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Multiple GRAMMY Award Winner Gladys Knight Delivers New Gospel Album, Where My Heart Belongs

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buzzz worthy. . . The world knows her as the lead singer of the Pips, a powerhouse solo act  and the "Empress of Soul." A lesser known fact about the legendary Gladys Knight is that she is  the favorite singer of BeBe Winans.  An even more obscure detail about Knight is that she is also a famous Mormon.  Knight converted to Mormonism in 1997 and when she did, she brought the sound of the Baptist church with her. “I have always loved Gospel music; that is my beginning,” she shares.  “My first time singing in public was in the youth choir at church. After we were baptized, all of the youth joined the Sunshine choir.  Since that time, Gospel music has been a part of my life.  I have always been singing Gospel music. ”   This month, the legendary soul singer  covers the affect becoming a Mormon has had on her career  in the latest issue of LDS Living magazine. In 2002 the Georgia born vocalist started sharing her take on sacr...