Q:Facts: - instrument: guitar , piano , vocals - years active: 1994-current - caption: paul colman in 2005 - birth name: paul colman - label: independent - genre: christian rock pop , pop rock , ccm , christian - birth date: 22 august 1967 - name: paul colman - background: solo_singer - image: paul colman - j-fest . jpg - birth place: london , england - associated acts: paul colman trio , newsboys , peter furler - occupation: singer-songwriter , musician , composer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul colman .
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paul colman , -lrb- born 22 august 1967 -rrb- is a british -- australian pop-rock guitarist , vocalist , pianist , and composer .colman was born and brought up in london ; his father is australian and his mother is british .when he was seven years old , his father left his successful life of theatre and music for a life of ministry back in australia .his father was a long standing associate pastor at melbourne 's crossway baptist church and a well known gospel singer .colman thus began his musical career living in melbourne , starting his first band when he was eleven years old .during the first part of his life colman did not take music too seriously , and focused on his career as a high-school teacher of history , english , and religion .he has made a name for himself as a christian musician independently , with his band the paul colman trio , as a solo artist , and recently with the newsboys .his songwriting abilities have been acknowledged with a grammy nomination and dove awards .