Dante Bowe is an American singer, songwriter, and worship leader born in 1993 in North Carolina. A founding member of Maverick City Music and a former member of Bethel Music, he co-wrote the songs Jireh, Wait on You, and Promises before pursuing a solo career crowned with a Grammy Award in 2022.
Dante Bowe was born on May 10, 1993 in Rockingham, North Carolina, into a family shaped by faith: his grandparents are ministers. After a youth marked by personal hardship, he launched an independent music project in 2016, Son of a Father (2017), before joining the Bethel Music collective and then, in 2019, becoming one of the founding members of Maverick City Music.
His warm, flexible voice can be heard behind some of the biggest hits of the 2020s gospel revival: Jireh, Wait on You, and Promises, songs that topped American Christian charts and earned Maverick City Music a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2022. That same year, a falling out with the collective kept him away from Maverick City Music for nearly three years, a period during which he continued his solo career, before rejoining them for touring in 2025.
- Origin
- Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
- Style
- Gospel worship, Christian R&B
- Active since
- 2016, founding member of Maverick City Music (2019-2022, back since 2025)
- Good to know
- Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Old Church Basement (2022)
- Discography
- Welcome Home Live (2025), Dante Bowe (2023), Circles (2021), Son of a Father (2017)
How did Dante Bowe get started?
Dante Bowe grew up in North Carolina in a family where his grandparents carried out a Christian ministry. After a start marked by personal hardship, he released his first independent album, Son of a Father, in 2017, then joined the Bethel Music collective. In 2019, he became one of the founding members of Maverick City Music, alongside artists like Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine.
What makes Dante Bowe distinctive?
Dante Bowe is one of those artists who sing their faith without hiding their flaws: his journey includes a separation from Maverick City Music in 2022, followed by a return to the collective nearly three years later. His voice has carried some of the most widely sung songs in contemporary worship, Jireh, Wait on You, and Promises, which earned him a Grammy Award in 2022.
Where should you start with Dante Bowe?
Start with Higher, with Revelation Worship, and I'd Give It All, in its studio version, two songs that show the range of his voice. Continue with Welcome Home, the title track of his 2025 live album recorded in Dallas, which tells the story of his own return in its own way.
songs
Higher
A song performed with Revelation Worship, released as an official lyric video.
I'd Give It All
Studio version of a song of consecration, released in 2025.
Welcome Home
The title track of his 2025 live album, recorded in Dallas before a packed venue.
Discography
- 2025Welcome Home (Live)· live album recorded in Dallas, with Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Tamela Mann
- 2023Dante Bowe· self titled solo album
- 2021Circles· featuring the hit Joyful, awarded at the GMA Dove Awards
- 2017Son of a Father· first independent project
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Dante Bowe?
Dante Bowe is an American singer and worship leader born in 1993 in North Carolina. A founding member of Maverick City Music and a former member of Bethel Music, he co-wrote the songs Jireh, Wait on You, and Promises, and pursued a solo career crowned with a Grammy Award in 2022.
Did Dante Bowe leave Maverick City Music?
Yes, in 2022, following a dispute with the collective over his conduct. He continued his solo career for nearly three years before returning to tour with Maverick City Music in 2025, while still keeping his own artistic project going.
What is Dante Bowe's most famous song?
Jireh, co-written with Elevation Worship and Naomi Raine, and Wait on You, with Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore, are among his most famous songs: both topped American gospel charts and are widely sung in French speaking churches.
Where can you listen to Dante Bowe?
His songs are available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer, as well as on his official website. His YouTube channel gathers his studio videos, live concerts, and the full Welcome Home album, recorded in Dallas in 2025 before a packed venue.
Is Dante Bowe Christian?
Yes. The grandson of ministers, Dante Bowe grew up in the Christian faith and made it the heart of his musical ministry, despite a personal journey marked by ups and downs that he speaks about publicly with honesty.
Why did Dante Bowe leave and then rejoin Maverick City Music?
In 2022, the collective parted ways with him over conduct deemed inconsistent with their values. After nearly three years of a solo career, a reconciliation allowed Dante Bowe to reunite with Maverick City Music on stage in 2025, without giving up his own artistic project.