Doug Anderson (singer)
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Doug Anderson is a Christian
vocalist.
Anderson studied at Purdue University
with a scolarship for basketball
. He started singing as baritone with the The Mighty Fishermen Quartet and later joined the quartet Lighthouse. When Lighthouse performed with the Cathedral Quartet
, he met Ernie Haase
. In 2002 Haase founded a new group Signature Sound and asked him as one of the four group members. With this group Anderson won several Dove Awards.
In 2011 he was nominated 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for the Dove Awards. In that year he released his first solo album Dreamin' Wide Awake.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
vocalist.
Anderson studied at Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
with a scolarship for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He started singing as baritone with the The Mighty Fishermen Quartet and later joined the quartet Lighthouse. When Lighthouse performed with the Cathedral Quartet
Cathedral Quartet
The Cathedral Quartet, often known as simply The Cathedrals, was an American southern gospel quartet that lasted from 1964 until their retirement in 1999....
, he met Ernie Haase
Ernie Haase
Ernie Haase started singing as a young boy at Washington Ave. Baptist Church. He is a Christian tenor vocalist known for being the founder of Ernie Haase and Signature Sound...
. In 2002 Haase founded a new group Signature Sound and asked him as one of the four group members. With this group Anderson won several Dove Awards.
In 2011 he was nominated 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for the Dove Awards. In that year he released his first solo album Dreamin' Wide Awake.