Selena Gomez Names Hillsong's Brooke Fraser as Her Favorite Christian Singer

Pop singer Selena Gomez has revealed her favorite Christian singer is Brooke Fraser. Fraser is one of Hillsong Worship and UNITED's songwriters. She has written worship staples such as "Hosanna," "Beaneath the Waters," "Incense (Sometimes by Step)," "Lead Me to the Cross," "Our Father" and "Transfiguration." Fraser was also one of the mega church's worship leaders. And she also has a successful pop solo career at the side.
Gomez is very open about her faith. She has regularly attended the Australian megachurch Hillsong's U.S. branches. When she was asked to name her "favorite Christian artist," after briefly pondering, Gomez praised acclaimed New Zealand singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser, whom she also knows personally.
"I'm trying to think," Gomez, 23, told Breathecast's Jeannie Law in Miami last week. "I love Brooke Fraser. She's my favorite and I have the pleasure of knowing her and she's incredible. I've always loved her music."
As of 2015, Gomez has been working with Dreamlab and the LA-based producer Ruffian on her second solo album. She provided vocals on Zedd's song "I Want You to Know", released on February 23, 2015. Gomez released a single titled "Good for You", featuring rapper ASAP Rocky on June 22, 2015.
Her second studio album, Revival, was released on October 9. It features "Good for You" and her new song "Same Old Love". Aside from music, Gomez became the face of hair care brand Pantene.
in August 2015, Gomez appeared in the documentary Unity among many other actors and actresses. She reprised the role of Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 2, which will be released on September 25, 2015. Her upcoming film, The Big Short, which is set to be released on December 11, 2015, by Paramount Pictures.
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