Rita Springer | |
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Birth name | Marguerita Estell Springer |
Also known as | Rita Springer |
Born | Riverside County, California | April 17, 1967
Origin | Southlake, Texas |
Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | vocals, piano |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Floodgate, E1, Koch, Word, Found, Integrity, Gateway |
Website | ritaspringer |
Marguerita Estell "Rita" Springer (born April 17, 1967) is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released twelve studio albums, Love Covers (1995), All I Have (2000), Created to Worship (2001), Effortless (2002), Rise Up: Live Worship (2004), I Have to Believe (2005), Worth It All (2007), Beautiful You (2008), In This Forever (2011), The Playlist (2012), Battles (2017), and Light (2020).[1][2]
Springer was born Marguerita Estell Springer[3] on April 17,[4] 1967, in Riverside County, California,[5][6] In interviews, Springer has said in interviews that during her childhood she and her family relocated frequently.[7]
Her music recording career started in 1995, with the first studio album being, Love Covers.[2] While she has since released ten more studio albums, All I Have in 2000 with Floodgate Records,[8][9][10] Created to Worship in 2001 with E1 Music,[11][12] Effortless in 2002 with Word Records,[13][14] Rise Up: Live Worship in 2004 with Floodgate Records,[15][16][17][18] I Have to Believe in 2005 with Found Records,[19][20][21][22] Worth It All in 2007 with Koch Records, Beautiful You in 2008 with E1 Music, In This Forever in 2011 with Integrity Music,[23] The Playlist in 2012 with Integrity Music,[1][24][25] and Battles in 2017 with Gateway Records.[26][27][28][29]
Springer is single and lives with her adopted son outside of Dallas in Hurst, Texas.[citation needed]