Micah Stampley is an American gospel singer-songwriter, actor, an international recording artist and well-renowned worship leader.
Born, Micah Keith Stampley, on September 7 1971 in Los Angeles, California, to Richard and Delmarie Stampley, the fifth of eight children, Micah exhibited his musical talent from the tender age of four. By age seven, he was directing the church choir and teaching vocal arrangements and harmonies. Micah grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Stampley spent his youth soaking up the sounds of Andrae Crouch, Michael W. Smith and Shirley Caesar as well as Michael Jackson, Billy Ocean and Cyndi Lauper.
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Stampley graduated from Natchitoches Central High School where he earned several music awards. By age 13 he was serving as the minister of music together with his brother (who was his best friend) in their father’s church
Music career
Stampley sang, between 1994 and 1997, in Rev. Earl Johnson’s church in Pasadena, California. Then he went back to Louisiana, at his father’s church music department. In 1998 he married Heidi Jones, a fellow gospel singer and nursing student. Heidi has been instrumental in her husband’s career, writing several songs for his debut album. In 1999 the couple relocated to New Orleans when Stampley accepted a position as co-choir director and musician for Bishop Paul Morton’s Greater St. Stephen’s Church.
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Micah Stampley’s multi-octave singing range has taken him to the brink of stardom, with a flurry of appearances in the United States, London, and Paris.
In 2003 Stampley became assistant minister of music at St. Agnes Baptist Church in Houston. Organist Marcus Dawson, an associate of Bishop T. D. Jakes, noticed Stampley’s voice. The following January Stampley won the 2004 Stellar Award Gospel Star Search competition. Stampley signed a record contract with Jakes and Dawson, refusing some other labels.
In March 2005, he became the second male gospel artist to have a high debut on the Billboard’s chat when his first album, The Songbook of Micah, debuted at number three of Billboard’s chart.
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In 2014 he shared the same stage with Donnie McClurkin and other prominent gospel ministers at the Experience, an annual event held in Nigeria. Over 600,000 people attended.
On May 20, 2016, he released his next album: “To the King: Vertical Worship”. This album featured hit songs from previous albums as well as fresh sounds like the hit single “Be Lifted” which has already be named as one of the top hot new songs in 2016 by BlackGospel.com. The album debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album Chart
Personal life
In 1998, Micah married Heidi, and together, they have six children, five boys and one girl. They are the co-founders of Interface Entertainment and Operation I Believe, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, launched in 2006 with platforms that include humanitarian and outreach initiatives. Micah is a third-generation license preacher.
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He was adopted by His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I, King of the Se (formerly Shai) kingdom of Ghana, West Africa, in a 2008 ceremony attended by dignitaries, power players and media from around the globe. The adoption made Micah a prince.
Micah Stampley Ministering In Tears At The Glory Dome – Dunamis International Gospel Center
