Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams: Biography in Details

Who is Yolanda Adams?

Yolanda Yvette Adams is an actress, record producer, and gospel singer belonging from America.

Similarly, she is popular for her appearance in The Gospel, Ride Along 2, Sunday Best, and so others.

Yolanda Adams: Birth facts, Childhood, and Family

Yolanda was born as Yolanda Yvette Adams in Houston, Texas, the United States on  August 27, 1961.

Her mother’s name is Carolyn Jean Adams and her father’s name is Major Adams.

There is no information on her siblings.

There are no other relevant records and information currently available regarding her childhood and family background.

In which school did Yolanda Adams attend?

Yolanda Adams attended Sterling High School located in Houston and graduated from there in 1979.

After graduation, she joined Texas Southern University for higher education.

Yolanda Adams: Early life Profession and Career

Yolanda initiated her career as a part-time model and schoolteacher in Houston after being graduated from Texas Southern University.

She then left teaching and worked full-time as a lead singer.

Yolanda Adams was able to get the attention of Thomas Whitfield and Sound of Gospel Records as a lead singer with Houston’s Southeast Inspirational Choir.

In 1982, the choir released the single “For My Liberty” with Adams as the featured vocalist. She got appeared in the music video Give Us Peace in 1986.

Later on, she contracted with Sound of Gospel which helps her release her first album Just As I Am in 1987.

Ben Tankard had discovered her and contracted with her for his independent label Tribute Records in 1990. She got released Through The Storm song.

Yolanda Adams has appeared in several music videos like “The Battle Is The Lord’s”, “More Than a Melody”,  “Gotta Have Love”, “Songs From The Heart” and so others.

Adams got a Christmas album released in 2000 and a live album (The Experience) in 2001.

She has also provided her voice in the 2003 film Honey entitled “I Believe”.

Yolanda Adams also had become a judge to support independent artists’ careers for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards.

Moreover, she got her first book Points of Power published in 2010.

She also hosts her own show “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show”.

Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Adams has been able to receive lots of awards as sixteen Stellar Gospel Music Awards, five Grammy Awards, four of the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, seven NAACP Image Awards, one American Music Award, and one Soul Train Music Award, and five BET Awards.

How much is the net worth of Yolanda Adams?

However, Yolanda Adams is supposed to earn an enormous amount of her salary but currently has not been disclosed.

She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Yolanda Adams: Rumors and Controversy

In spite of being such a diva, there are currently no relevant data and records available regarding her rumors and controversy since it has not been yet revealed.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Yolanda Adams has a height of 6 feet 1 inch with approximately 63kg body weight.

Her body measurement is recorded to be approximately 36-26-35 inches.

She has got a black eye color and highlighted blonde color hair.

Her shoe size is 10 US and her dress size is unknown.

Social Media

Yolanda Adams is active on Facebook with more than 3.6 Million followers, Instagram with over 1.1 million followers, and Twitter with over 407.8K followers.

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