Dan Luiten is a French worship leader, singer-songwriter, and worship pastor born in Dunkirk. Trained in Quebec at Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil, he has led the worship department of Église Momentum in Bordeaux since 2010. His discography includes about ten albums since 2007, among them “Sur la Terre” and “Comme au Ciel,” brought together in 2025 in “Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel.”
Dan Luiten grew up in Dunkirk, in the north of France, in a family of musicians: he was already singing hymns with his guitar-playing father at the age of three, before learning the saxophone and then the piano. He became a Christian in 1996 and founded the worship band Sortie de Secours with friends at Église évangélique du Littoral, in Dunkirk. In 2001, he left with his wife Alice to study theology at the Institut biblique de Montréal, then joined Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil, Quebec, as a musician and worship leader.
In 2010, the couple settled in Bordeaux to found the worship department of Église Momentum, which Dan still leads today alongside Momentum Musique. Since his first album “Pour qui Tu es” in 2007, his discography has grown to about ten studio and live projects, up to the albums “Sur la Terre” and “Comme au Ciel,” brought together in 2025 in a deluxe record. His official YouTube channel has more than 127,000 subscribers, and he is heading back on tour in France in 2026 around these recent songs.
- Origin
- Dunkirk (northern France), based in Bordeaux since 2010
- Style
- Contemporary worship, adoration
- Active since
- 2001 as a worship musician, 2007 for his first solo album
- Must-know
- worship leader of Église Momentum in Bordeaux, more than 127,000 YouTube subscribers, “Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel” tour in 2026
How did Dan Luiten begin?
Dan Luiten was born into a family of musicians in Dunkirk: he sang alongside his guitar-playing father from the age of three, then learned the saxophone and the piano. In 1996, he became a Christian and founded a first worship band, Sortie de Secours, with friends at Église évangélique du Littoral. This hands-on experience, gained in a small church in the north of France, laid the groundwork for what would become his ministry.
In 2001, he left with his wife Alice to study theology at the Institut biblique de Montréal, in Quebec. He then joined Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil as a musician and later as a worship leader, serving there for several years before releasing his first solo album, “Pour qui Tu es,” in 2007. A second record, “Plus de Toi,” was recorded live at Nouvelle Vie before his return to France in 2010.
What makes Dan Luiten distinctive?
Since 2010, Dan Luiten has led the worship department of Église Momentum in Bordeaux, which he helped found upon his return from Quebec. His ministry isn't limited to the stage: he trains and mentors other musicians and worship leaders across France, carrying forward what he himself received in Quebec and then passed on in Bordeaux.
His music remains marked by this dual French-Quebec grounding: simple lyrics, written to be sung by a congregation rather than to impress an audience, and a progression built album after album, from his first acoustic record in 2007 to the more polished productions of “Sur la Terre” and “Comme au Ciel.” This consistency, about ten projects over roughly twenty years, makes him one of the most closely followed worship leaders in French-language worship today.
Where should you start to discover Dan Luiten?
Start with “Mon Dieu je t'adore,” from the album “Comme au Ciel”: a simple declaration of adoration, carried by a voice that first learned to sing in a church before writing for one. You can then listen to “Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel,” the deluxe record released in 2025 that brings together his two most recent projects and a new version of “Ton amour est plus grand,” a duet with Anne-Clémence Rouffet.
To go further back in his discography, “Ébloui” (2018) and “Seule Ta Grâce” (2012) remain two landmark albums, as does “Plus de Toi,” recorded live at Église Nouvelle Vie in Quebec before his return to France. His official YouTube channel brings together most of this catalog, including music videos and live versions.
songs
Nous sommes tes enfants
A duet with SEL, the charity Dan Luiten is an ambassador for: a song about our identity as children of God.
Ton amour est plus grand
With Anne-Clémence Rouffet: a duet proclaiming the greatness of God's love.
Mon Dieu je t'adore
From the album “Comme au Ciel”: a stripped-down worship song centered on the person of God.
Discography
- 2025Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel
- 2024Comme au Ciel
- 2024Sur la Terre (Live)
- 2023Ma Dévotion (Live)
- 2021Ma Dévotion, un cœur à cœur avec Dieu
- 2018Ébloui
- 2016Acoustique (Live)
- 2015Majestueux (Live, Momentum Bordeaux)
- 2012Seule Ta Grâce
- 2009Plus de Toi (Live, Nouvelle Vie Québec)
- 2007Pour qui Tu es
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Dan Luiten?
Dan Luiten is a French worship leader, singer-songwriter, and worship pastor, based in Bordeaux. Trained in Quebec at Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil, he has led the worship department of Église Momentum since 2010 and writes songs sung in many French-speaking churches.
What is Dan Luiten's latest album?
His latest project is “Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel,” a deluxe album released in 2025 that brings together his two previous EPs, “Sur la Terre” and “Comme au Ciel,” along with a new version of “Ton amour est plus grand.”
Where does Dan Luiten serve today?
Since 2010, Dan Luiten has led the worship department of Église Momentum in Bordeaux, alongside Momentum Musique. That's where he leads Sunday worship and trains other musicians and worship leaders.
Does Dan Luiten have a connection to Église Nouvelle Vie in Quebec?
Yes: after arriving in Quebec in 2001 for his theology studies, he served as a musician and then as a worship leader at Église Nouvelle Vie in Longueuil until 2010, before returning to France to found the worship department of Église Momentum in Bordeaux.
Where can you see Dan Luiten in concert in 2026?
His “Sur la Terre, Comme au Ciel” tour is stopping in several French cities in 2026, including Montpellier in June and Paris at the Alhambra on June 19, featuring songs from his two most recent albums.
How many albums has Dan Luiten recorded?
Since “Pour qui Tu es” in 2007, Dan Luiten has released about ten studio and live albums, including “Seule Ta Grâce,” “Ébloui,” “Ma Dévotion,” and, more recently, “Sur la Terre” and “Comme au Ciel.”