BILLY BALLENGER BIOGRAPHY Billy Ballenger’s personal story reads like a movie script, and his music is driven by his heart to create a song that speaks for those who can’t, and inspire those who can! He found his musical passion as a young boy growing up in Indiana. Yet as a child, he was troubled and bullied which led to bad decisions and bad outcomes. Following his childhood, Ballenger married and became a father at the age of 18 as he pursued a lifestyle of partying, substance abuse, violence and burglary. After a SWAT team invaded their home, Ballenger and his wife, Jodie, were both sentenced to six years in prison and lost custody of their daughter. Shortly before he went to prison, Ballenger began attending church where he re-committed his life to Christ. While incarcerated, he studied the Bible and grew in his faith, and two years later, he and Jodie were released and reunited with their daughter. Today, his journey fuels his passion for sharing the Hope of Christ with audiences around the world, including Russia, China, and worldwide television. Ballenger’s non-profit, Break the Grey Inc., has performed assemblies at hundreds of schools, and he’s shared his testimony and music with more than 500,000 listeners at festivals, conferences, churches, camps and other venues. In 2020, Ballenger joined the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular lineup—Christian music’s largest annual tour—performing in 31 arenas around the country. He has released six full-length recordings, along with two EPs: 2020’s Walking On Waves, this year’s Tree And The Nails, and his current single titled "Mercy". His story has been featured on The 700 Club, Life Today, and 100 Huntley Street, among other leading media outlets. Billy is incredibly grateful for the friendships and collaboration he’s found touring with artist's like Building 429, Crowder, Andy Mineo, Passion, Hillsong Young and Free, Red, NewSong, and so many more. However, Billy’s not done yet...in an effort to continue to impact everyone, everywhere he goes, he continues to accept opportunities to expand his outreach into every community he can in order to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to the lost and hurting through music and speaking! <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Ballenger">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.