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Originating from Baltimore, Maryland, Jonathan Nelson is an American singer-songwriter.

His first album that held the song "Healed" was written by himself. After meeting Donald Lawrence in 2000, he was asked to record the song. In 2005, the single became a gospel hit which earned him the 2006 Songwriter of the Year award from Stellar Award.  Subsequently, he met Troy Sneed who produced the song titled "The Right Place".  It also became a hit just like his third song "The Struggle Is Over"  which was also produced by Sneed. After signing with Integrity Music, his first album titled Right Now Praise was released. Subsequently, his second album Better Days was released in May 2010.

Jonathan Andrew Nelson was born on November 10, 1974  in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. He attended Baltimore School of The Arts and later on, he enrolled at Morgan State University. Nelson is currently married to Christina Marie with whom he has two children named Julianna Marie and J. Andrew II.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2013

Earning Turned Donation

Amount given by Nelson to Brown University for the building of a fitness center

$45,000,000

2013

Asset

The value of Jonathan M. Nelson's red brick home set in Providence

$1,500,000

1999

Earnings

Earnings when the VoiceStream company was sold in 2000

$600,000,000