- Chris Quilala is an American contemporary gospel singer famously known to be the leader of the Christian music group – Jesus Culture
- The musician started playing drums at age 12 and he made his career debut when he turned 14
- Quilala is a father of 4 kids with his ex-wife, Alyssa Gulino
Chris Quilala is a 41-year-old American Christian musician and worship leader with the Jesus Culture band which was previously known as Bethel Music. He has so far been featured on many Jesus Culture albums. These include Everything (2006), We Cry Out (2007), and Let It Echo (2016). More so, he released his debut solo album in 2016 and he tagged it Split the Sky.
This singer and multi-instrumentalist married Alyssa Gulino in 2009 when he was 25 years old. However, the couple surprisingly announced their divorce in 2019 having lived together for 10 years.
Chris Quilala's Personal Profile
- Full Name: Chris Quilala
- Date of Birth: November 22, 1982
- Age: 41 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Place of Birth: Redding, California
- Parents: Phillip and Lisa Quilala
- Siblings: Alicia Marie and Rebecca Joy
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: White
- Years Active: 18 years
- Religion: Christianity
- Sexuality: Straight
- Spouse: Alyssa Gulino (Divorced)
- Children: Ella, Aria, Jethro (who died in 2014), Liv, and Maddex.
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Early Life and Music Career of Chris Quilala
Chris Quilala was born in Redding, California on November 22, 1982, to the family of Phillip and Lisa Quilala. He grew up with two other siblings – an older sister Alicia Marie and a younger sister Rebecca Joy.
Quilala is known to have developed a passion for music as a kid. He started playing drums when he was 12 years old and in 1996, while he was 14 years old, Chris joined Jesus Culture; a Christian revivalist youth-oriented organization that was formed at Bethel Church of Redding, California, U.S.A. He began his musical career as the group’s drummer and guitarist. However, he later became a vocalist as well.
Chris has contributed immensely to the several albums produced by the group. These include Everything (2006), Come Away (2010), and Let it Echo (2014), just to mention a few.
More so, the 41-year-old released his first solo album titled Split The Sky in 2016 and it peaked at No. 8 on the US Christian Music chart. He has also released several singles and has worked with many notable artists over the years.
All You Need to Know About His Marriage and Divorce
Sometime in 2008, Chris met Alyssa Gulino at a church function in Pasadena, and developed a special liking for her. At the time they met, Chris was 25 years old while Alyssa was a 17-year-old high school graduate and aspiring model. The lovers dated for 1 year and were engaged for 3 months before getting married on July 12, 2009, and their union was blessed with 5 kids out of which they lost 1 in December 2014. Their kids are Ella, Aria, Jethro (late), Liv, and Maddex.
While Chris and Alyssa are known to have been a very committed couple, they decided to go their separate ways in 2019. The main reason for their divorce has not been clearly stated but several sources have alleged Alyssa may have gotten tired of Chris’ absence caused by many concert tours and travels.
However, both Chris and Alyssa have received tremendous support from their fans on social media over the turn of their relationship.
Chris particularly received overwhelming support after he released a statement on his Instagram handle stating that though the divorce was not his choice and has left him shocked and devastated, he has to accept it and refocus his priorities.
Currently, Alyssa is an actress, author, and social media influencer among other things. Chris on the other hand has continued to walk the path of his gospel music career. Nothing has been said about custody of their kids yet but Alyssa is mostly spotted with the children in her Instagram posts.
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5 Other Facts About Chris Quilala
1. His Son’s Death Inspired Him to Write the Song Miracles
After Chris’ ex-wife had a stillbirth in 2014, Chris was inspired to use their experience to write a song titled Miracles. The song has so far inspired many couples going through the same ordeal.
2. Who is Chris Quilala Currently Dating?
So many sources have reported that Chris is currently single. However, a report and video on reddit.com show the 41-year-old American singer having fun and kissing a lady believed to be Betthany Tyler. Tyler is believed to be Chris’ new girlfriend even though he has not confirmed it officially.
Similarly, his ex-wife, Alyssa Quilala was rumored to be dating one Matthew Fish some time back. This is also not officially confirmed by Alyssa.
3. Quilala’s Worship Music Has Delivered a Lot of People Including His Alcoholic Father
Chris has said in an interview that God has delivered a lot of people facing different kinds of challenges through his worship music. According to him, the primary aim of worship is not to administer deliverance but to worship God for who He is. However, many people get delivered in the process of worship.
He notably gave an instance of his alcoholic father who experience tremendous change and deliverance while he sang and played the guitar at the age of 14.
4. Quilala Has Been Invited to the White House
Jesus Culture’s leder is highly regarded in the Christian music industry in America as one of the few privileged Christian worship leaders invited by the US Vice President to the White House in December 2019. His visit to the white house made him one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
5. How Rich is He?
The 54 year-old gospel singer has been very active in the contemporary Christian music industry for several years now and has several single tracks, a solo album, and group albums to his credit already.
He is believed to have a net worth of between $1.5 million at the moment.
While the gospel singer continues to maintain success in his career journey, many of his fans have anticipated who he will be bringing to his Sacramento-California home in place of Alyssa Gulino. This anticipation will likely be a thing of the past given his recent leap to finding love.
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