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Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1962 in Houston, Texas) is an American singer, one of the most popular gospel music artists of the contemporary period. Along with Kirk Franklin, Adams is one of the first artists to blend R&B and gospel music, an achievement which, while it initially caused criticism among the conservative Christian church, later helped gospel gain airplay in secular venues.

Biography

Adams originally worked as a schoolteacher and part-time model in Houston, Texas. Inspired by her mother, Adams turned to music and released her first album, Just as I Am, in 1988. By the mid-1990s, Adams was a popular and well-known performer, and in 1999 signed a major-label deal with Elektra Records, resulting in a number of successful albums.

Her first release on Elektra, Mountain High...Valley Low, won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, and its single "Open My Heart" was a Top 10 R&B hit and won the 2000 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. Two years later, she won a second Grammy for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, this time for 2001's The Experience. In addition, Adams has received the Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist three times (in 2000, 2001, and 2002), and the 2001 Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist.

Personal life

In 1997, Adams married former NFL player Tim Crawford, though in 2005, Adams filed for divorce.

Discography

Albums

;Light release:

1988: Just As I Am

;Sounds of Gospel release:

1991: Through The Storm

;Tribute/Verity releases:

1993: Save the World
1995: More Than a Melody
1996: Shakin' the House: Live in L.A.
1996: Yolanda...Live in Washington
1998: Songs From the Heart

;Elektra Records releases:

1999: Mountain High...Valley Low
2000: Christmas with Yolanda Adams
2001: The Experience
2001: Believe

;Atlantic Records release:

2005: Day by Day #23 US

Singles

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