Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba,
Queensland, Australia by Peter Furler and his school mate George Perdikis.
They have won numerous DOVE awards and six of their albums have been certified gold.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Duncan Phillips (1993-present)
Drums, percussion, formerly keyboards
Jody Davis (1992-2003, 2009-present)
Lead guitar, backing vocals
Jeff Frankenstein (1994-present)
Keyboards, synth bass, backing vocals
Michael Tait (2009-present)
Lead vocals
Name Origin:
The band's original name was The News, but once in the U.S. they changed it to
The Newsboys to avoid conflict with the U.S.-based band Huey Lewis and the News.
From: Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
Genre(s):
Christian pop,
pop rock,
CCM,
Christian rock
Active From: 1985-present