
Profile
Famous as :
Gospel singerBirth Name :
Yolanda Yvette AdamsBirth Date :
August 27, 1962Birth Place :
Houston, Texas, USASpouse :
Timothy Crawford Jr. (NFL player, since 1997)Claim to fame :
Album "Mountain High...Valley Low" (1999)
American Music Awards
2002
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
BET Awards
2006
Got nomination for BET Awardcategory Best Gospel Artist
Dove Awards
2007
Got nomination for Dove Awardcategory Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "This Too Shall Pass"
2006
Got nomination for Dove Awardcategory Urban Album of the Year for "Day by Day"
2005
Won Dove Awardcategory Special Event Album of the Year for "The Passion of the Christ: Songs"
shared with Third Day; Steven Curtis Chapman; MercyMe
2003
Got nomination for Dove Awardcategory Urban Album of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Got nomination for Dove Awardcategory Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Thank You"
1999
Won Dove Awardcategory Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Is Your All on the Altar?"
1992
Won Dove Awardcategory Traditional Gospel Album of the Year for "Through the Storm"
1992
Won Dove Awardcategory Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Through the Storm"
Grammy Awards
2007
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Gospel Performance for "Victory"
2006
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Gospel Song for "Be Blessed"
shared with James Harris III; Terry Lewis; James Q. Wright
2006
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Gospel Performance for "Be Blessed"
2006
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Day By Day"
2002
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "The Experience"
2000
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Mountain High ... Valley Low"
1999
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Songs from the Heart"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Yolanda Live in Washington"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Shakin' the House"
shared with Hezekiah Walker; Fred Hammond
1996
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "More Than a Melody"
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for "Save the World"
NAACP Image Awards
2008
Got nomination for NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Gospel Artist – (Traditional or Contemporary)
2006
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Gospel Artist (Traditional or Contemporary) for "Day by Day"
2002
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Gospel Artist - Contemporary for "Believe"
2001
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Best Television Performance - Variety Series or Special for "Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards"
2001
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Female Artist for "Open My Heart"
2001
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Gospel Artist - Contemporary for "Open My Heart"
2001
Won NAACP Image Awardcategory Outstanding Song for "Open My Heart"
shared with James Harris III; Terry Lewis; James Wright (songwriters)
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
2002
Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best Gospel Album for "Believe"
2001
Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year for "Open My Heart"
2000
Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best Gospel Album for "Mountain High... Valley Low"
1996
Won Soul Train Lady of Soul Awardcategory Best Gospel Album for "More Than a Melody"
Soul Train Music Awards
2002
Got nomination for Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best Gospel Album for "The Experience"
2001
Won Soul Train Music Awardcategory Best R&B/Soul Single - Female for "Open My Heart"
Stellar Awards
2007
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for "Day by Day"
2003
Won Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Won Stellar Awardcategory Urban/Inspirational Performance of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Artist of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Female Vocalist of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory CD of the Year for "Believe"
2003
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Music Video of the Year for "Never Give Up"
2002
Won Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for "Live Experience"
2002
Won Stellar Awardcategory Female Vocalist of the Year for "Live Experience"
2002
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory CD of the Year for "Live Experience"
2002
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Artist of the Year for "Live Experience"
2002
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary CD of the Year for "The Experience"
2001
Won Stellar Awardcategory Music Video of the Year for "Open My Heart"
2001
Won Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for "Mountain High..Valley Low"
2001
Won Stellar Awardcategory CD of the Year for "Mountain High..Valley Low"
2001
Won Stellar Awardcategory Female Vocalist of the Year for "Mountain High..Valley Low"
2001
Won Stellar Awardcategory Artist of the Year for "Mountain High...Valley Low"
2001
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Contemporary CD of the Year for "Mountain High..Valley Low"
2000
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Female Vocalist of the Year for "Songs From the Heart"
2000
Got nomination for Stellar Awardcategory Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year for "Songs From the Heart"






