Kierra “KiKi” Sheard

A gospel musician who sings for god, the father but with an up-to-date, R&B-influenced audio and attitude, Kierra Sheard (billed early in her profession as Kierra “Kiki” Sheard) was created in Detroit, Michigan on June 20, 1987. Kierra’s mom is certainly Karen Clark-Sheard, a gospel vocalist most widely known for her use the Clark Sisters; her dad is certainly Bishop J. Drew Sheard, a well-known writer, loudspeaker, and worship head; and her grandmother was the reputed and important choral movie director Mattie Moss Clark. Developing up within a musical family members, Kierra began performing early in lifestyle, and she produced her documenting debut when she was simply ten years older, with visitor looks on two figures on her behalf mother’s first single work, 1997’s Finally Karen. One particular songs, “The Can of God,” received a Stellar Honor for Greatest Children’s Performance, as the additional, “The Safest Place,” became a preferred on gospel radio. Kierra was quickly singing support vocals alongside her mom, the Clark Sisters, and her aunt Dorinda Clark-Cole. In 2003, Kierra authorized a record cope with EMI Gospel, and her debut single recording, I Owe You, premiered in Sept 2004. The recording was a crucial and commercial achievement, rising to number 4 within the gospel albums graph and quantity 29 within the R&B/hip-hop graph. A assortment of remixes, Simply Until…, premiered in August 2005, and one monitor from your collection, a reworking of “RELEASE” with the Godson Organic, became a significant strike in Japan. In June 2006, soon after graduating from senior high school, Kierra slipped her second record, THAT IS Me, which reached number 1 in the gospel record graph the week it had been released. The record spawned three singles (“Yes,” “Why Me,” as well as the name melody) and received a Grammy nomination for Greatest Modern R&B Gospel Record. Kierra’s third record, Bold Right Lifestyle, made an appearance in Oct 2008, as well as the same month, she made an appearance as a visitor vocalist in the one “God in Me” by Mary Mary, which became a significant gospel strike. In past due 2009, the compilation Kiki’s Mixtape premiered, which highlighted a assortment of brand-new monitors, remixes, and enthusiast favorites. This year 2010, Kierra arrived small assignments in two Christian-themed movies, Preacher’s Child and Blessed and Cursed. Kierra’s 4th proper record, 2011’s Free, discovered her jumping to Karew Information, the label that acquired long been house towards the Clark Sisters and Karen Clark Sheard. The record also debuted the BRL Choir (position for “Daring Right Lifestyle”), a gospel vocal ensemble dealing with Kierra. In Apr 2013, the Wager cable connection network debuted the truth series The Sheards, which adopted the activities from the prolonged Clark and Sheard family members, both on- and off-stage. Kierra’s 5th recording, Graceland, premiered in July 2014; it had been preceded by a set of singles, “Trumpets Blow” and “2nd Win,” and topped digital product sales charts soon after it was published. In November 2015, Kierra shipped a fresh EP, an eight-song work titled LED.