Donnie McClurkin

Donnie McClurkin: Biography in Details

Who is Donnie McClurkin?

Donnie McClurkin is a multi-talented personality who has given his contribution in the field of singing and politics also. He is an American gospel singer and a minister.

What are the birth facts of Donnie McClurkin?

His birth name is Donald Andrew McClurkin. McClurkin was born on November 9, 1959, in Copiague, New York.

His birthplace was the City of South Caroline situated in the US but he was brought up in the city of Amityville.

His father’s name is Donald Andy McClurkin Sr. And his mother’s name is Frances McClurkin.

His life in his childhood was not much good and well as his 2-year-old brother was hit by a car and died soon. After this incident, he was abused sexually by his own uncle. His tragedy continued and again he was sexually abused now by his uncle’s son.

His sisters also had to face the same problem of abuse. After going through all these incidents, he found peace in visiting the church. He got help from one of her aunt who used to perform as a background singer and also used to sing to gospel music

Education

There no information collected about his education history.

Donnie McClurkin: Profession life, Career

Donnie McClurkin started his career in his teenage period. As his teenage age was so bad that he was sexually abused twice. Thereafter he went to a church and thought of working there. He formed a group called the McClurkin Singers and started to sing. He went on to form another group later on which was known as the New York Restoration Choir.

During his career as a musician, most of his songs are in a number of hits and are loved by all the people. In the year 1996, he releases his single Stand and it became a hit. From there he was inspired by his solo performance and went on to release more singles in the year 1996, which were all liked by the audience.

His biggest achievement came in the year 2000 when he released another song called we fall down. This went on to break many records and still is one of the best songs of all time. After the success of this song, he went on to release many other songs which gained him a lot of fame and popularity.

Through continuous various hits, he was able to win the Grammy awards thrice in his career and the BET awards twice. More about his achievements he won twice the award of Soul Train Music. He was then more experienced to produce good songs and went on to release his home TV series in the year 2009. He has also been seen playing in different TV Shows.

Now Donnie McClurkin is one of the popular faces in TV shows and has appeared on shows like Good Morning America, The View, and many more. He has also shown his acting skills in some movies which have uplifted his career. His movies include The Gospel and The Fighting Temptations where he is seen playing the role of a Single Man or a Church Pastor.

He has also built up his career in the political field. In 1989, he was hired, as an associate minister, at Marvin Winans’ Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan. Also, he has served as an assistant to Winans for over a decade. In 1991, he suffered from leukemia and was told to take long rest after having immediate treatment.

He was also sent out by the Winans in 2001. He had thought of establishing Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York but wasn’t allowed. He is now Senior Pastor.

Achievements, Awards

Donnie McClurkin was done various of the hits and always was remarked well. He has been also awarded and nominated for various awards for his work.

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