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Stephen Christian
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Thomas Elliot Christian
Born	28 July 1980 (1980-07-28) (age 29)
Genres	Acoustic rock Alternative rock Ambient Baroque pop
Occupations	Songwriter Musician Author
Instruments	Vocals Guitar Piano
Years active	1999 - Present
Labels	Universal Republic Tooth and Nail Wood Water
Associated acts	Anberlin Anchor & Braille SaGoh 24/7

Stephen Christian (born July 28, 1980) is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Anberlin and his side-project Anchor & Braille. He and his bandmates started Anberlin in 2002, after the demise of their previous group, known as SaGoh 24/7. He is also one of the main songwriters of the band, along with Joseph Milligan.

Anberlin has released four albums, Blueprints for the Black Market, Never Take Friendship Personal, Cities, and New Surrender. Anberlin has also released a compilation album, Lost Songs, and Christian also has an acoustic solo project under the name of Anchor & Braille, whose debut album Felt produced by Aaron Marsh of Copeland is scheduled for release on August 4, 2009 after being completed in 2008. He is also the founder of Wood Water Records which is also the home of Anchor & Braille. Christian wrote a book, The Orphaned Anything's, which was released online in spring of 2008.

Christian co-founded Faceless International along with his two friends, Seth Cain and Sarah Freeman. Faceless is a non-profit organization that "aims to defend the plight of exploited people worldwide who have gone faceless and unknown for far too long". The group organizes and undertakes humanitarian trips to areas in need, both internationally and domestically.^[1]

Personal life

Stephen Christian was born in Winter Haven, Florida. Christian attended Winter Haven High School along with fellow bandmates Deon Rexroat and Joseph Milligan.^[2] Following the completion of high school, the three formed the band SaGoh 24/7, which eventually transformed into Anberlin. Christian's younger brother Paul was an influence on some of the band's music. He is a graduate from University of Central Florida,^[2] with a bachelor's degree in Psychology.^[3] Christian currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

• SaGoh 24/7 - Servants After God's Own Heart (1999), lead vocals
• SaGoh 24/7 - Then I Corrupt Youth (2001), lead vocals
• Anberlin - Blueprints for the Black Market (2003), lead vocals
• Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal (2005), lead vocals
• Anberlin - Cities (2007), lead vocals
• Anberlin - Lost Songs (2007), lead vocals
• Anberlin - New Surrender (2008), lead vocals
• The Human Flight Committee - Oh, When The Animals Unionize (2008) guest vocalist on the song "Russian We're Barely Moving"
• Anchor & Braille - Felt (2009), all songs, vocals
• Craig Owens - With Love EP (2009) featured vocalist on the song "Products of Poverty"

Books

• The Orphaned Anything's

References