|PIC1|One of Christian music's most recognisable and prolific female voices, Christy Nockels is performing her first solo radio single, "Life Light Up", for national audiences on Chris Tomlin's "Hello Love Tour".

The song will appear on Nockels' sixstepsrecords debut, Life Light Up, in stores June 2.

Former member of celebrated vocal duo Watermark and perennial Female Vocalist of the Year Dove Award nominee, Oklahoma native Nockels began writing and leading worship music with her husband, Nathan, in 1995. In 1996, Passion founder Louie Giglio got a hold of their independent release and invited them to attend the very first Passion Conference in Austin, Texas. They've continued leading worship with the Passion movement the past 12 years and recently moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to be in the founding family of Passion City Church.

Also recently joining the sixstepsrecords family of artists, Nockels was invited to sing vocals with friend and labelmate Chris Tomlin on his spring 2009 headlining tour, which kicked off January 22. The tour has already performed in front of 100,000 people in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Newark, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Grand Rapids, and San Antonio.

"Everybody has their favourite singer, and amazingly, I've been able to sing with my favourite, Christy Nockels, for more than ten years now," says labelmate Chris Tomlin. "I'm honoured that she's currently out singing with us on the ‘Hello Love Tour'. Christy has always been part of the Passion family, and I'm excited she's making new music with sixsteps. I can't wait for people to hear and start singing these new songs."

In addition to accompanying Tomlin on vocals, Nockels is debuting her first radio single, "Life Light Up", on the tour. The single, produced by Nathan Nockels, is currently available to fans for free download at www.christynockels.com.

"Christy's heart and voice have been a prominent part of the Passion Movement since our earliest days," says Louie Giglio, sixstepsrecords founder and director. "Out of that friendship, we could not be more excited about this new chapter in Christy's life and our opportunity to partner with her as a solo artist. We believe her contribution to the music landscape is unique and much needed."

For more information on Christy Nockels and to hear songs from her upcoming release, visit www.christynockels.com/