Danny Gokey - Topic

Three-time Grammy Nominee, three-time KLOVE Male Vocalist of the Year, Dove Award winner & eight-time Dove Award Nominee, Danny Gokey, became a favorite of millions of fans as a Top 3 finalist on Season Eight of American Idol.  Following Idol, Gokey released his debut album, My Best Days, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.  Since that time, Danny has celebrated a series of #1s including his follow up album releases “Hope In Front of Me”, “Rise”, “Haven’t Seen It Yet”, and his Award-winning holiday album, “Christmas Is Here”.  Spawning singles like “Hope In Front of Me”, “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again” (RIAA Certified Gold), “Rise”, “The Comeback” and “Haven’t Seen It Yet”, Danny has cemented his place on the radio charts with multi-week, multi-chart #1 runs both in the United States and in Canada.  

Danny is the founder of Better Than I Found It, formerly known as Sophia’s Heart, a nonprofit organization established to support & encourage organizations who are committed to making a difference in their world or community to go to the next level for exponential impact. 

Gokey is a native of Milwaukee, WI and currently lives in Nashville with his wife, Leyicet and their four beautiful children, Daniel (7 yrs), Victoria (5 yrs), Gabriel (2 yrs) and Emanuel (5 mos).