Tye Tribbett


Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A.

Biography

Tribbett was born on January 26, 1976 in Camden, New Jersey. He toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake, and Sting. He has since released five albums. The album "Greater Than" was released August 6, 2013, and earned him two Grammy awards. In 2017, he released "The Bloody Win".

Ministry

Tribbett and Shanté, his wife, pastor the LiVe Church in Orlando, Florida.

Personal life

Tribbett is now based in New Jersey, USA. He was raised in an Apostolic Pentecostal church in Camden, New Jersey. His father Bishop Tyrone Tribbett, a former pastor, and his mother, Niecey Tribbett, a minister as well as a disc jockey in the Philadelphia and NewYork area. He is married to Shanté Tribbett, who was a member of Greater Anointing, and they have two daughters together. He also has a brother, Thaddaeus, who is part of the band "Soundcheck" and is now the current bassist for artist Estelle. Tribbett also has two sisters; DeShantel Tribbett-Robinson and one sister, DeMaris Tribbett-Toy, sang in Greater Anointing.
Tribbett loves to spend time with his family and engage in upper body workouts.
In April 2020, Tribbett sent a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic with a song "We are gon' be alright", he fused Kendrick Lamar's hit track Alright into the song.

Albums