Editing Tree63 (section)

===2001 - 2009: Popularity and Move to America===

Their first album released in the United States, ''[[Tree63 (album)|Tree63]]'', won the [[GMA Dove Award]] for Rock Album of the Year in 2001.<ref name="DOVE">"[http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=2001 Dove Award Recipients for 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020022928/http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=2001 |date=20 October 2006 }}". Published by the [[Gospel Music Association]]. Retrieved 2007-02-21.</ref>

Tree63's recording of [[Matt Redman]]'s "Blessed Be Your Name" peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard [[Christian Songs]] chart,<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/christian-songs/2004-08-21 Billboard Christian Songs Chart dated August 21, 2004]</ref> and helped to spark the song's popularity. This recording was featured on the 2005 edition of [[WOW Hits 2005|WOW Hits]] and was nominated for two [[Dove Awards]]. On a 2 February 2007 broadcast of 20, The Countdown Magazine (special edition, Praise and Worship), guest [[Chris Tomlin]] described Tree63's rendition of "Blessed Be Your Name" as "...the definitive recording of one of the most all-encompassing songs in the entire world of Christian music."  The song was then announced as the number 3 Praise and Worship song of all time.<ref>[http://www.20countdown.com 20 The Countdown Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{full citation needed|date=September 2020}}</ref>

Tree63 parted ways in 2009, and John Ellis returned to South Africa, where he started his solo career.  His debut solo album, ''Come Out Fighting'', was released in June 2010.