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yolanda in may 2010 . adams performing at the national memorial day concert yolandaadamslive.com kirk shirley caesar , mary mary franklin , kim burrell , donnie mcclurkin , 1974 -- present sound , atlantic , columbia , n-house of gospel , tribute/benson , verity , elektra solo_singer 27 august 1961 gospel , r & b , soul yolanda adams.jpg yolanda adams
 yolanda adams singer , record producer , actress , radio host
yolanda adams

yolanda yvette adams -lrb- born august 27 , 1961 -rrb- is an american gospel singer , record producer , actress , and radio host on wbls .
, she had sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 in the united states , and nearly 8 million albums worldwide according to soundscan .
on december 11 , 2009 , `` billboard magazine '' named her the no. 1 gospel artist of the last decade .
in the same chart , her album `` mountain high ... valley low '' was acknowledged as the best gospel album .
