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Yolanda Adams Biography
Birth Name:Yolanda Yvette Adams
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, United States
Profession Soundtrack, Actress, Music department
Fast Facts
- Has received the BMI Trailblazer of Gospel Award
- Has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame
- Graduated from Texas Southern University in 1984
- Before becoming a singer, she worked as an elementary school teacher
- Best known for mixing gospel music with elements of jazz and R&B
- Created the radio program "The Yolanda Adams Morning Show․"
- Released the book "Points of Power" in 2009
Awards
- 2005Dove-Special Event Album of the Year: winner