Yolanda Adams

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Biography

"Yolanda Yvette Adams" (born August 27, 1961) is an American multi-platinum gospel singer, record producer, actress, and radio host on WBLS. As of September 2009, she had sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 in the United States, and nearly 8 million albums worldwide according to SoundScan. On December 11, 2009, Billboard Magazine named her the No. 1 Gospel Artist of the last decade. In the same chart, her album Mountain High...Valley Low was acknowledged as the best gospel album. The oldest of six siblings, Adams was born in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Sterling High School in Houston in 1979. After graduating from Texas Southern University, she began a career as a schoolteacher and part-time model in Houston. Eventually she gave up teaching to perform full-time as a singer. In total, Adams has won four Grammy Awards, sixteen Stellar Gospel Music Awards, four of the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards, one American Music Award, seven NAACP Image Awards, one Soul Train Music Award, and five BET Awards.

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Gospel

Trivia

In what city was Adams born?

Houston

...Born in Houston , TX, in the early 1960s, the eldest of six siblings; married Timothy Crawford, Jr., a stockbroker and former NFL football player, in t...
How many siblings did Adams have?

six

...Born in Houston, TX, in the early 1960s, the eldest of six siblings; married Timothy Crawford, Jr., a stockbroker and former NFL football player, in t...
In what year did Adams marry Timothy Crawford, Jr.?

1997

...ord, Jr., a stockbroker and former NFL football player, in the summer of 1997 . But Adams is more than a singer and her unpredictable gospel music is n...
When was Adams born?

Houston, TX

...Born in Houston, TX , in the early 1960s, the eldest of six siblings; married Timothy Crawford, Jr., a stockbroker and former NFL football player, in t...
Whose sounds did Adams have an affinity for?

Stevie Wonder and Nancy Wilson

...d blues, along with modern gospel. Adams, who was born in the 1960s, developed a particular affinity for the sounds of Stevie Wonder and Nancy Wilson ....
What year was Yolanda Yvette Adams born?

1961

...Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961 ) is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She ...
What is the name of the gospel singer, actress, and host of her own show?

Yolanda Yvette Adams

... Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She ...
How many Grammy Awards has she won?

four

...ms worldwide. In addition to achieving multiplatinum status, she has won four Grammy Awards, four Dove Awards, five BET Awards, six NAACP Image Awards...
How many BET awards has she received?

five

... multiplatinum status, she has won four Grammy Awards, four Dove Awards, five BET Awards, six NAACP Image Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards, two BMI...
Who named Adams the No. 1 gospel artist of the decade in 2009?

Billboard

...iety dubbed her the Reigning Queen of Urban Gospel. Adams was named by Billboard , in 2009, as the No. 1 gospel artist of the decade, driven by the sal...
In what year did she become the No. 1 gospel artist of the decade?

2009

...her the Reigning Queen of Urban Gospel. Adams was named by Billboard, in 2009 , as the No. 1 gospel artist of the decade, driven by the sales of her No...
What award did President Barack Obama award to her for her volunteer service?

Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

...her No. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her volunteer service. In 2018, she became the fir...
In what year did she receive the Soul Train Music Awards Lady of Soul Award?

2019

...ist nominated for a Tony Award for her work on SpongeBob SquarePants. In 2019 , she received the Soul Train Music Awards Lady of Soul Award, and receiv...
What degree was earned at Texas Southern University in the early 1980s?

broadcasting

...Education: Graduated from Texas Southern University with a degree in broadcasting , early 1980s; took graduate classes in theology at Howard University...
Where did he attend graduate classes in theology in 1996?

Howard University

...in broadcasting, early 1980s; took graduate classes in theology at Howard University , 1996. Career M ember of Southeast Inspirational Choir, mid1970s ...
What was the name of the choir he was a member of in the mid-1970s to mid-1980s that released just as I am?

Southeast Inspirational Choir

...es in theology at Howard University, 1996. Career M ember of Southeast Inspirational Choir , mid1970s to mid1980s; released first album Just as I Am, 1...
When was the album Just as I Am released?

1987

...rational Choir, mid1970s to mid1980s; released first album Just as I Am, 1987 ; became a radio morning show host, 2007; announced plans for Yolandas Cl...
When did Yolanda Adams become a radio morning show host?

2007

...leased first album Just as I Am, 1987; became a radio morning show host, 2007 ; announced plans for Yolandas Clozet clothing line, 2007. Sidelights A l...
How many divorces did Adams have to deal with?

two

..., R&B, and hiphop, and her accounts of how her faith helped her cope with two divorces remind her fans that religious people are not expected to live ...
How long did Adams work as a teacher?

seven years

...e was 13. After graduating with a degree in broadcasting, Adams spent seven years working as a secondgrade and thirdgrade teacher, but she also sang g...
Who helped Yolanda release her first album on a small Gospel label in 1987?

Thomas Whitfield

...seven years caught the attention of the wellknown composerproducer Thomas Whitfield . He helped her release her first album on a small Gospel label in ...
What is Yolanda's foundation called?

Voice of an Angel Foundation

...ngshe kept touring and started laying the groundwork for her Voice of an Angel Foundation , which focuses on mentoring high school students to help the...
Who did Yolanda work with to ensure that kids in low income areas receive immunizations?

U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources

... in education. Yolanda also started working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources to ensure that kids in lowincome areas receive immu...