Danny Gokey

GRAMMY nominated, Capitol recording artist, Danny Gokey became a favorite of millions of fans as a top 3 finalist on season 8 of American Idol. In 2010, Gokey released his debut album, My Best Days, which garnered record first-week retail and digital album sales for a male debut artist in his musical genre and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 albums chart. In 2014, Danny released his second album, Hope in Front of Me, debuting at number one on Billboard Christian Airplay Chart. His single, “Hope in Front of Me”, topped the Billboard Christian Airplay, Mediabase Christian Adult Contemporary, and Billboard Christian AC Songs Charts. “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again” earned RIAA Gold Certification in May 2018. Danny’s Christmas Album, Christmas Is Here, and his most recent studio album, Rise, (released in 2017) also debuted at number on the Billboard charts and garnered the chart movers, “Rise”, “The Comeback”, “Masterpiece” and “If You Ain’t In It”.

Danny has earned multiple award nominations, including American Country Awards’ New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year, GMA Dove Awards’ New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Christmas Album of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, and GRAMMY Awards’ Best Contemporary Christian Music Album among several others.

Danny is the founder of Better Than I Found It, formerly known as Sophia’s Heart, a nonprofit organization established to support & encourage organizations who are committed to making a difference in their world or community to go to the next level for exponential impact. And on an individual level, the goal is to help & encourage each person to get involved in their communities, no matter how small the opportunity, to create meaningful change.  To find out more about the organization and join the movement, go to BetterThanIFoundIt.org.