R. J. Helton
American Christian musician (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Jason Helton (born May 17, 1981; as Rolando Alberto de Jesus Rivas, Jr.) is an American Contemporary Christian music artist, who first came to prominence as the fifth place finalist on the first season of American Idol. The first Wild Card contestant in the history of the series, he initially failed to reach the Top 10, but was brought back by the judges to compete in the finals. In 2004, he released the album Real Life with GospoCentric Records, which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Christian Music chart and number 19 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. Helton's song "My Devotion" was nominated for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 36th GMA Music Awards in 2005.
R.J. Helton | |
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Birth name | Rolando Alberto de Jesus Rivas, Jr. |
Also known as | Richard Jason Helton |
Born | (1981-05-17) May 17, 1981 (age 43) Pasadena, Texas |
Origin | Cumming, Georgia |
Genres | Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | vocals, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2002–2014 |
Labels | GospoCentric |