If you know Bodie, you probably know him from The Voice, where his powerhouse vocals and unmistakable style took him all the way to the finale. But to hear him tell it, his real story started long before the spotlights and standing ovations—in the pink Converse and orange Dickies of a kid who just couldn’t stop creating.
“I’ve always been that kid,” Bodie says, laughing. “Just expressing myself, singing in talent shows, making stuff. My family’s all creative too—actors, musicians. It was just what we did.”
Today, Bodie is doing a lot more than just making music. He’s part of a growing wave of artists pushing the boundaries of what “Christian music” even means, blending genres, sidestepping formulas and reaching people who might have once run from anything labeled “religious.” And if his journey sounds a little chaotic—well, that’s kind of the point.
Before Bodie was singing worship anthems on national TV, he was grinding behind the scenes. “Video and photo work was how we paid the bills,” he explains. That background still shapes him: He directs and edits his own music videos (with his wife as assistant director and producer), and his Instagram presence feels less like traditional promo and more like an invitation into a chaotic, hilarious, deeply human creative life.
“Social media makes it easier for sure,” he says. “I love that I get to evoke emotion, make people laugh, reach people beyond just the songs. It’s like another way to create.”
Bodie’s relationship with music has always been serious, but he didn’t start seeing it as a real career path until the opportunities lined up. After years of “sustaining the dream” on side hustles and local shows, The Voice came calling—again. And again. And again. After an early rejection in 2017 left him disillusioned (“I guess I discerned that wrong,” he remembers thinking), Bodie kept turning down offers to return. It wasn’t until late 2021, at a low point of questioning his purpose, that he finally said yes.
“I figured, screw it, I’ll send a video,” he says.
The rest, of course, is history. His run on The Voice was surreal, he says—a bizarre roller coaster of sitting alone in hotel rooms for weeks, then suddenly belting out songs for legendary musicians and millions of viewers.
“I use the word ‘trauma’ half-jokingly,” Bodie says. “You’re waiting around forever, then it’s adrenaline for two minutes, then back to the room like nothing happened. And you can’t even talk about it for six months. It messes with you.”
Yet even through the chaos, Bodie found ways to stay true to who he was. One of his biggest risks came during the finale, when he fought—and won—the right to sing Brandon Lake’s worship anthem “Gratitude.”
“There was definitely pushback,” Bodie says, recalling conversations with the show’s music producers. “They were like, ‘Hey, it’s mainstream TV, we have to be careful with religious stuff.’ And I was like, ‘If you let the gospel singer sing about Jesus two weeks ago, you can let me say hallelujah four times.'”
To his surprise, they agreed. The performance became a defining moment, not just for his time on the show, but for his future.
Coming off The Voice, Bodie faced a crossroads. For most of his career, he had aimed for the mainstream, hoping to “shine light” in secular spaces without carrying the “Christian artist” label. But something shifted. Through prayer, a pivotal conversation with artist Forrest Frank, and what Bodie describes as “feeling called out by God,” he realized it wasn’t his job to control who he reached.
“God basically told me, ‘That’s not your decision,’” Bodie says. “And Forrest told me, ‘I’ve had more chances to work with people who don’t believe like me after being openly Christian than before.’ It just clicked.”
A year after The Voice, Bodie signed with Sony Provident, a major Christian label. And while he’s all in on making music that reflects his faith, he’s not about to box himself in.
“I’m still writing songs about life, love, heartbreak—everything—but through the lens of a Christian man, because that’s who I am,” he explains. “It’s way more freeing to just be my full self in the music.”
His new work leans into that freedom. Drawing from the chaotic influences of his upbringing—rock, pop-punk, hip-hop, reggae and worship—Bodie’s sound is an energetic fusion that refuses to fit neatly into any one genre. His latest single, “Say So,” dropped last week, a sunny, dancey summer bop that previews what he promises will be his best music yet. A full album is coming this fall.
“It’s the best stuff I’ve ever written,” he says, with the kind of grin that’s hard to fake. “Songs I’m proud to call mine.”
Bodie is about to hit the road for his first solo headlining tour, playing shows across states he’s never even visited before. And yes, he’s nervous. But he’s also exactly where he wants to be.
“I’m still so new to this level,” he says. “I’m a rookie. But whether it’s arenas or tiny bar shows, as long as I’m providing for my family and doing what I’m supposed to be doing, I’m good.”
Down the line, Bodie hopes to branch out even more, dipping into TV and film—another creative dream he’s already quietly working toward with his brother. But for now, his focus is on the music: bringing hope, telling the truth, and refusing to play by anyone’s rules but God’s.
And when it comes to the Christian music scene, Bodie is especially optimistic.
“It’s so encouraging right now,” he says. “You’ve got people like Forrest Frank and Josiah Queen paving new paths, and it feels like there’s this huge wave of artists coming behind them who aren’t afraid to be fully themselves. It’s not about fitting a mold anymore. It’s about being authentic—being honest—and people are connecting with that.”
He points out that genres are blurring like never before, and audiences are responding. “Christian music and country are the only genres growing like crazy right now. That’s huge. And you’re seeing it when someone like Brandon Lake can cross over into spaces that were once off-limits.”
For Bodie, it’s not just an exciting time to make music—it’s a reminder that the future of faith-based art doesn’t have to be small, safe or predictable.
“We’ve never had this kind of crossover so easily before,” he says. “The audience is wide open. It’s not about being ‘Christian enough’ or ‘mainstream enough.’ It’s about being real. And honestly, I think that’s what people are hungry for most.”
Which, when you think about it, is exactly what Bodie’s been doing all along.
