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Erica Campbell Biography

Birth Name:Erica Monique Atkins

Birth Place:Inglewood, California, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Her debut single "A Little More Jesus" was nominated for best gospel song at the 2014 Grammy Awards
  • Studied voice at El Camino College, but was frustrated by her teachers' insistence that singing anything but classical music would damage her voice
  • She and her sister Tina both married men with the last name of Campbell
  • As a child, she sung in church choirs, traveling gospel shows and television productions such as "Bobby Jones Gospel․"
  • Toured as a backup singer for traveling gospel shows and R&B acts
  • Quote: "It's great to work with people, but you need time to just be an individual․"
  • Quote: "I don't break out of gospel․ I take gospel into unorthodox arenas, which Mary Mary is about․"
  • Best known as half of the contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary opposite her sister
  • Started a solo career with the debut single "A Little More Jesus" and the debut album "Help․"
  • With her sister Tina, she published the biography "Transparent" and the book "Be U․"