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Yolanda Adams - A Short History

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Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on August 27, 1961) is a Grammy and Dove-award winning American Gospel music singer and radio show host.

The oldest of six siblings, Adams was raised 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, Texas. Eventually she gave up teaching to perform full-time as a lead singer.



In total, Adams has won four Grammy Awards, four of the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards, one American Music Award, seven NAACP Image Awards, one Soul Train Music Award, and three BET Awards

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  • She taught elementary... she was my Math teacher when she left to sing. Glad she made it. Lets me know anything is possible to witness someone go so far right in front of my eyes!

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