| 11st | Top Dove Award winners |
| Brian Littrell | |
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 Brian Littrell performing at KISS 106.1 Jingle Bell Bash 8
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Thomas Littrell |
| Born | February 20, 1975 |
| Origin | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, CCM |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Acoustic Guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1993 - Present |
| Labels | Reunion Jive |
| Associated acts | Backstreet Boys |
| Website | www.BrianLittrell.com |
Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975[1]) is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. In the late 1990s and early 2000s his participation in the Backstreet Boys catapulted him into super-stardom as the band sold over 100 million records worldwide. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006.
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Brian Littrell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
A faithful Christian, Littrell has stated that he believes it is the duty of Christians to be open about their faith, saying, "I think as Christians we need to join hands and mount up together and lift God up and talk about our faith publicly and talk about all of the things God has done for us in our life to touch other people."[2] Littrell, who has been a Born Again Christian since age 8[3] has said that he attributes his success in life to God, and that his faith has always been "the utmost important thing" in his life.[4]
Brian's cousin Kevin Richardson called on him to join the Backstreet Boys. After the joining of Littrell, the quintet officially took shape. In the beginning, there was no success in the United States, even though the first single had been a hit on Orlando radio stations. Lou then marketed the Backstreet Boys in Europe, where they became commercially successful in 1995. They became hugely popular in Europe and the United States in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. After a three-year gap, they would release their comeback album, Never Gone followed by Unbreakable.
Littrell decided to make a Christian album and become a contemporary Christian singer, while maintaining his duties as a member of the Backstreet Boys. In the summer of 2005 Brian's solo single "In Christ Alone" went to #1 on the Christian Charts on July 4 and Littrell was the winner of the 2006 GMA Music Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year, "In Christ Alone," which won both the 1993 award in this category (when recorded by Michael English) and the 1994 Song of the Year at the GMA Music Awards. Brian's first solo album, Welcome Home (You) was released on May 2, 2006, which like the Backstreet Boys projects, is a Sony BMG release. The album peaked at #74 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Christian Charts, and has currently sold over 100,000 copies[1]. Three singles were released from the album. The first single "Welcome Home (You)" reached #2 on the US Christian Charts and #1 on Reach FM's Top 40 chart and the R&R Christian Inspirational Chart staying there for 3 weeks. The second single from the album was "Wish" and in 2007 the third single "Over My Head" was released.
On September 27, 2006, he shared his testimony and performed at the Crystal Cathedral. The service was broadcast around the world on the Hour of Power television program and seen by an estimated 20 million viewers[citation needed].
On May 10, 2007 he received an award from the Crystal Cathedral for being a positive role model using his music to touch lives in the pop and Christian market, and using his foundation to help children.[citation needed]
On August 22, 2009, on the Christian Music Awards, Littrell confirmed he is working on his second Christian solo album. [5]
Brian Littrell was born with a heart defect that brought him several times into hospital with life-threatening conditions - for two months alone when he was 5 years of age because of a bacterial infection. An open heart surgery in 1998 closed the hole he had in his heart, as he said on his "Hour of Power" interview in 2007. After that he founded the "Brian Littrell's Healthy Heart Club", a non-profit that assists children with heart conditions through medical, financial and practical help.
Two months after joining the Backstreet Boys, Brian started dating Samantha Stonebraker. The two dated for the next four years (1993-1997), sharing a bank account and a car. Brian even lived with Samantha 's family for two years.[6] In 1998, she released the book What You Wanna Know: Backstreet Boys Secrets Only a Girlfriend Can Tell, [7] about their relationship and the Backstreet Boys.[8]
Two months after Brian split from Samantha, he met model/aspiring actress Leighanne Wallace at the June 15, 1997 video shoot for their single As Long As You Love Me. He proposed on Christmas night of 1999 and they were married on September 2, 2000. Both are committed evangelical Christians. They have one child, son Baylee Thomas Wylee Littrell.
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74 | 3 |
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| 2010 | TBA | - | - |
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| 2006 | "Welcome Home" | 1 | Welcome Home |
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| 2007 | "Over My Head" | 17 |
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[[File:|thumb|Brian Littrell]] Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) is an American singer. He is best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist, and released a solo album, Welcome Home (You), in 2006.
In the summer of 2005, Littrell solo single "In Christ Alone" went to #1 on the Christian Charts on July 4th. Littrell was the winner of the 2006 GMA Music Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year, "In Christ Alone," which won both the 1993 award in this category (when recorded by Michael English) and the 1994 Song of the Year at the GMA Music Awards. Brian's first solo album, Welcome Home (You) was released on May 2, 2006. As with the Backstreet Boys albums, is a Sony BMG release.
Brian is father of a 6 years old boy called Baylee Thomas Wylee Littrell, his son with his wife, Leighanne Wallace Littrell.
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