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Darlene Zschech (born in 1965) is a pioneering Australian Pentecostal worship leader, best known for her tenure as the worship pastor of Hillsong Church from 1996 to 2007. She wrote the iconic modern worship anthem "Shout to the Lord" in 1993, a song that has since been sung by an estimated 25–30 million churchgoers every Sunday, performed for the Pope and the President of the United States, and recorded on over 200 different albums. Under her leadership, the album People Just Like Us (1994) became the first Christian album in Australia to achieve gold and platinum status, and she earned multiple Dove Award nominations. She overcame a difficult childhood (including bulimia) and later released several solo albums, such as Kiss of Heaven (2003), as well as authoring five books. In addition to co-founding the charity CompassionArt with Martin Smith, Zschech and her husband became lead pastors of Hope Unlimited Church in New South Wales in 2011, a role they continue to hold today.