Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American Christian and pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress and author.Grant made her debut in 1977 under the guidance of Myrrh Records, and became the first Christian recording act to have an album be certified platinum. Following her marriage to Gary Chapman in 1982 and a subsequent deal between her record company and A&M Records, a series of successful pop-crossover records consolidated her position as both Christian music's highest-selling act and a formidable force in mainstream music. According to Billboard magazine she was the most successful Christian recording artist of the 1980s and 1990s.[citation needed] She is the best-selling Contemporary Christian Music recording artist of all time.