Le'Andria Johnson

The daughter of a preacher, American gospel vocalist Le’Andria Johnson began singing in her father’s church when she was only two. ∙ In 2010, she was the winning contestant on the third season of the gospel singing competition Sunday Best. ∙ Her debut EP, The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson, spent eight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart in 2011. ∙ Johnson’s song “Jesus” won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 2012. ∙ She won Best New Artist and Best Contemporary Vocalist at the gospel music industry’s Stellar Awards in 2013. ∙ “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus),” a 2020 gospel smash by Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, featured guest vocals from Johnson.