Joel Smallbone

Smallbone was born in Sydney, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991. He is the brother of Luke Smallbone and younger brother of Christian recording artist and speaker Rebecca St. James. Smallbone is also the brother-in-law of Jacob Fink, former bassist for the band Foster the People. Smallbone's father was a music promoter, and Joel recalls, "going to these rock concerts, sitting on my father's shoulders, plugging my ears...Honestly, in a lot of ways I feel like music chose me and as I grew older, I made a clear decision to fully lean into it." ==Career==

Smallbone provided backing vocals for his sister Rebecca in addition to light operation and stage management. He collaborated with his brother Luke and in 2008 they released their first EP, A Tale of Two Towns, initially performing under the name Austoville. In 2016, Smallbone was cast in the leading role of James Stevens in the film Priceless. In December 2025, he was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World. Smallbone won two Grammy awards in 2014 and was nominated for another Grammy in 2016. in Orlando, Florida in 2022 ==Personal life==

Joel married Christian music artist and actress, Moriah Peters (known professionally as MORIAH) in 2013. ==Discography==