Josiah Queen
Josiah Queen is an American Christian contemporary singer-songwriter from Tampa, Florida. He was a nominee for New Artist of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards. Queen began releasing music at age 16 with "God of Miracles" in 2020. His debut album, The Prodigal, was released on May 24, 2024, and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. The album's title track was nominated for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year of the 2024 GMA Dove Awards, and certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. He released a single, "Demons", as his first new song in 2026.
Early life
Queen was born on January 11, 2003, in Clearwater, Florida. His parents are both pastors.Career
2020–2024: ''The Prodigal''
Queen began his career in 2020, with the song "God of Miracles". Queen released his debut album, The Prodigal, in 2024. Reaching no. 1 on Billboards Top Christian Albums chart, the album became the most streamed album from a new artist signed with Capitol Christian Music Group. At the 55th GMA Dove Awards in 2024, Queen was nominated for Best New Artist, as well as Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.Queen has released several singles, including "Love You to Death" with the band Strings and Heart and a Christmas song titled "Lowest of Lows".
In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was labeled as the No. 9 best Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 best male Christian artist of 2024, the No. 4 Hot Christian Songs artist, and the No. 1 best new Christian Artist of 2024. His independent record label was labelled as the No. 10 best record label of 2024.
2025–present: ''Mt. Zion''
In 2025, Queen signed with Capitol CMG. He made his first release on the label on January 10, 2025, with "Can't Steal My Joy", which featured Brandon Lake. On March 14, 2025, he released the following single, "Yesterday is Dead", which will be performed on the national television show, Fox & Friends. A DC Talk cover, "Jesus Freak", was released on January 31, 2025. Queen's second studio album, Mt. Zion, released on August 22, 2025.Personal life
After three and a half years of long-distance dating, Queen married his wife, Trinity Joy, in 2023. They had met while teenagers, when Queen visited her family's church in Iowa. They live together in New Port Richey, Florida.Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other charted songs
Other credits
- Forrest Frank – "In the Room", 2025
Tours
Headlining tours
- The Prodigal Tour
- My Promised Land Tour
- Mt. Zion Tour
As a supporting act
- Forrest Frank - Child of God Tour
- Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake - Summer Worship Nights
Awards and nominations