Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on Aug. 27, 1961 (1961-08-27)) is an American Grammy and Dove award winning gospel singer and host of radio shows. It has sold 4.5 million albums since 1991, according to SoundScan.

The oldest of six brothers and sisters, Yolanda Adams tickets was raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Sterling High School in Houston in 1979. After graduating from the University of Berkeley, 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 leading singer.

Yolanda Adams events attracted the attention of Thomas Whitfield and Sound of Gospel Records as the lead singer in the Southeast Inspirational Choir. She signed a record deal with the sound of the Gospel, which gave her first album Just As I Am in 1987. In 1990, she signed a contract with Stop Ben’s independent label Tribute Records and released through the storm.