Planet shakers history

Australian contemporary worship music band

Musical artist

Planetshakers is a contemporary worship music band, a central part of Planetshakers Church in Melbourne, Australia.

With over 30 albums, the band toured annually to the US, UK, Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand for some years,^[1] and has been nominated for several Dove Awards.^[2]

History

Formed in Adelaide, South Australia, for the first Planetshakers Conference at Paradise Community Church (now known as Influencers Church) in Adelaide in 1997,^[3] the band is now based in Melbourne, Victoria at Planetshakers Church, which is under the leadership of senior pastors Russell and Samantha Evans.^[4]

Guy Sebastian, member of the Planetshakers band from 2002 to 2005, was a worship leader and background vocals, recording albums for Planetshakers Church at Paradise Community Church conferences.

He went on to win the first Australian