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He Didn’t Plan on Being a ‘Christian Artist’

July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

When Bodie Kuljian (commercially known as bodie) performed the song “Gratitude” on The Voice season finale back in 2022, he didn’t intend to chart a course as a Christian artist. The 32-year-old singer and songwriter had started releasing music independently in 2017, experimenting with electronic indie pop sounds and laid-back vocal writing. Although he was Read more...

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Пётр Семёнов
Интересно, что он не планировал становиться «христианским артистом», а просто пел «Gratitude» на финале The Voice. У нас в церкви тоже часто бывает: человек начинает петь от души, а потом глядишь — уже весь приход его песни знает. А что он сейчас выпускает, после 2022-го?
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Вера Новикова
Да, точно подметил, Пётр. После «Gratitude» он выпустил альбомы «Hills and Valleys» и «This Is the Year», там больше прямых христианских текстов и акустического звучания, чем раньше. А у вас в приходе такие «незапланированные» певцы часто остаются или всё-таки уходят в большую музыку?
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Štefan Šimko
Áno, ten príbeh s „Gratitude“ na The Voice ma zaujal. U nás v michalovskej farnosti mal jeden chlapec začal spievať na vigíliách len tak od srdca a o dva roky už spieval sólo na veľkonočnej liturgii. Zaujímalo by ma, či sa bodie v tých novších albumoch vrátil aj k tej elektronickej indie popovej stránke, alebo už zostal pri akustike.
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