Jonathan David & Melissa Helser

Jonathan David and Melissa Helser are an American worship husband-and-wife duo hailing from Sophia, North Carolina. Married in 1999, they’ve been actively involved with A Place for the Heart ministries, where they run The 18 Inch Journey discipleship school and lead a collective of artists under the name Cageless Birds. The couple made their recording debut in 2005 with The Awakening, which was followed by the albums The Reward and Walk Through The Walls, both released in 2008. After dropping Long Story Short (2011) and On the Shores (2012), the group was signed to the prestigious Christian label Bethel Music, who released Endless Ocean, Bottomless Sea (2014) and Beautiful Surrender (2016). The latter debuted at Number 1 in both the US and the UK and also in Australia, Canada, and Norway. It also included the track “No Longer Slaves,” which was named Worship Song of the Year at the Dove Awards. A live album titled Victory saw the light in 2019, peaking at Number 2 in the US Christian charts and reaching the top of the UK’s Christian & Gospel Albums. “Raise a Hallelujah,” the second single from the album, peaked at Number 2 on Billboard’s Christian Songs chart and won Worship Song of the Year at the 2020 We Love Christian Music Awards.

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