Israel Houghton

Israel Houghton interests me as a craftsman who refuses to let worship music sit still. Coming out of Oceanside, California, and building Israel & New Breed, he folds soul and gospel warmth into songs that are sincerely devotional yet impossible to sit through quietly. I think the genius is tonal: he treats praise as something the body does, not just the spirit. Plenty of contemporary Christian music leans earnest and stiff, but his catalog grooves. To me he's a rare composer who can put prayer and a dance floor on the same plate without cheapening either one.

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Name (English)

Israel Houghton

Name (Japanese)

イスラエル・ホートン

Reading

いすらえる・ほーとん

Born

May 19, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Oceanside, California, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

• Official sitehttps://www.newbreedmusic.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/israelhoughton/
• Xhttps://x.com/ihoughton
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%20Houghton
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814434

Tags

• California
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• composer

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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