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JuST A WorD A song about healing and the reason for pain in our lives By Rachel Sokol
Pop singer Rachael Lampa has toured with Destiny’s Child, Boyz II Men, Nickel Creek, Stacie Orrico, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Jordin Sparks, the Jonas Brothers and Britney Spears. Since age 15, she's been skyrocketing to the top of the music scene. You can currently catch her performing on the current season of NBC's The Sing-Off. So, the real question is... what hasn't Rachael accomplished yet? Michigan native and Christian-themed singer Rachael Lampa is grateful for her musical success. Modest and practical, the 26-year-old singer doesn't necessarily believe in luck. "God has us on a journey. That no opportunity presented to us is an
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accident. That every ‘success’ we may encounter was not by anything I may have done except remain faithful to God," she says, in an exclusive interview with A Distinctive Style Magazine. "I found that there is a running theme to all of these musical opportunities, and it is the chance to love people. To meet people where they are and to be met by others at the same time. These are all chances to experience God in different and exciting ways." Rachael snagged at record deal at the coveted age of 14; she enjoyed performing Christian music and even got to sing for the Pope. "I loved God and I loved writing
songs," she said. So, after a period of musical success in which she toured globally, Rachael left her record label and set out for Nashville to record a new, more adult album. "You can write an entire song off of one tiny thought or feeling. That's the beauty of music," says Rachael. "That one feeling can be the feeling you get while driving into your hometown after a long time, or the rush of a new love, or the fear of a new adventure...." she continues. "I also love to write about conversations I have with others or stories I hear about other people's lives." One of her favorite songs off her new album “All We Need” is,
