Pastor Marvin Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career. Sapp is also the Founder and Senior pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan .
Early years
Sapp was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1968 and began singing in church at age four. He spent his teenage years singing with a number of Gospel groups and ensembles before being invited by Gospel singer Fred Hammond to sing with Commissioned in 1991 after Keith Staten left. Marvin Sapp appears on the group's albums Number 7, Matters of the Heart, and Irreplaceable Love . Sapp left in 1996 and was replaced by Marcus R. Cole.
Solo career
In 1996, Sapp decided to establish himself as a contemporary gospel solo artist and has recorded seven albums . Sapp first achieved crossover fame with the release of "Never Would Have Made It " from the album Thirsty in 2007. It peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs , #82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and also at #1 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart. Thirsty debuted at #28 on the U.S. Billboard 200 , #4 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , and also #1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums . It has been certified gold by the RIAA due to the album selling over 500,000 copies, making it Sapp's best selling album of his solo career, and has so far sold over 712,000 copies . In 2009, Sapp won all seven Gospel Stellar Awards that he was nominated for.
Sapp recorded Thirsty 's follow-up album, Here I Am, on October 16, 2009 at Resurrection Life Church in Wyoming, Michigan and released it on March 16, 2010. With its release, Sapp became the all-time highest charting gospel artist in Billboard's 54-year history of tracking album sales. By selling approximately 76,000 copies of Here I Am its first week out, the album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart, making Here I Am the highest charting album ever by a gospel artist . Here I Am's lead single, "The Best in Me," which was co-written by the album's producer, Aaron Lindsey (Israel Houghton ), peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, #1 on Billboard's Gospel Songs chart and reached #20 (with a bullet) on Billboard's Urban AC chart.
Personal life
Sapp is the widower of MaLinda Sapp, a professor and psychologist, who served as the Administrative Pastor at Lighthouse Full Life Center Church. MaLinda Sapp died September 9 , 2010 from complications of colon cancer . Sapp has three children: Marvin II, Mikaila, and Madisson. On March 21, 2009, Sapp was initiated into the Grand Rapids Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Solo music awards
Year | Award-Giving Body | Award Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | BET Awards | Best Gospel Artist | Won |
2010 | BET Awards | Best Gospel Artist | Won |
References
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/47782/week-ending-march-21-2010-pastor-sapps-chart-miracle/
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2010-03-24). "Lady Antebellum Returns to Top the Albums Chart, Followed Closely by Marvin Sapp" . Entertainment Weekly. http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/03/24/lady-antebellum-marvin-sapp-albums-chart/ . Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/47782/week-ending-march-21-2010-pastor-sapps-chart-miracle/
- ^ Deboer, Terry (2010-03-24). "Marvin Sapp's 'Here I Am' Hits No. 2 on Billboard Top 200, Highest Position of Any Gospel Album" . The Grand Rapids Press. http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/marvin_sapps_here_i_am_hits_no.html . Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ http://mypraiseatl.com/photos/darlenemccoy/malindasapppassesawaybreakingnews/
External links
- Official Website
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