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Joe Zambon
Joseph "Joe" Zambon is a Canadian Catholic Christian folk artist. The singer/songwriter takes inspiration from his own life and faith journey when composing his music and uses his music to encourage other to follow Christ through the trials of everyday life.

Family Life
Joe was born to Margaret and Gianni Zambon in Iroquois, Ontario, Canada. His mother, a Canadian, and his father, an Italian, met while on a mission trip in Ethiopia. Joe is the second of three boys. His eldest brother Francis is an ordained priest in the archdiocese of Kingston (2014) and his younger brother Nicholas is a missionary for |Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO).

Early Life
Joe was born with webbed fingers. After multiple surgeries to remove the excess skin, Joe self-taught the guitar and piano.

Zambon joined missionary staff on NET Ministries of Canada for two years, serving in both Canada and Ireland. Upon his return, Joe completed his undergrad in Theology at Dominican College in Ottawa, Canada.

Joe currently works as York University's Catholic chaplaincy.

Music Career
Joe Zambon has released 6 albums since his debut in 2005. His music explores the themes of forgiveness, weakness to temptation, glorifying the Lord and the friendship and love he has found through his faith.

You are I Am (2008) is the only album from Zambon released under Massive Worship record label. His first album, Coming Home (2005), is "a simple acoustic mix, raw which gives it a personal feel". Sleeper, Rise is described by Zambon as "for the broken, from the broken". Brothers features Joe's younger brother Nicholas. Zambon wrote this album with his brother on his parents farm in Iroquois, inspired by Pope Francis's Remembering the Poor.

Full Discography

 * Coming Home (2005)
 * You Are I Am (2008)
 * There and Here (2009)
 * Sleeper, Rise (2012)
 * Brothers (2014)
 * In Lethbridge (2015)