Colton Dixon first emerged as a phenomenon after finishing in the top seven on Season 11of American Idol. Delivering a series of Idol albums, 2013’s A Messenger achieved “the biggest first-week sales by a new solo Christian act” and catapulted into the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart. A year later, Anchor yielded his third and fourth #1 hits on Christian Hot AC with “More of You” and “Through It All. ”In 2017, he returned to #1 on the Christian Albums Chart for the third time. He has collected a pair of Dove Awards and made appearances on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and People magazine. During 2020, he embarked on a new chapter with Atlantic Records, ignited by the self-titled Colton Dixon EP and runaway hit “Miracles.” 2022 saw him make his show-stopping debut at the Grand Ole Opry, amid kicking off another era with “Build A Boat. ”Between the original and duet versions with multi-platinum country songstress Gabby Barrett, it has reeled in over 100 million streams. It stood out as “the longest running Media base Christian AC #1 song of 2022” and locked down #1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs Chart and Christian AC Airplay Chart. 2024 brings new music from Dixon, starting with his brand-new track, “Rest of My Life,”being used as the closing song for the new Angel Studios film SIGHT, starring Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear, and brand-new radio single, “Up+Up.”
