Planetshakers

Planetshakers
Planetshakers in Lima Peru (2024)
Planetshakers in Lima Peru (2024)
Background information
OriginAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
GenresContemporary worship music, contemporary Christian music
Years active1997–present
LabelsPlanetshakers Ministries International, Integrity, Venture3Media
Websiteplanetshakers.com

Planetshakers is a contemporary worship music band, a central part of Planetshakers Church in Melbourne, Australia.

With over 60 albums, the band toured annually to the US, UK, Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand for some years, and has been nominated for several Dove Awards.

History

The Planetshakers band in its early days

Formed in Adelaide, South Australia, for the first Planetshakers Conference at Paradise Community Church (now known as Futures Church) in Adelaide in 1997, the band is now based in Melbourne, Victoria at Planetshakers Church, which is under the leadership of senior pastors Russell and Samantha Evans.

Guy Sebastian, member of the Planetshakers band from 2002 to 2005, was a worship leader and background vocals, recording albums for Planetshakers Church at Paradise Community Church conferences. He went on to win the first Australian Idol and has become a highly popular artist.

Michael Guglielmucci

It was reported in 2008 that Michael Guglielmucci, a pastor at the church and former bass player in the Planetshakers band, had fraudulently claimed he was dying of cancer, and received money from supporters who believed his illness was real. He wrote "Healer", a song of encouragement for believers who were suffering from cancer, for the album Saviour of the World, which was released in June (2007). Guglielmucci explained his actions as being a result of a long-term pornography addiction. The track had also been added to the Hillsong album This Is Our God (2008), but later removed from the album.

Members

The following are current and former members:

Current[when?]

Former

Awards

The Planetshakers band

In 2002, the album Open Up the Gates, was nominated for Dove Award "Worship Album of the Year".

Endless Praise: Live, released in March 2014, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and No. 16 in on the Billboard Christian Albums chart. The video of the song "Endless Praise" was nominated for Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2014.

The album, Nada Es Imposible, in Spanish which was released in June 2014, reached position No. 17 on the Billboard "Latin Pop Albums" chart and was nominated by the Arpa Awards in three categories: best group or duo album, album rock or hard rock and producer of 2014.

The video of the song "This is Our Time" was nominated for the Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2014.

The video of the song "Let's Go" was nominated for the Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2015.

The video of the song "Overflow" was nominated for Dove Award Long Form Video of the Year 2016.

Planetshakers was nominated for the Dove Award in the category: "Spanish Language Album of the Year" for Sé Quién Eres Tú (featuring Su Presencia).

Planetshakers (featuring Su Presencia) have been nominated by the Arpa Awards in 2016 in the category: "Best song in participation" "Sé quién eres tú".

Discography

Photo taken during Planetshakers conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2019.
Planetshakers' Performs Endless Praise In SM Mall of Asia Arena on September 8 to 11, 2022.
Planetshakers' Second event at SM Mall of Asia Arena on July 21 to 23, 2023.
Planetshakers in Colombia “Tour Winning Team South America” October 16, 2024
Planetshakers in Lima Peru Tour "Winning Team" on October 19, 2024
Planetshakers in Lima Peru on October 19, 2024
Planetshakers Abundance Tour Manila on July 26, 2025.

Most of the albums were recorded live at the Planetshakers Conference, and released by Planetshakers Ministries International, Integrity and Venture3Media.

Pastor Samantha Evans, along with Joth Hunt at Day 4 of Abundance Tour IN Planetshakers Music Video AT SM Mall of Asia Arena, on November 13, 2025.

Albums

EPs

Singles

Other singles

Planetshakers Kids

In 2013, they presented their first children's music production—Planetshakers Kids—as well as their first children's album, Nothing Is Impossible. The album was nominated for a GMA Dove Award for "Best Album of the Year for Children's Music".

References

  1. ↑ Planetshakers (5 March 2018). "Planetshakers Music". Planetshakers. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Hutchison, Tracee (11 January 2007). "Praise pit to faith". The 7.30 Report. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Planetshakers". Daystar Television. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Planetshakers Music". Planetshakers. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Lallo, Michael (8 April 2007). "Young believers pray and sway to a new beat". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Paradise Community Church". New Release Today. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rhema on Planetshakers". Rhemadev. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  8. ↑ Smith, Sharon (29 August 2008). "Chart-topping pastor's cancer lie". 7News. Adelaide, Australia. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Wheatley, Kim (22 August 2008). "Go to police, church tells lying pastor; praise to the fraud". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. pp. 1–2.
  10. ↑ Wheatley, Kim (11 September 2008). "Porn pastor unlikely to face charges | The Advertiser". The Advertiser. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Russell, Mark (16 November 2008). "That's Sir Conman to you, copper: 2008's bizarre rap sheet". The Age. Melbourne, Australia.
  12. ↑ "Fake cancer preacher admits porn addiction". ABC News. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Hillsong Pastor Michael Guglielmucci on Today Tonight - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hillsong Music Australia - This Is Our God - CD /DVD - Pre Order Now and receive free shipping! Released July 2008". 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008.
  15. ↑ "About the Planetshakers Band Members". Daystar. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "About the Band Members". Daystar. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "About the Band". Daystar. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  18. ↑ Russ Hutto. "Review: Nothing Is Impossible by Planetshakers". The Worship Community. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Open Up The Gates". New Release Today. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Planetshakers Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Planetshakers Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  22. ↑ Alekz Aminadab Mundo (16 August 2014). "Se revelaron los nominados de la 45 edición de los Dove Awards". Onda Exclusiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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  24. ↑ Premios Arpa. "XI EDICIÓN PREMIOS ARPA". Premios Arpa (in Spanish). Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  25. ↑ The Christian Beat (12 August 2015). "46th Annual GMA Dove Awards Full Nominations List". The Christian Beat. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  26. ↑ GMA DOVE AWARDS (10 November 2015). "LONG FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR – CAT 43". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  27. ↑ GMA DOVE AWARDS (12 September 2017). "LONG FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR – CAT 38". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  28. ↑ GMA DOVE AWARDS (12 September 2017). "SPANISH LANGUAGE ALBUM OF THE YEAR – CAT 28". GMA DOVE AWARDS. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  29. ↑ Premios Arpa. "Lista Oficial de Nominados XIII Edición Premios ARPA". Premios Arpa (in Spanish). Academia Nacional de la Música y las Artes Cristianas. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  30. ↑ "THE 45TH ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED TODAY AT LIPSCOMB'S ALLEN ARENA IN NASHVILLE". Dove Awards. Retrieved 23 October 2019.