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Chris Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), better known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario. He has been nominated and won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and Juno Awards. Signed for almost a decade with BEC Recordings, Manafest became fully independent as of early 2015 and continues to write and record music.〔 ==Biography== ;Beginnings and early years (2000-2009) After a skateboarding accident in 1998, Chris Greenwood shifted his focus to musical writing and began to produce music emerging under the stage name Manafest in 2000. In 2001, Manafest debuted with his EP, ''Misled Youth''. The release garnered "Modern Rock/Alternative Song of the Year" for the song "Freedom" at the GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Covenant Awards Archives )〕 The following year, Manafest released his first full-length album ''My Own Thing'' and attracted the notice of Trevor McNevan of the Ontario-based rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. This led to his signing with an internationally distributed label, BEC Recordings under the Uprok Records label.〔 After signing on with BEC, Manafest released his second album ''Epiphany'' in 2005.〔 The release achieved several nominations and awards.〔 In 2006, Manafest released his third album ''Glory''. The album received critical success and went on to win Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2007 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, as well as receiving the artist a nomination for Artist of the Year.〔 The album also marked Manafest's first release to be nominated in the Juno Awards. In 2008, Manafest's fourth album ''Citizens Activ'' was debuted to similar success receiving many nominations, as well as awards.〔 The album boosted Manafest's fame and reputation in Japan immensely. ;Mainstream breakthrough (2010) In 2010, Manafest debuted his fifth full-length album ''The Chase''. The album was well-received with the single "Avalanche" charting on the Billboard Christian Songs, as well as selling over 50,000 copies of the track as of September, 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''The Chase'' Award History on AllMusic )〕 The album showcased a directional change for Manafest, moving from a more straight hip hop flare to a heavier rock-based rap style. In 2011, Manafest released his first live album ''Live in Concert''. The album won "Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year" at the 33rd GMA Canada Covenant Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Covenant Awards Archives )〕 In 2012, Manafest released his sixth studio album of ''Fighter''. The album continued the previous release's heavy rock influence and garnered a nomination for Hip-Hop/Rap Album of the Year in the GMA Dove Awards. Because of this album's release, Manafest fans have since become known officially as "Fighters" amongst themselves, as well as Manafest himself. In late 2013, Manafest released his first Christmas single "California Christmas", featuring Joel Piper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="California Christmas" single on iTunes )〕 The track was additionally featured BEC's Christmas compilation release ''Christmastime All Year''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Christmastime All Year'' on iTunes )〕 In 2014, Manafest released his seventh album ''The Moment''. The genre of the release deviated from his hard rock style and featured a more electronic hip hop sound. ;''Reborn'' and present (2015) In late 2014, Manafest released the single "Let Go", featuring Dave Stovall of Wavorly. The track was a song that didn't make the final cut of ''The Moment'' and was later released by itself.〔 The song was recently pulled from iTunes (it is however still available in Manafest's store〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Let Go" Single on Manafest's official store )〕). Manafest has also hinted it might make his next album's track listing.〔 On April 24, 2015, Manafest announced a new PledgeMusic campaign for his next full-length, fully independent album, ''Reborn''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Manafest PledgeMusic ''Reborn'' Campaign )〕 The album released globally on October 2, 2015. When first announcing ''Reborn'', Manafest also alluded to the fact his next album is already planned to be a rock record.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manafest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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