Background
She was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in Sacramento by her mother after her parents were divorced when she was ten.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in Sacramento by her mother after her parents were divorced when she was ten.
In some instances she also goes by the name of Lisa Daggs-Charette. Daggs launched her career by moving to Nashville where she worked as a studio vocalist and sang in numerous showcases for local Nashville songwriters. After a stint at performing in mainstream venues, she began touring with evangelist Lowell Lundstrom.
In 1991, Daggs recorded her debut Civil Defense, Who Are You, which launched her career.
"Walls" and "Leave Your Bags at the Door," the first singles from Daggs album, Angel In Your Eyes, hit charts in top ten publications such as Music City News, The Gospel Voice, Clear Country and Christian Country Research Bulletin. "I Wanna Thank You," the album"s third release, was Daggs" first #1 radio charting single.
Lisa Daggs went on to top the charts with 14 #1 radio singles. To date their single, "You Are My Ministry" has had over 500,000 views worldwide.
Her most recent work, "Regardless" has so far only been released on a limited basis, but is garnering much attention as her best work to date.
Daggs is the host of a radio show entitled "Reality Check" which airs on 103.9 The Fish every Sunday at 7 Prime Minister. Reality Check features Recovery Talk on the, a faith-based recovery program Daggs has made several appearances on the Bill Gaither Homecoming Video series. She has appeared on several mainstream television shows such as Prime Time Country and The 700 Club.
As a vocal performance artist Daggs has been honored with numerous awards, including The Gospel Voice"s Diamond Award for "Country Artist of the Year" (other nominees included Charlie Daniels, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Raybon and LaFollette Rimes). She received the Christian Country Music Association"s "Entertainer of the Year" and "New Artist of the Year" honors, while also being named "The Brightest Newcomer to the Scene" by the Christian Country Research Bulletin. In 2009 Daggs was among several artists to received the Gospel Music Association"s Dove Award nomination for Bill Gaither"s Special Event album.