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.

[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.

A short time later, he announced an upcoming 60-city tour, noting that the online fundraising campaign had raised more than $230,000 within several weeks.

[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.