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Kenneth Cope was born in
1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the third of six children. He grew
up mostly in Houston, Texas, where he attended the High School for
the Performing and Visual Arts. Kenneth served a two-year, LDS mission
in Switzerland and France from 1980 to 1982. Shortly after returning
from his mission, he made his professional recording debut on the
church seminary cassette "Not of The World."
After marrying, he moved to Los Angeles, along with his close friend/associate,
Randy Kartchner, with the idea of creating music that could touch
the greater world. At age 26, Kenneth broke into the LDS "pop" music
scene releasing his first album "Heaven-Don't Miss It For The World"
(1988). It wasn't until the release of "Greater Than Us All" (1989)
that "Kenneth Cope" became a well-known name among LDS Church members.
Two of Kenneth's most beloved songs are found on that album, and
still remain best-sellers today: "His Hands" and "Never A Better
Hero." With eight albums under his belt, (including one Silent
Majority album, created with Randy Kartchner), Kenneth Cope
is one of the most powerful LDS singer/songwriters in todays LDS
music industry.
In 1994, 1995 and 1996, Kenneth received the LDS Booksellers Association
Listener's Choice Award for Best Male Vocalist. In 1997, they awarded
his Women at the Well as album of the year. In 1998, Kenneth
was honored by the Faith Centered Music Association (FCMA) with
a Pearl Award, in the Inspirational Songwriter category, for his
song entitled Three Angels. And in 1999, after releasing
his album Stories From Eden's Garden, the FCMA awarded Kenneth
with five Pearl Awards for that work.
Kenneth currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT, with his wife Kathy,
and their three daughters: Eden, Hannah, and Eliza. |
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