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| Birth name | Christopher Neville Eaton |
| Born | (1958-09-16) 16 September 1958 (age 65) Sedgley, Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Website | www |
Christopher Neville Eaton (born 16 September 1958) is a British Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, who has written songs for singers including Cliff Richard, Amy Grant and Jaci Velasquez.
Born in Sedgley, Staffordshire,[citation needed] Eaton was a member of the 1980s bands Lyrix and the Mark Williamson Band prior to his solo career. He has toured the US to promote his albums,[1] and also toured Europe as opening act for Art Garfunkel in 1998.[2] He worked on Roger Daltrey's 1987 solo album Can't Wait to See the Movie, singing backing vocals.
Eaton wrote Cliff Richard's 1990 UK Christmas No. 1 single "Saviour's Day" and has also written songs that have been performed by other CCM artists such as Amy Grant, who recorded a version of Eaton's "Breath of Heaven".[3] He also wrote several Jaci Velasquez songs including "On My Knees" and "God So Loved" as well as producing two albums.
Eaton married singer songwriter Abby Scott in May 2009.[4] He had been previously married, but the marriage ended in 1990.[5]
Eaton has composed many songs recorded by other artists for their albums.[6] Below is a small selection of these:
(Sheena Easton)
Note: * denotes songs released as singles
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