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June 2021
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For King & Country announces Movie project of their family's musical journey
he Grammy Award winning group, For King & Country, who is led by the brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone, have a couple of movies coming out soon about their family and their musical travels. It's the group's first movie and it is a documentary called "Return to Sydney," For King & Country shows their travels; it focuses on Joel, Luke and their sister, Rebecca St. James' careers. Their brother, Ben Smallbone, of Radiate Films is directing the documentary which is in production now. The second movie, called "Unsung Hero," is a family dramedy (which means the production is a drama/ comedy), that shows the Smallbone family as they are travelling to America. This movie also shows their mother, Helen Smallbone and how she depended on her faith as she raised nine children in their new house. Both of these movies
will be released under their family production team name. Joel and Luke Smallbone
said, "With the great partnership of Monarch Media and Radiate Films, we're inviting
you to join our family's radical journey. With thousands of hours of home camera footage, captivating interviews from key partners and friends, and a defining show at Sydney's Opera House, we're pulling back the curtain on our lives like never before." For King & Country was named Artist of the Year and Group of the Year at the K-Love Fan Awards on June 4.
Lauren Daigle's amazing performance inspires on The Voice finale
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hristian singer Lauren Daigle was surrounded by a Gospel choir as she performed her song "Hold on to Me," at the finale of The Voice. Lauren, who had the hit song "You Say," took to twitter and said she is "still on cloud 9 after an incredible time on The Voice." She also said, "There are so many moving pieces on days like this, and it all happens so fast, but every moment is just so much fun; very
grateful." Lauren continued to say her performance, "was one of my absolute
favorites."
In March, Faithwire had reported that Lauren is using her music video "Hold on to Me" to raise money for a variety of charities. Lauren said that she did write the song while she was on tour back in 2019 for "the person who feels lonely, the person who feels defeated." Lauren said that it is a song "to remind people that hope is around." So far, the music video "Hold on to Me" has collected more than 4 million views.
