Rita Springer | |
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Birth name | Marguerita Estell Springer |
Also known as | Rita Springer |
Born | Riverside County, California | April 17, 1967
Origin | Southlake, Texas |
Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Floodgate, E1, Koch, Word, Found, Integrity, Gateway |
Website | ritaspringer |
Marguerita Estell "Rita" Springer (born April 17, 1967) is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released twelve studio albums, Love Covers (1995), All I Have (2000), Created to Worship (2001), Effortless (2002), Rise Up: Live Worship (2004), I Have to Believe (2005), Worth It All (2007), Beautiful You (2008), In This Forever (2011), The Playlist (2012), Battles (2017), and Light (2020).[1][2]
Early life
Springer was born Marguerita Estell Springer[3] on April 17,[4] 1967, in Riverside County, California,[5][6] In interviews, Springer has said in interviews that during her childhood she and her family relocated frequently.[7]
Music career
Her music recording career started in 1995, with the first studio album being, Love Covers.[2] While she has since released ten more studio albums, All I Have in 2000 with Floodgate Records,[8][9][10] Created to Worship in 2001 with E1 Music,[11][12] Effortless in 2002 with Word Records,[13][14] Rise Up: Live Worship in 2004 with Floodgate Records,[15][16][17][18] I Have to Believe in 2005 with Found Records,[19][20][21][22] Worth It All in 2007 with Koch Records, Beautiful You in 2008 with E1 Music, In This Forever in 2011 with Integrity Music,[23] The Playlist in 2012 with Integrity Music,[1][24][25] and Battles in 2017 with Gateway Records.[26][27][28][29]
Personal life
Springer is single and lives with her adopted son outside of Dallas in Hurst, Texas.
Discography
- Love Covers (1995, Independent)
- All I Have (2000, Floodgate)
- Created to Worship (2001, E1 Music)
- Effortless (2002, Word)
- Rise Up: Live Worship (2004, Floodgate)
- I Have to Believe (2005, Found)
- Worth It All (2007, Koch)
- Beautiful You (2008, E1 Music)
- In This Forever (2011, Integrity)
- The Playlist (2012, Integrity)
- Battles (2017, Gateway)
References
- 1 2 "Rita Springer : Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- 1 2 Cross Rhythms. "Rita Springer : Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: Springer Rita E". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Rita Springer (@Ritaspringer) (April 17, 2013). "Great group of amazing women! Happy Birthday to me!!! @ Rise No. 1". Twitter. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Rita Springer (@ritaspringer) (January 23, 2014). "I was born here, raised here, and Will always be a California girl!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ California Birth Index. "Margueri E Springer, Born 04/17/1967 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Hendricks, Shawn (March 1, 2001). "Talent Pool: Rita Springer". CCM Magazine: 24. Also confirms age as 33 as of March 1, 2001, meaning born 1967
- ↑ Blodgett-Williams, Dacia A. "All I Have – Rita Springer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Carr, Brian (May 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Millheim, Dan (January 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 60. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Smith, Alan (July 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Chapin, Amy (March 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 48–50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Crawley, Philip (November 8, 2002). "Review: Effortless – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Breimeier, Russ (August 1, 2002). "Review: Effortless – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Luff, Stephen (September 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Seay, Davis; Park, Andy; Fontaine Godwin, Susan; Guerrero, Tony (March 1, 2004). "Featured Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 52–3. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Breimeier, Russ (February 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Marihugh, Josh; Nothstine, Barry (May 17, 2004). "Springer, Rita – Rise Up: Live Worship Reviews". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Holland, Doug (July 20, 2006). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Staff (October 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 64. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Farias, Andree (September 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Lake, Scott (October 8, 2005). "Springer, Rita – I Have to Believe Review". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Hunter, Andrea (May 1, 2011). "Review: In This Forever – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 61. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Cross, Randy (October 1, 2011). "Review: The Playlist – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 69. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Davis, Kevin (September 9, 2011). "The Playlist Review". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Gilles, Kristen (March 1, 2017). "Review: Battles – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Feltham, Phill (March 22, 2017). "Winning Battles". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Chambers, Laura (March 12, 2017). "Rita Springer 'Battles'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Yap, Timothy (March 17, 2017). "Rita Springer "Battles" Album Review". Hallels. Retrieved March 27, 2017.