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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 .
She's inspired many people!


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



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