Christopher Mark Quilala (born November 22, 1982) is an American Christian musician and former worship leader with the Jesus Culture band and formerly with the Bethel Music collective. He primarily plays Christian pop and contemporary worship music.
Personal life Quilala met his former wife, Alyssa Gulino, when she was seventeen and he was twenty-five while they were in a church in Pasadena. They have five children together: Ella, Aria, Jethro (d. 2014), Liv and Maddex. After Chris and Alyssa's son Jethro died in December 2014, they wrote the song Miracles, which appeared on Jesus Culture's 2016 album Let It Echo. The Quilala family resides in Sacramento, California. Chris Quilala and Alyssa divorced in 2019.
In December 2019, Quilala was one of several evangelical Christian worship leaders to pray for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Music career Quilala has been part of the Jesus Culture movement, since he was fourteen years old in 1996. He has been featured on many Jesus Culture albums, including Everything (2006), We Cry Out (2007), Your Love Never Fails (2008), Consumed (2009), Come Away (2010), Awakening: Live from Chicago (2011), Live From New York (with Martin Smith) (2012), Unstoppable Love (2014), and Let It Echo (2016). Quilala's debut solo album, Split the Sky, was released in 2016. Quilala co-wrote the song "Your Love Awakens Me" with Phil Wickham, which appears on Wickham's album Children of God (2016).
Along with being a guitarist, Chris is also a drummer. He started his musical career playing drums for Bethel Music. He was the drummer for the albums For the Sake of the World (2012) and Be Lifted High (2011) as well as Brian & Jenn Johnson's albums, We Believe (2006) and Where You Go I Go (2008). He was also featured on Bethel's debut album Here Is Love (2010) performing the song "King of Wonders".
Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSChrist. Split the Sky Debut album Released: November 11, 2016 Label: Jesus Culture/Sparrow Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming 8
Singles As lead artist Single Year Peakpositions Album US Christ. Christ. Digital "Because of Your Love" 2016 — — Split the Sky "Won My Heart" — — "After My Heart" — — "You Cannot Be Stopped" (with Phil Wickham) 2019 35 20 rowspan="2" "Nothing But Good" — —
As a featured artist Single Year Peakpositions Album US Christ. Christ. Airplay Christ. Digital Christ. Stream "Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) 2016 14 15 16 22 Let It Echo "Miracles" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) 50 — — —
Other charted songs Single Year Peakpositions Album US Christ. "Halls of Heaven" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala) 2017 47 Love Has a Name
Awards
Grammy Awards +YearNominee/WorkAwardResult2018Living with a FireBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumNominated
GMA Dove Awards +YearNominee/WorkAwardResult2017"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)Worship Song of the YearNominated
ASCAP Christian Awards +YearNominee/WorkResult2017"Fierce" (Jesus Culture featuring Chris Quilala)Won2017"Your Love Awakens Me" Phil WickhamWon
BMI Christian Awards +YearNominee/WorkResult2018"Your Love Awakens Me" Phil WickhamWon
References
External links Record label website