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LifeWay presents "You and Your Girl" Simulcast on April 9th, 2011! Churches throughout the nation can participate in this event that is broadcast simultaneously to various locations. LifeWay Ministries will simulcast You & Your Girl with Vicki Courtney and The Sonflowerz, through HD internet technology. The simulcast will be broadcast live from Nashville, TN to over 100 locations across the nation.

Find out how your church can be part of this breakthrough event!

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My Heart Is Alive climbed the charts from March to July of 2010.

3/31/10 = AC #4, CHR #22, INSPO #19, INTERNET #6
4/28/10 = AC #1, CHR #1, INSPO #6, INTERNET #1
5/26/10 = AC #3, CHR #2, INSPO #3, INTERNET #1
6/23/10 = AC #3, CHR #2, INSPO #3, INTERNET #1
7/21/10 = AC #7, CHR #2, INSPO #10, INTERNET #1

Thank you to all who requested this song, and each radion station that supported it!

Ten years ago Becca and Elissa Leander were young teens just falling in love with music, and Joe Ganahl was a youth pastor in Casper, Wyo., where he invited the duo to sing at his church.
Since then Ganahl has taken his ministry to Brookings, where he is senior pastor of Morningside Community Church, and the Leander sisters from Colorado Springs are on the verge of stardom in the Christian music circles with The Sonflowerz. The paths of the pastor and the musicians cross paths again this Saturday when the Sonflowerz will perform at a free concert at Morningside.

The Sonflowerz have recently released their new single "My Heart Is Alive" to radio stations globally. The song hit number one on Global AC, CHR and Internet Charts by CRW.

This is the 5th single released by The Sonflowerz. "My Heart Is Alive" is featured on their 2009 Christmas EP as a bonus track and can be downloaded at iTunes.

Olive Branch, Miss. (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 2, 2010 -- Hundreds of mothers and daughters will gather on March 27 to spend time with author and Virtuous Reality Ministries founder and teen culture expert Vicki Courtney at LifeWay Women’s You & Your Girl event at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, Miss.

As a mother of three teens, Courtney understands the unique relationship between mothers and daughters and seeks to combine spiritual encouragement and practical tools to help them navigate through today’s culture-generated ideals of beauty, love and worth.

“Mothers and daughters who attend You & Your Girl will not only strengthen their relationship with God but with each other,” said Paige Greene, LifeWay Women’s events director. “Vicki has the rare ability to empower mothers and equip daughters to overcome the many challenges teens face in today’s society.”

(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) -- Sister duo Elissa and Becca Leander, better known as The Sonflowerz, began their musical collaboration in church, while leading worship for their youth group. Eleven years later, The Sonflowerz are one of the most promising acts in Christian music. Their latest single, My Heart is Alive, is available now at iTunes.

My Heart is Alive came together in a non-traditional way, says Becca. We were in Nashville recording an interview with a station that had flown in from Holland, and they challenged us to write a song in one hour from text messages that they had received live while on the air.

As 2009 draws to a close, The Sonflowerz have much to be thankful for. 3 Radio Singles hit #1 and gained recognition on major radio networks in the U.S. and worldwide, including Sirius/XM Satellite radio.

Here are the Highlights of 2009:

BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE – Christmas Single
• #1 on Christian Music Weekly worship radio chart for the week of December 23rd with ‘Emmanuel’ by Chris Tomlin at #2
• #1 on CRW Inspirational Radio Chart 12/22/09
• #1 on CRW Canada Radio Chart
 12/9/09 – 12/22/09
• #1 on CRW Internet Radio Chart
 12/9/09 – 12/22/09
• Aired on 650 stations

Click "Full Text" To See Singles Stats of "Legacy" and "More Than I Think I Am"

COLORADO SPRINGS , CO – Kicking off the release of their brand new Christmas project, Beautiful Miracle, The Sonflowerz hit the road last week with Sara Groves on her "O Holy Night" Christmas Tour. They traveled through parts of the Northeast with stops in Bangor, Maine, Presque Isle, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire. Becca Leander of the Sonflowerz writes, “Sharing our new songs with people was a great start to this Christmas season. We loved opening for Sara Groves on this tour, since Elissa and I are fans of her music.” Several radio stations promoted the tour, including WHCF 93.7 FM in Bangor, Maine and WSTL 93.7 FM in Southern New England.

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The New Christmas release from The Sonflowerz, Beautiful Miracle, will be available this Christmas on iTunes and major online retailers. Co-produced by The Sonflowerz and Brad Nyght (The Desperation Band - Integrity), Beautiful Miracle offers three original songs, classic renditions and features the international award-winning Veronika String Quartet. “Our vision for this project is to celebrate the purpose of God bringing His Son into the world,” Elissa Leander says. “We love the classic songs that draw us to ponder the mystery of the manger and Christ’s birth in Bethlehem. But if we stop pondering there we’ll miss the reason of His birth – to give His life as a ransom for many.” The EP includes a version of Keith Green’s “There is a Redeemer”.

The Sonflowerz, a British-American sister act from Colorado, is coming to McCook Nov. 21, appearing in concert at McCook Christian Church, 507 W. B Street, at 7 p.m.

When asked about the upcoming event, Becca Leander said, "We are excited to come back to McCook! We're encouraging all moms and daughters to join us on Saturday before the concert. It will be a fun time to hang out as just girls for the day. The theme for the retreat is 'Face the Son,' and it goes perfectly with why we're called 'The Sonflowerz' -- to face the Son of God and follow him with our lives. We have just finished a new project, 'Beautiful Miracle,' a Christmas album. The concert on the 21st will be our first live performance of these songs."

The Sonflowerz Join LifeWay Women Events for 2009 and 2010 You and Your Girl Mother/Daughter Conferences Featuring Author and Speaker Vicki Courtney!

"The Sonflowerz bring smiles, hugs, tender hearts and a passion for worshiping Jesus to LifeWay's You & Your Girl events. We love the Sonflowerz gift for leading worship, but also how they interact and minister one-on-one with girls and moms attending You & Your Girl events."

- Michelle Hicks, LifeWay Women's Enrichment Events

About Vicki:

Vicki Courtney is founder of Virtuous Reality Ministries®, which now reaches more than 150,000 girls and mothers a year through Web sites, resources, and events. Her online magazine for teen girls, virtuousreality.com, attracts visitors from throughout the world. Her newest Web site, virtuealert.com, is a parent’s resource tool to understanding today’s rapidly changing teen culture. Vicki is the author of numerous studies and books, including...

The 4th single from the Sonflowerz’ album “All Over the World” has been #1 for 15 weeks on the CRW Canadian Radio Chart! Following 3 powerful singles, “Legacy” has gained recognition in Canada and the U.S. It reached #1 on the CRW Internet Radio chart for 11 weeks in a row. In addition, “Legacy” has been #1 for 7 straight weeks on the CRW Global Inspirational Radio Chart with 628 station adds worldwide.

Other singles "More than I think I Am" and "Edge Of My Seat" have received numerous #1 spots and rotation on XM/Sirius Satalite Radio.

"LEGACY" climbed to #1 on the CRW Global AC chart last week, making it the 3rd #1 spot for "LEGACY" so far! Other charts with the single at #1 are Canadian and Internet Charts.

Canadian Top 30 and Internet Radio charts feature "LEGACY" at #1 on Christian Radio Weekly Charts, week of July 27, 2009. Global AC Chart list "LEGACY" at #2 and #3 on Global INSPO Chart week of July 27th.

Over 600 stations globally have embraced the 4th single from The Sonflowerz CD "All Over The World".

Previous singles have experienced radio success - My Adoration (#14 on Top 100 Inspirational Songs of 2008), Edge of My Seat (#1 for 3 weeks in a row on Global AC Chart) and More Than I Think I Am.

The Sonflowerz are featured this week on Under The Radar radio show! The show features the best
under-appreciated music from Christian songwriters. UTR is a nationally syndicated radio program, currently heard on over 90 stations and via podcast! Visit the link to read the article!