Erica Campbell
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․"