Carmen Domenic Licciardello (January 19, 1956 – February 16, 2021), known professionally as Carman, was an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, television host, and evangelist.

In addition to music, Carman was a frequent host on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, most notably its flagship program Praise the Lord.

[5] Later moving to Las Vegas in an effort to pursue a career in music, he visited his sister and her husband in Orange County, California.

[7] After relocating to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in October 1981, Carman signed with CBS Records' CCM label, Priority Records,[8] and released his second studio album (and his debut major-label release), Some-o-Dat (initially titled as Carman) in February 1982, which mostly contained novelty songs and was moderately successful;[3] [9] he promoted the album in several Christian TV shows, including The PTL Club.

[13] Carman's musical style has been described by Relevant magazine as "operatic, story-driven songs that often centered around cosmic battles between God and Satan, similar to Frank Peretti by way of Meatloaf.

[citation needed] During that time, between 1987 and 1989, Carman was named Readers' Choice for Favorite Male Vocalist by Charisma magazine.

Prior to the release of the album, in August 1993, with more than 50,000 in attendance, Carman was the main act in Johannesburg, South Africa.

[19] The following year, he embarked on The Standard World Tour, where he performed a free concert at Texas Stadium October 22, 1994, with 71,132 attendees.

Around this time, Carman met with legislators in Washington, D.C., and initiated a campaign known as "Putting God in America Again", which sought to collect the names of one million people who support school-sponsored prayer in American public schools.

[22] Beyond his music career, Carman participated in various television productions and interview duties as a host, for both the Trinity Broadcasting Network and its flagship program Praise the Lord.

[citation needed] In November 2011, while on his way to perform, Carman was a passenger in a car hit by a truck in the oncoming traffic.

[27][28] By early 2014, he said medical tests indicated his body was free of cancer and then continued preparing for his Live Across America album and tour.

[33] Carman died on February 16, 2021, aged 65, in a Las Vegas hospital as a result of complications following surgery to repair a hiatal hernia.