Jenn Johnson
Jennifer Louise Rock
April 15, 1982
Redding, California, U.S.
- Singer
- songwriter
- worship pastor
Vocals, Piano
2001–present
- Bethel Music
- Kingsway Music
Career[edit]
In 2000, Johnson and her husband were appointed senior worship pastors at Bethel Church. The duo's debut album, Undone, was released in 2001 and featured Johnson's younger sister Leah Valenzuela.[5] After a five-year hiatus, the Johnsons released their second live album, We Believe, on September 26, 2006.[6] We Believe charted at No. 48 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart, becoming the pair's first chart entry.[7] On September 30, 2008, their third album, Where You Go I Go, was released on the Ion Records label.
On December 13, 2011, Bethel Music and Johnson released "Come to Me" as the lead single of Bethel's live album, The Loft Sessions (2012).[8] The song peaked at number 14 on the US Christian Digital Songs Sales Chart. On September 6, 2013, "Chasing You" by Bethel Music, featuring Johnson's vocals, was released as the lead single of Bethel Music's first studio album, Tides (2013).[9] The song peaked at number 13 on the US Christian Digital Songs Sales Chart.
The Johnsons released their fourth album, After All These Years, on January 27, 2017.[10] The album debuted at number one on the Top Christian Albums chart having sold 16,000 equivalent album units in its first week of sales, while becoming the duo's first chart-topping album.[11] On May 8, 2017, Johnson released "You're Gonna Be OK" as the lead single from After All These Years (2017). "You're Gonna Be OK" peaked at number 34 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
On November 1, 2019, Johnson and Bethel Music released "Goodness of God" as the third single from Bethel's live album, Victory (2019). "Goodness of God" peaked at number 15 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. The song was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards.[12]
On January 10, 2020, Johnson featured on the song "Famous For (I Believe)" released by Tauren Wells as the second single from Well's album, Citizen of Heaven (2020).[13] The song peaked at number three on the Hot Christian Songs chart, registering as Johnson's first top ten single, and at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Famous For (I Believe)" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2021 Grammy Awards,[14] and the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.[15] On February 7, 2020, Johnson, alongside her husband and Bethel Music, released "God of Revival" as the lead single to Bethel's live album, Revival's in the Air (2020).[16] "God of Revival" peaked at number 22 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On April 18, 2020, Johnson was featured on the single "Joy Invincible" released by Switchfoot.[17] "Joy Invincible" peaked at number 37 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.