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The band was formed in Mooloolaba, Queensland by Peter Furler and George Perdikis. John James and Sean Taylor were added later.
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The Newsboys created their first album in 1987, called Read All About It, and come to the states from Refugee Communications.
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There were several lineup changes including the addition of Jody Davis and Duncan Phillips.
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The Newsboys won the 1995 Rock Album of the Year and the 1995 Rock Song of the Year for the song Shine.
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The Newsboys won the Recorded Music Packaging of the Year for Take Me to Your Leader.
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The Newsboys release their only Movie.
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John James announced he would be leaving the band because of a drug and alcohol addiction, and Peter Furler took the empty position of drums
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The Newsboys won the 1999 Dove Award for Short Form Music Video of the Year.
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In 2000, Newsboys headlined the annual, traveling CCM concert, Festival Con Dios, with Audio Adrenaline and The O.C. Supertones
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The band's first book, Shine: Make Them Wonder What You've Got stresses Christians to be unafraid to show their faith.
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The track Belly of a Whale was used in the credits of the 2002 Veggie Tales movie Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie.
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Jody Davis Departs and is replaced with Bryan Olesen on guitar.
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The Newsboys co-author a blog with Jim Laffoon called Our Daily Blog which was published by inspiro on November 1st
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Phil Joel would deave the band to pursue his own prodjects and albums.
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Paul Colman announced he would be leaving The Newsboys to return to Solo Projects. At the same time Jody Davis would return to the band.
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In 2009 it was announced that Peter Furler would leave the Newsboys and be replaced with Michael Tait of dc Talk. Tait performed his first full concert in Highlands Ranch, Colerado.
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This is the first album featuring Michael Tait as the lead singer.
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