Marcos Witt
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Marcos Witt is an American, four-time Latin Grammy Award
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

-winning Christian
Christian
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 singer and pastor.

Biography

Marcos Witt is the second born of three children to Jerry and Nola Witt, a young American missionary couple. The Witt family moved to Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...

, México
Mexico
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, in 1964 and they started a missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...

 outreach. The work was unexpectedly halted after Jerry's death that same year.

Years later Marcos' mother, Nola Holder, found a companion in Frank Warren and remarried. Warren embraced the vision God had originally given Jerry and Nola as his own and together they would begin to build new churches in Durango, México. The second marriage not only provided a husband for Nola, but equally important, a father figure for Marcos, Jerry, and Felipe. Later, the couple would give birth to two additional children, twin daughters Nola and Lorena Warren.

Marcos' education began with basic studies at the American School of Durango. He then studied classical music at the University of Juarez (Durango, México) and eventually he started his theological studies at International Bible College in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, Marcos is working towards his masters degree at Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...

 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

.

He is also pastor of the Spanish Christian congregation at the megachurch
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...

 Lakewood Church
Lakewood Church
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is the largest congregation in the United States, averaging more than 43,500 in attendance per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church Central Campus, home to four English language services and two Spanish...

 in Houston, Texas.

His daughter Elena Witt, sang "Cristo, Amante de mi Alma" on the album "Alegria."

Career

In 1986, musician, songwriter, singer, author, speaker and pastor, Marcos founded CanZion Producciones when he recorded his first project, “Canción a Dios
Canción a Dios
Canción a Dios is the debut album of Christian singer Marcos Witt.-Track listing:#"Canción a Dios" - 4:12#"Eres Tú" - 5:31#"Sólo Tú Señor Jesús" - 4:50#"Por Tu Amor" - 4:19#"El Triunfador" - 4:04#"Nunca, Nunca Dejaré" - 4:44#"Tragedia" - 5:30...

”. Today he has recorded 30 projects that are available on cassette, CD, and (his latest projects) on DVD. He has sold over 10,000,000 copies of his records in México, the United States and Latin America.

In 1994 Marcos founded CanZion Institute, a school dedicated to the preparation of worship leaders and music ministers. Today there are over 3,000 students attending the 28 campuses of the Institute in 10 different countries throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe.

Marcos has written ten books including “Adoremos”, which has recently been translated to English, Portuguese and French and “Qué hacemos con estos músicos” in Portuguese.
In the last three years, more than 3,000,000 people have attended Marcos's concerts in some of the main venues of Latin America. Concerts have been held in such places as "El Estadio Veléz Sarsfield" in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, "Figali Convention Center" in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

,"El Estadio Nacional de Cuzcatlán" in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

, "El Estadio Monumental" in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

, "El Estadio El Campín" in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, "El Palacio de los Deportes" and "El Estadio Azteca" in México City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, just to name a few.

Since the year 2000 Marcos has participated in over 100 leadership conferences and seminars organized by LIDERE, a company dedicated to the equipping of leaders and pastors.

In 2001 Marcos received the Award by the People for his outstanding musical career; the award was presented by Ritmo Latino.

On September 15, 2002, Marcos along with his wife Miriam and their children began a new phase in their lives. Marcos was appointed the Senior Pastor of the Hispanic congregation at Lakewood Church, one of the largest churches in the United States. The Hispanic congregation of Lakewood Church
Lakewood Church
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is the largest congregation in the United States, averaging more than 43,500 in attendance per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church Central Campus, home to four English language services and two Spanish...

 has an active and growing congregation of more than 40,000 people and a TV program which airs every week in over 20 countries and can be watched live on the internet.

In September 2003 Marcos also received a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian Album, for “Sana Nuestra Tierra
Sana Nuestra Tierra
Sana Nuestra Tierra is the twenty-first album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Houston, Texas. This album was winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Christian album.-Track listing:#"Sánanos" - 6:52...

” (“Heal Our Land”). In November of that same year, Marcos recorded "Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez is the twenty-sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Los Angeles, California and was winner of the Latin Grammy in the Category of Best Christian album...

" (“Remembering Once Again”), at the LA Sports Arena. This recording brought CanZion into the secular market because of its distribution agreement with Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

, who already had a solid plan for promotion and marketing in this area. Included in Marcos' schedule is his frequent attendance to The White House
White House
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, for diverse events in representation of the Evangelical Hispanic Community.

In 2004 Marcos received his second Latin Grammy
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

 for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Recordando Otra Vez".

On November 2, 2006 Witt received his third Latin Grammy
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

 for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno is the twenty-ninth album released by Marcos Witt. This album was recorded live in Puerto Rico. It also included a DVD which contains four music videos...

" (God is Good).

On October 31, 2006 he released "Alegría" (Joy) which was recorded live in the country of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. On April 26, 2007 the album "Alegría" won a Latin Billboard Award for Best Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Running up with the nominees: Salvador
Salvador (band)
Salvador is a Christian band. The band began with Art, Nic, and Josh Gonzales as part of the worship band in their home church located in north east Austin, Texas. Which was called King of Glory church...

, Jaci Velasquez
Jaci Velasquez
Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

 and Fernando Ortega
Fernando Ortega
Fernando Ortega is an adult contemporary singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted both for his interpretations of many traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus" and "Be Thou My Vision", and for writing clear, easily understood songs, such as "This Good...

.

On October 2, 2007 he released his most recent recording "Sinfonía del Alma
Sinfonía del Alma
Sinfonía del Alma is the thirty-first album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is dedicated to Witt's father who died a year before. This album was nominated for a Billboard Award and Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian album...

" (Symphony from the Soul) which he recorded and dedicated for his father who had recently died a year earlier.

On November 8, 2007 Witt received his fourth Latin Grammy
Latin Grammy Awards
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...

 for Best Christian Album for the recording of "Alegría" (Joy).

Personal life

In 1986, Marcos married Miriam Lee (b. 1963) and together they have four children: Elena Jeannette (1987), Jonathan David(1990), Kristofer Marcos (1991) and Carlos Franklin (1994). The couple's firstborn, Elena Witt, is married to singer Harold Guerra, who is signed to Canzion Records, the recording company that was founded by Marcos Witt.
Jonathan currently travels around the world preaching Hope and Life through the Word of God.

Discography

Year of Release Title Label
1986 Canción a Dios
Canción a Dios
Canción a Dios is the debut album of Christian singer Marcos Witt.-Track listing:#"Canción a Dios" - 4:12#"Eres Tú" - 5:31#"Sólo Tú Señor Jesús" - 4:50#"Por Tu Amor" - 4:19#"El Triunfador" - 4:04#"Nunca, Nunca Dejaré" - 4:44#"Tragedia" - 5:30...

CanZion
1988 Adoremos!
Adoremos!
Adoremos! is the second album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. It was re-released by Word in 1992.-Track listing:#"Tengo la Victoria" – 4:13#"Un Adorador" – 4:15#"Tu Misericordia" – 4:42#"Libertad" – 4:43#"Te Amo" – 6:09...

CanZion
Word
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

1991 Proyecto AA
Proyecto AA
Proyecto AA is the third album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The AA in the title stands for Alabanza y Adoración .-Track listing:#"Te Exaltamos" - 4:42#"Levantemos Tu Nombre" - 2:19#"Yeshúa" - 3:11#"Me Gozaré" - 3:14...

CanZion
Word
1991 Tú y Yo
Tú y Yo (album)
Tú y Yo is the seventh album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Cd. Juarez, México.-Track listing:#"Tú y Yo" - 4:46#"México Vamos a Cambiar" - 3:02#"Ven y Deléitate" - 2:48#"Has Cambiado mi Lamento" - 1:12...

CanZion
Word
1992 Te Anhelo
Te Anhelo
-Track listing:#"Fiesta!" - 3:38#"Motivo de mi Canción" - 5:06#"Necesitas Conocerlo" - 5:18#"Cuan Hermoso" - 4:38#"Te Anhelo" - 5:40#"Espera" - 5:01#"Tentación" - 4:21#"Te Necesito más que Ayer" - 4:19#"El Amor" - 3:48#"¿A Quién Tengo yo Sino a Ti?" - 3:41...

CanZion
1992 Te Exaltamos Hosanna! Music
Hosanna! Music
Hosanna! Music is a subsidiary of a record label that publishes contemporary Praise and Worship Music, a genre of Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music Group, which was headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. As of the spring of 2011, The David C...

1993 Poderoso
Poderoso
Poderoso is the sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from México City, México.-Track listing:#"Tu Nombre Oh Dios" - 4:19#"Poderoso" - 6:49#"Señor, Hazme Un Radical" - 5:32#"Hay Poder" - 3:41#"A Ti" - 4:19...

CanZion
Word
1994 Lo Mejor de Marcos
Lo Mejor de Marcos
Lo Mejor De Marcos is the eighth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is a collection of Witt's best song over the past years.-Track listing:#"Un Adorador" - 4:13#"Canción a Dios" - 4:13#"Tú y Yo" - 4:46...

CanZion
1994 ¡Alabadle!
¡Alabadle!
¡Alabadle! is the ninth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live in México City, México.-Track listing:-Credits:* Coalo Zamorano – Vocals, Mixing Assistant* Gerray West – Guitar, Guitar...

CanZion
1995 Recordando... Una Misma Senda CanZion
1996 Venció
Venció
Vencio is the twelfth album released by Marcos Witt. It was recorded live in August, 1996.-Track Listing:-Credits:Producers:* Emmanuel Espinosa* Marcos WittExecutive Producer:* Marcos WittArranger:* Rudy Rodriguez...

CanZion
1996 Es Navidad CanZion
1998 Preparad el Camino
Preparad el Camino
Preparad el Camino is the thirteenth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Jerusalem.-Track listing:#"Preparad el Camino" - 4:12#"El Deseado de las Naciones" - 4:09#"Shalom, Sea la Paz" - 2:39#"Hossana" - 3:22...

CanZion
1998 Lo Mejor de Instrumentales
Lo Mejor de Instrumentales
Lo Mejor de Instrumentales is the fourteenth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is a collection of Witt's best song over the past years in instrumental form...

CanZion
1998 Lo Mejor de Marcos II
Lo Mejor de Marcos II
Lo Mejoe De Marcos II is the fifteenth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is a collection of Witt's best song over the past years.-Track listing:#"Alabadle"#"Yeshúa"#"Oh, Jesus"#"Poderoso"#"Señor, Hazme Un Radical"#"Venció"...

CanZion
1999 Enciende Una Luz
Enciende Una Luz
Enciende Una Luz is the sixteenth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt.-Track listing:#"No Cambiaría" - 6:20#"Se Oye en las Naciones" - 4:18#"No Podría Vivir" - 4:43#"Me Has Llamado a Conocerte" - 4:39#"Escucharte Hablar" - 6:06...

CanZion
2000 Homenaje a Jesús CanZion
2000 Vencéu CanZion
2000 El Volverá CanZion
2001 Vivencias CanZion
2001 Sana Nuestra Tierra
Sana Nuestra Tierra
Sana Nuestra Tierra is the twenty-first album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Houston, Texas. This album was winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Christian album.-Track listing:#"Sánanos" - 6:52...

CanZion
2002 El Encuentro CanZion
2003 Lo Mejor de Marcos III
Lo Mejor de Marcos III
Lo Mejor de Marcos III is the twenty-third album released by Latin America Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is a collection of Witt's best songs over the past years...

CanZion
2002 Dios de Pactos
Dios de Pactos
Dios de Pactos is the twenty-fourth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Miami, Florida.-Track listing:#"Narración: La Búsqueda" - 0:16#"Yo te Busco" Dios de Pactos is the twenty-fourth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was...

CanZion
2003 Amazing God
Amazing God
Amazing God is the twenty-fifth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Houston, Texas. This was Witt's first English language album recorded.-Track listing:#"All Out" - 3:52#"You Reign" - 4:36...

CanZion
2004 Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez is the twenty-sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Los Angeles, California and was winner of the Latin Grammy in the Category of Best Christian album...

CanZion
Sony BMG
2004 Tiempo de Navidad
Tiempo de Navidad
Tiempo de Navidad is the twenty-seventh album released by Marcos Witt. This album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian album...

CanZion
Sony BMG
2004 Antología CanZion
Sony Discos
2005 Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno is the twenty-ninth album released by Marcos Witt. This album was recorded live in Puerto Rico. It also included a DVD which contains four music videos...

CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte
2005 Christmas Time CanZion
2006 Alegría CanZion
Sony BMG/Norte
2007 Sinfonía del Alma
Sinfonía del Alma
Sinfonía del Alma is the thirty-first album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album is dedicated to Witt's father who died a year before. This album was nominated for a Billboard Award and Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian album...

CanZion
Vene Music
2008 Sobrenatural
Sobrenatural (Marcos Witt album)
Sobrenatural is the thirty-second album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Bogotá, Colombia.-Track listing:#"Introducción" - 1:31#"Dios Desciende Aquí" - 4:34#"Es Aquí, Es Ahora" - 4:18...

CanZion
Vene Music
2009 Marcos Witt En Adoración CanZion
Vene Music
2011 25 Concierto Conmemorativo Canzion

Awards

Latin Grammy Awards
  • 2003: Sana Nuestra Tierra
    Sana Nuestra Tierra
    Sana Nuestra Tierra is the twenty-first album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Houston, Texas. This album was winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Christian album.-Track listing:#"Sánanos" - 6:52...

     – Best Christian Album
  • 2004: Recordando Otra Vez
    Recordando Otra Vez
    Recordando Otra Vez is the twenty-sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Los Angeles, California and was winner of the Latin Grammy in the Category of Best Christian album...

     – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
  • 2006: Dios es Bueno
    Dios es Bueno
    Dios es Bueno is the twenty-ninth album released by Marcos Witt. This album was recorded live in Puerto Rico. It also included a DVD which contains four music videos...

     – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
  • 2007: Alegría – Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)


GMA Dove Awards
Year Award Result
2005
Dove Awards of 2005
The 36th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 13, 2005 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2004. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee and was hosted by Steven Curtis Chapman, CeCe Winans, Rebecca St...

Spanish Album of the Year (Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez
Recordando Otra Vez is the twenty-sixth album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Los Angeles, California and was winner of the Latin Grammy in the Category of Best Christian album...

)
Spanish Album of the Year (Tiempo de Navidad
Tiempo de Navidad
Tiempo de Navidad is the twenty-seventh album released by Marcos Witt. This album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Christian album...

)
2006
Dove Awards of 2006
The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St. James and Kirk Franklin...

Spanish Album of the Year (Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno
Dios es Bueno is the twenty-ninth album released by Marcos Witt. This album was recorded live in Puerto Rico. It also included a DVD which contains four music videos...

)
2007
Dove Awards of 2007
The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25, 2007 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2006. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Brian Littrell, Natalie Grant, and Donnie McClurkin...

Spanish Album of the Year (Alegría)
2009
Dove Awards of 2009
The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 2009 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2008. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St...

Spanish Album of the Year (Sobrenatural
Sobrenatural (Marcos Witt album)
Sobrenatural is the thirty-second album released by Christian singer Marcos Witt. The album was recorded live from Bogotá, Colombia.-Track listing:#"Introducción" - 1:31#"Dios Desciende Aquí" - 4:34#"Es Aquí, Es Ahora" - 4:18...

)

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