Alaska State Fair 2026 · Concert
Amy Grant
The Queen of Christian Pop — 'Baby Baby' and crossover hits live in Palmer
Year
2026 lineup
Genre
Christian Pop / Adult Contemporary
Home
Nashville, TN
Grammy wins
6 (including Best Gospel Performance)
Amy Grant is one of the best-selling Christian music artists of all time and a mainstream pop crossover success. Her 1991 album 'Heart in Motion' produced 'Baby Baby' and 'Every Heartbeat,' both top-5 pop hits, and she holds the distinction of being the first Christian music artist to have a pop #1 single. She's sold over 30 million albums worldwide across a 45-year career.
The crossover story
Amy Grant's move from Christian music to mainstream pop in the late 1980s was controversial in Christian circles but resulted in some of the most beloved adult-contemporary hits of the early 1990s. 'Baby Baby' remains one of the decade's most joyful pop songs.
The catalog
'Baby Baby,' 'Every Heartbeat,' 'That's What Love Is For,' 'House of Love,' 'Takes a Little Time' — her pop catalog is warm, polished, and broadly appealing. She also performs her classic Christian material, which remains her most deeply felt work.
Pro tip
The crowd for Amy Grant typically spans multiple generations — expect families, longtime fans from her Christian music roots, and people who grew up with her 90s pop hits all together.
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