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Greg Monk is set to release “YOU” his first single of 2023!! Gospel artist Greg Monk is set to release his first new single of 2023 titled “YOU”. This song is about his walk with God and how everything revolves around “God Almighty”. It’s basically a letter telling God that Greg couldn’t imagine living without him and that God has a special place in his heart. This song is sure to make you bounce your head and uplift your spirit’s.  Release date for this single is January 27, 2023. Gospel artist Greg Monk says this is just the first of many singles he plans to release this year. Stay tuned...   Greg Monk is singer and songwriter committed to being a vessel for the Lord. Born in Dallas, Texas to a musical family, Monk embraced his musical talents early on by singing in talent shows and involving himself in various arts programs in high school. That tenacity led to a deal with an independent label shortly after high school. However, that didn’t pan out, thrusting Monk into

James Hardy started singing at the age of 8 in the church's children's choir and continued singing tenor over the next 7 years in the Youth, Men and Mass choir. At age 13 he was introduced to the world of classical music (mainly Opera) where he listened to the 3 Tenors, using Luciano Pavarotti as his primary vocal inspiration and even gleaned knowledge and experience from his autobiography and music. When he was 15 years old he and his mom briefly attended another ministry where he directed a  small choir for their music department. In the summer of 1998 he attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music to study opera and it was there that he met his vocal teacher--who (impressed with his raw talent and potential) spent the next 2 years teaching him the basic foundations and principles of singing correctly. At age 16 he performed in his first musical rendition of the famous Christmas Russian Ballet "The Nutcracker" where he acted and sung the lead role of Franz but di