There are at least three artists named Evie 1. An American Christian pop singer 2. A bandcamp musician 3. A Canadian band 1) Evelyn Tornquist Karlsson (born Evelyn Tornquist; March 29, 1956, mononymously known as Evie, is an American contemporary Christian music singer who was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s for songs such as "Mirror", "Step into the Sunshine" and "Four Foot Eleven". Born in the United States to Norwegian immigrants, Evie began her singing career as a young teenager whil...
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There are at least three artists named Evie 1. An American Christian pop singer 2. A bandcamp musician 3. A Canadian band 1) Evelyn Tornquist Karlsson (born Evelyn Tornquist; March 29, 1956, mononymously known as Evie, is an American contemporary Christian music singer who was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s for songs such as "Mirror", "Step into the Sunshine" and "Four Foot Eleven". Born in the United States to Norwegian immigrants, Evie began her singing career as a young teenager while visiting her parents' homeland. She released her English language debut album at 16 in 1972, and went on to release more than 30 albums, including several in various Scandinavian languages. Evie was recognized as the Dove Award recipient of Female Vocalist of the Year for 1977 and 1978. In November 1978, she become the first gospel artist to achieve a gold album in Australia for Gentle Moments. She married Swedish pastor and musician Pelle Karlsson in 1979 and retired from performing music in 1981 to pursue other avenues of ministry, such as Sky Angel. Evie later became a mentor to Christian musician Rebecca St. James, joining her for an event series geared toward helping girls and women apply biblical principles in the 21st century. Evie was officially inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame on February 22, 2005, and was one of the inaugural inductees to the Christian Music Hall of Fame. Three of her albums were nominated for Grammy Award for best Contemporary Gospel performance: Mirror (1978), Come On, Ring Those Bells (1979), Never the Same (1980). 2. musician & amateur photographer evies.bandcamp.com 3) A band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Evie began as the husband and wife duo of allen and rosie in march of 1996. After a few months of recording and experimenting in their rural, swan river home, the couple produced their first four track offering, "forever" and then released "here and there again". After the third cassette, the band added another member, jawn. His arrival added a charismatic presence to the bands live show and a unique and tasteful rock influence to the bands recorded material. In February 2002, they released "it might as well be spring…"
