It's a boy for Francesca Battistelli NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Grammy-nominated Christian artist Francesca Battistelli and husband Matt Goodwin are the proud parents of a baby boy.
Battistelli's publicist, Jensen Sussman, tells The Associated Press the couple welcomed their first child, Matthew Elijah Goodwin, on Sept. 22 at 8:47 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21.75 inches long.
Sussman says mom and baby are doing well.
Battistelli is the reigning Dove Awards female vocalist of the year. She is known for her hit songs "I'm Letting Go" and "Free To Be Me."
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Country singer James Otto and wife have baby girl
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It's a girl for country singer James Otto and his wife, Amy.
Otto's publicist Jensen Sussman tells The Associated Press that they welcomed their first child, Ava Katherine Otto, into the world at 9:23 p.m. Tuesday at a Nashville-area hospital. She weighs 8 lbs., 2 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long.
Otto said in a statement: "She is beautiful like her Mama, and I am already wrapped around her tiny finger."
Otto has been opening for Toby Keith and Trace Adkins this summer, and he said he returned from a gig over the weekend just in time for the birth.
Otto scored his first No. 1 hit in 2008 with "Just Got Started Loving You." He also co-wrote last year's CMA song of the year, "In Color," sung by Jamey Johnson. Otto is releasing a new album Sept. 14.
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