Her first literary work, The Good Road, became a best seller. In November, 2008, the popular singer released a brand new book, Treasures of the Snow, which chronicled her triumphant battle with cancer as well as stories from three decades in Gospel music. In 1999, Janet met her husband, John, an airline pilot, and they married shortly afterward.Īfter battling breast cancer in 2005, Janet resumed her touring schedule, including concerts, women's conferences, and cancer awareness events. She became a featured artist on the Homecoming Tour. Shortly afterwards she was invited to tour with Bill and Gloria Gaither. She composed songs such as Another Soldier's Coming Home, God Will Make A Way, The Body and Blood, and If I'd Had My Way, which found broad audiences in multiple music genres. She signed with Word Records and moved to Nashville. In 1986, Paschal began touring as a soloist. She quickly became one of the most recognizable faces and voices in any music genre. She shared the stage with presidents and high profile personalities. She performed to tens of thousands in arenas and stadiums around the world. After two years, the group changed its name to The Rex Nelon Singers and they became one of southern gospel music's most sought after mixed singing groups.Ī few years later, she was invited to travel and perform as a soloist for televangelist Jimmy Swaggart's international crusades. They hired her at the audition, and Janet left her small town and moved to Atlanta. Janet's sister, Kay, played piano and the sisters formed their own gospel-singing group.Īt eighteen years old, Janet was invited to audition for the gospel singing family, The LeFevres. Her dad and his brothers played bluegrass instruments and sang in churches in neighboring states. She is consistently voted among Gospel Music's favorite soloists by the genre's top trade magazines.
She has earned multiple Diamond Awards, Singing News Fan Awards, and Grammy nominations. With more than twenty recordings to her credit, her passion and vulnerability are evident in her music, including her latest release, Beginnings.
The most soulfully versatile voices in Christian Music.įrom the pulpit of her grandfather's church in Reidsville, North Carolina, to the world's most renowned stages, Janet Paschal's journey is marked by passion and dedication.
Paschal is an inspirational gospel vocalist and writer, often hailed as one of
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