SHORT BIO-INTRO: 

Wendell Gafford, President of Creative Promotions says, “In my 20 years as a radio promoter, I have had few artists embraced by Christian radio programmers as quickly as Laura Kaczor!"

 Laura Kaczor (pronounced kuh-ZOR) is a Contemporary Christian singer, songwriter, worship leader, and speaker from Nashville, TN, originally from PA with four albums of songs all written by Laura. Her fourth album, RESTORE ME, with co-writer Amy Lewis Strother on six of the ten songs, was produced by Ian Eskelin, GRAMMY nominated, multi-Dove Award Winning Producer of the Year (Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets). Previous albums of Laura’s songs were Love Enough produced by six-time Dove Award winner and co-writer Don Koch, Wake Me Up produced by GRAMMY nominated Anthony Newett, and Wildflowers produced by GRAMMY nominated John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June Carter Cash.

Laura was named a Top 10 New Female Christian Singer by NewReleaseToday 2012 and she has had six Top 20-25 Billboard chart hit songs with a Top 20 Billboard for 11 weeks in a row, #5 in the UK with Universal Music Christian Group Distribution. Laura’s songs are being played on hundreds of stations nationally and internationally in Canada, UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Netherlands, Philippines, USSR, Hungary, Albania, Nova Scotia, and more!

Laura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and has toured the country sharing her songs with a heart for evangelism, restoration, and transformation of this generation through the unconditional love of Jesus Christ and knowing who they are in Him. She has hosted concerts and led worship for thousands and partnered with speakers Josh McDowell, Bob Cornuke, Biblical Explorer from Base Institute, Creation Speakers from ICR, Institute for Creation Research, Evangelist Joey Perez, Duffy Robbins and others for Jesus Fest Ministries and LifeThirst Conferences. Laura has also been both artist and speaker at women’s and girl’s events on identity, purity, self esteem and purpose.

Laura has had a time of sabbatical for the successful open-heart surgery for their son and the arrival of their two children. She and her family attend Church of the City Franklin, TN. Thankful for the Lord’s presence and faithfulness through this time, Laura is excited to be in a new season of writing songs and new music for her 5th Album in 2024 / 2025 and sharing them with you at a concert in your area this year!

LONG BIO- THE STORY- Who is Laura Kaczor?

Laura Kaczor (pronounced kuh-ZOR) was born and raised in Pennsylvania and at 8-years-old she first sang at a neighbor’s tap recital, and at age 10 she wrote her first song for her neighbor Rose dying of breast cancer. Rose was only 37 years-old with two young children. Laura’s words sung and recorded on a cassette as a 10-year-old were some of the exact same words that Rose used praying to the Lord. It truly was a miracle for Rose, giving her strength and peace to know that God was with her through this time up until He took her home to heaven. And it was a miracle for Laura as the Lord showed this 10-year-old how God can write through a person and use music to speak His love and comfort and radically touch a life. This inspired Laura to become a songwriter.

Also at 10-years-old Laura sang a solo, “Bless this Church”, recorded on her church’s album. At age 14, Laura began voice lessons with her beloved Susan Dash and soon became active in theater and music programs at church and school while learning piano, guitar, violin and flute. And Laura continued her love for writing her songs at the piano and with her guitar.

Being raised in a Christian home, Laura has had a personal relationship with Christ since the age of 6 but her faith was deepened at Creation Festival when she was 17 and first experienced contemporary worship. Laura became on fire for the Lord and worship became her heart and passion. It was at that moment at Creation Festival where God spoke to her heart and called her to become a Christian artist.

During her college years at the University of Pennsylvania, Laura auditioned for one of only two open spots, singing “His Eye is On the Sparrow” for Full Measure, UPENN’s Christian a Capella group and was selected and served there for her college years and is featured on their albums. This was so transformative, practicing 10-15 hours a week, praying and studying the Word together and doing concerts twice a year for the campus. Laura also led worship and was very active for Campus Crusade for Christ at UPENN.

Laura more seriously started writing songs while at UPENN and was asked to be worship leader and MC for the monthly Jesus Fest that began as a grassroots vision that grew from 50 to 1000 and united 150 youth groups for 7 years. Many came to the Lord through this ministry. This led to Laura leading worship for LifeThirst Concert and Outreach Events over an 6 year period partnering with national speakers and reaching thousands for Christ.

It was during her time at UPENN, Laura recorded her first CD of all original songs, Wake Me Up in 2006 produced by GRAMMY nominated, Anthony Newett.  After graduating from college, she moved to Nashville and recorded her second CD Wildflowers in 2007 with John Carter Cash (son of Johnny and June Carter Cash) at the Cash Cabin Studios. Laura was the only writer on these two albums.

Three years later, Laura released Love Enough produced by six-time Dove Award winner, and co-writer Don Koch (4Him, Avalon, Phillips, Craig and Dean) that was distributed nationally through Universal Music Christian Group. Laura enjoyed her first #17 hit song on the Billboard chart with “Alive in You” that stayed on the chart for eleven weeks. She was named a Top 10 new female Christian singer by NewReleaseToday in 2012 and soon was featured in CCM Magazine, on the Harvest Show, The Good Life and more.

Laura later recorded her fourth album of all original songs, Restore Me, in 2015 with six of the ten songs co-written with Amy Lewis Strother, and produced by Ian Eskelin, GRAMMY nominated, multi-Dove Award Winning Producer of the Year (Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets). Laura has to her credit six Top 20-25 Billboard Chart hit singles, and a #5 in the UK. One of her latest radio singles, “Greater” was quickly added to 94 stations nationally and internationally. Her songs are being played in Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Netherlands, UK, Philippines, USSR, Hungary, Albania and hundreds more in the US.

After this time of sabbatical for her son’s successful open-heart surgery and the birth of her two children, Laura returns to writing songs from a new place in the Lord and sharing them with you in 2024 and 2025!

 

ABOUT THE ALBUM "RESTORE ME":

1 PETER 5:10 "AND AFTER YOU HAVE SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE, THE GOD OF ALL GRACE, WHO HAS CALLED YOU TO HIS ETERNAL GLORY IN CHRIST, WILL HIMSELF RESTORE, CONFIRM, STRENGTHEN, AND ESTABLISH YOU.

“My sweet son, born with a hole in his heart, was the reason I was on my knees constantly while this album was produced,” says Kaczor. "Although all the songs were written before my pregnancy, it was amazing how they miraculously spoke and ministered to me when I would receive them produced by Ian as I was going through all this uncertainty and my son’s heart surgery, particularly “You Make Me Brave”. I wrote this song years before I was even pregnant, and I received it produced by Ian the day before making the trip to CHOP in PA for my son’s open heart surgery. I had it on repeat for 12 hours in the car, and who knew that the Lord would use that song written long ago to give me strength and courage during the most difficult time in my life. But…. He did.

The Restore Me album is a message of Laura's journey birthed in trials, fears and struggles, but one of overcoming hope, faith, and trust found in the unfailing, unconditional love of a Savior that restores us. It comes through in songs such as, “Only You,” “Restore Me," "You Make Me Brave," “We Don’t Always Understand”, "Greater," "If the Path Was Straight," "You Know," "Once and For All," "Rain Down" and “Forever,” a powerful song of commitment, surrender, salvation, and the Lord’s faithfulness—inspired by her real-life struggles.

“I want to thank my Heavenly Father for seeing me through the most challenging year of my life and speaking to my heart through the most difficult times. I want this album to give others a message of faith, hope and strength, no matter what they are going through.” 

Kaczor says, "I dedicate this album to the memory of Katelyn, whose sweet and gentle heart left us far too soon.  And to anyone that reads these words, or listens to these lyrics, I hope you also experience how loved you are by God, and that He loves you with an everlasting love that never changes (no matter what you’ve been through, or done…)  It’s a love that reached down to earth in the person of Jesus Christ." “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, will not die, but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16.  

Laura also speaks at girls and women's events. "I have a heart for young girls and understand their struggles," she shares. "Whether it's sexual sin, abuse or whatever they may feel shameful about, God wants to heal that place in their heart. When His grace is shining in the place where you've been hiding, it makes the ugliness beautiful."  Having recently experienced the loss of a close family friend at age 22 through suicide, Kaczor is even more committed to girls finding Jesus and being set free through His love and who they are in Him.

"I want to thank the Lord for making this album and everything it represents possible. You are the only One worthy of our praise!” says Laura.

 

SO HOW DID THIS ALL BEGIN?

INTERVIEW WITH LAURA KACZOR

Most 10-year-olds can’t fathom the physical and emotional impact of a life-threatening disease like cancer. Yet, for 10-year-old Laura Kaczor, she used the cancer diagnosis of a close friend and neighbor to inspire her very first song. Her neighbor was touched by the gift—a cassette tape dubbed on her karaoke machine. The song struck a chord, the lyric matching her friend’s fervent prayers. For Laura, it was a turning point and an affirmation of her gift as a budding songwriter.

“That’s where I first saw the impact that songs could have on people, that they could change someone’s life,” remembers Kaczor. It’s this same transcendent influence of music that led the singer/songwriter to her true calling in music and ministry today. Growing up in Pennsylvania, Kaczor attended Creation Festival after graduating from high school and personally experienced the transformative power of Christian music and the presence of God through worship for the first time.  "Then and there, I decided that I wanted all of my musical pursuits to be for the Lord,” she shares. What started at eight years old as singing at a neighbor's tap recital, blossomed into a love for singing as Laura worked with her beloved, dedicated teacher and friend, Susan Dash from the age of 14 to today to follow the call on her life. 

Kaczor set out to become an artist who creates music that inspires, encourages and uplifts—the same things that artists like Caedmon’s Call, Bebo Norman and Andrew Peterson provided for her. The music of Sara Groves became a prevailing soundtrack for Kaczor’s life. “Whatever I was going through, her music ministered to me. It helped set a vision for my life,” she says. “That’s not Sara doing that. I mean, it’s her talent, but it’s the Lord using her songs; and that’s really what I want.”

“There wasn’t a moment where I said I was going to be a Christian artist and ‘xyz’ is what I have to do. It was just very much God leading one step at a time.” Her obedience led her to act upon her passion, the music and worship experience that first captured her heart. "I want this generation to experience the presence and love of God and fall in love with Jesus as I did through worship."

It is evident Kaczor’s music is a vehicle for ministry. “In order for artists to have longevity; it needs to be about more than the music and if it’s not about the ministry, then it will be a flash in the pan,” says Kaczor. “But if it’s about ministry, there’s always work to be done.”

Laura is clear about her perspective on her career. “It’s never been about money; it’s never been about fame. It’s only about using this ability to bring people to the Lord. That’s pretty much it, because everything else is just a lie—if you’re using your platform to gain notoriety—it’s just such a trap.”

It’s the stories that inspire her to continue the path laid before her. “When people write notes like, ‘I just listened to your song, and it encouraged me through one of my darkest moments,’ it’s worth it all at that point—all the blood, sweat and tears and the frustrations and anxieties,” she says.

Whether through CCM/worship music or connecting with teen girls, Laura wants to be someone’s Sara Groves. “Hopefully, the Holy Spirit speaks through the music and just reaches people right where they are. Because there have been artists in my life who have absolutely done that for me.”