2015 winner, Songwriter of the Year
Unity Awards
2003 winner, Best New Artist of the Year
2004 winner, Praise & Worship Song of the Year: "I Love You, Lord"
2008 winner, Best Artist of the Year
Other
2008 Catholic Album of the Year: Empty & Beautiful
2017 - nomination for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian album, ECHOES
2015 - four nominations for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Saints And Sinners
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, "Because He Lives (Amen)" from Saints And Sinners
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, as co-writer for "Soul On Fire" by Third Day
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, as co-writer "Come As You Are" by Crowder
2014 - two nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, All The People Said Amen
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, "Lord, I Need You" from All The People Said Amen
2013 - nomination for the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "White Flag" from 2012 Passion compilation
2012 - nomination for 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song as co-writer for "I Lift My Hands" by Chris Tomlin
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
2008 Praise And Worship Album of the Year: Empty & Beautiful[29]
2009 nominee, Male Vocalist of the Year
2009 nominee, Song of the Year: "As It Is In Heaven"
2009 nominee, Praise and Worship Song of the Year: "As It Is In Heaven"
2010 Album of the Year: Alive Again
2010 Praise And Worship Album of the Year: Alive Again
2010 Song of the Year: "Hold Us Together"
2010 Praise And Worship Song of the Year: "Alive Again"
2011 Male Vocalist of the Year
2012 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: "The Love In Between"
GMA Dove Awards
2010 nominee, Praise And Worship Song of the Year: Alive Again
2010 nominee, Song of the Year: "Alive Again"
2010 winner, Special Events Album of the Year: Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship (Split win with Kari Jobe)
2015 winner, Songwriter of the Year
Unity Awards
2003 winner, Best New Artist of the Year
2004 winner, Praise & Worship Song of the Year: "I Love You, Lord"
2008 winner, Best Artist of the Year
Other
2008 Catholic Album of the Year: Empty & Beautiful
