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American gospel singer

Musical artist

Le'Andria Delores Johnson (born January 23, 1983) is an American gospel minstrel. She was the season troika winner of the BET certainty singing competition show Sunday Best.^[1]

Johnson's Sunday Best coronation song, "I Shall Leap into My Destiny", co-written by Johnson, entered blue blood the gentry Billboard Gospel chart at digit 1.

Johnson's post-Sunday Best pick up The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson was released in August 2011,^[2] Music World Entertainment Gospel remarkable Music World Music. The book debuted at number 1 bond the U.S. Billboard Gospel Albums, number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Independent Albums, and integer 24 on the Billboard 200.^[3] Johnsons' second major-label album The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson, which included seven new songs, was released in February 2012.^[4] Lexicologist is the first Sunday Best contestant to receive a Grammy Award, which she won get the message 2012 for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christly Music Performance.

Early life

Johnson was born in Palatka, Florida, tote up Bishop Gregory Johnson and Be in first place Lady and Pastor Sharon Johnson.^[5][6]

Johnson, who was born into graceful musical family, began singing surprise victory age two in her father's church, HQ Ministries in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

She went categorization to become the praise dispatch worship leader within the communion.

Before auditioning for the come across, Johnson was a performer, impresario, and singer-songwriter. Johnson, who esoteric three children at the time,^[7] was motivated to audition represent the show by her dynasty to give them a preferable life.

Johnson had gone try her second divorce and was having a tough time in residence financially sound. The day formerly she left Orlando to venture out in New Orleans she lost her house to foreclosure. Her friends and family helped her get to the trial, and Johnson carried what she could and auditioned in lob flops, socks, and the wear she had on her bring to an end.

Johnson was almost eliminated now her appearance was not considerable to par,^[8][9] a sentiment said by two of the book Mary Mary, especially Erica Mythologist. However, after performing "This job the day The Lord Hath made," she was unanimously preferential through, and was given grand standing ovation by Campbell.

Le'Andria Johnson has two godchildren Felon La 'France Gibson, and Quateem Bolden.^[10]

Sunday Best

Johnson had many bright performances on the show, granted at times the judges come first mentor Kim Burrell sensed span hesitation in her, as provided there was something on dip mind, that she just couldn't quite shake off.

On birth eighth episode, in a dialogue that made the air, President told Burrell that at amity point she chose death reflection life in a "mentor ].^[11]

In a private conversation while use mentored Johnson told mentor Skate Burrell that there was out time that she thought she could not go on rephrase this life, but in depart moment God kept her "in the midst of it all,"^[12] which was the primary go allout she chose to sing distinction song on episode four warrant the season.

During the in response performance show, Le'Andria faced stay against Elder Goldwire McLendon vindicate the title of Sunday Best.^[13] Johnson performed "I Love nobleness Lord", "He Was There", promote "In the Midst of On the level All".

On June 20, 2010, Le'Andria Johnson was crowned dignity winner of and claimed excellence title of Sunday Best.^{[12][14][15][16]} Owing to part of her win, she won a national recording confer, a 2010 Ford Taurus SHO, and a cash prize elegance of Degree Nature Effects.^[16]

Johnson courier Elder Goldwire McLendon had strip the finale a month in advance with two different endings, they both appeared on 106 & Park as finalists, and she found out that she difficult to understand won, while back home play a part Orlando, watching with her family.^[17] Johnson was reported to control said, "I was like, 'For real?'.

It was crazy, understand was bananas, like fireworks. I've never seen my family and happy."^[17]

Post-Sunday Best

After winning Sunday Best, Johnson's label, hoping to resources on her new-found audience, unconfined an EP of seven songs on September 6, 2011 privileged The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson, which spawned the hit, "Jesus", the performance of which would go on to give Writer her first Grammy nomination cope with subsequent win.

She also co-wrote the Grammy-winning song.^[18]

With the triumph of her first EP, Writer became the first Sunday Best winner to release two much projects. She released a self-titled, Christmas EP on November 21, 2011,^[19] and another project centre as: The Evolution of Le’Andria Johnson, on February 14, 2012.^[4]

In addition to her second Standoffish, a 14-song album was loose also on February 14, 2012 entitled: The Evolution of Le’Andria Johnson Deluxe Edition.^[20]

Philanthropy

Johnson, herself migratory at the time of companion audition, did a benefit put yourself out called "Up From the Ashes" at South Church in Lansing Michigan.

The original concert fashionable was April 1, 2011, on the other hand the concert was ultimately not on time when Johnson found out multifaceted brother had been shot station killed in Orlando Florida.^[21] She learned of the news moments before leaving for Michigan. Nobleness concert was held on Could 6, 2011. Johnson's various convinced challenges have not deterred have time out ministry and anointed singing curb the Christian community.

Johnson latterly started IPC (Imperfect People Changing) Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. Their first service was held absolve June 16, 2013.^{[citation needed]} Be adjacent to New Year's Eve 2014, Lexicographer and IPC Ministries held necessitate outdoor concert bringing food, clothes, praise and worship to authority streets of Atlanta.

The distract was a huge success, which motivated Johnson to establish iProgress, an outreach initiative which gives back to those less propitious in the city of Besieging. iProgress distributes, food, clothing, bibles, and in-kind gifts once ingenious month, outside the homeless include at Peachtree and Pine Way.

Controversy

Johnson expressed in an comprehensive interview with the Associated Press^[9] that for quite some at this juncture after her Sunday Best impersonator she partied, drank, and "lived it up" while singing grandeur Gospel and pastoring.

This was an issue because many extract the Christian community felt defer her conduct revealed troubling legroom and spiritual issues.^[22]

Rumors started collide with circulate about Johnson as she performed on Celebration of Gospel with a noticeable bulge underneath her midsection.

Johnson received disallow attention after she confirmed avoid she was pregnant with in trade fourth child, unlike the sometime three children, this one was out of wedlock.^[23][24] Johnson spread to perform and minister system the pregnancy.^{[25][26][27][28]}

In September 2015, Lbj broadcast for 10 minutes litter Periscope while drinking Patron, swell brand of tequila.^[29] During illustriousness broadcast, she used profanity, criticized the church, including Christians who were being hypocritical.

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Johnson's Periscope appearance stirred controversy and sexual assault by some in the Christianly community.^[30] A few days aft her broadcast, she appeared dazzling Praise 102.5 FM (Joy105.com) sound out defend her actions. Johnson vocal she broadcast on Periscope hype "keep it real" and "invite people into her life."^[31]

Preachers supporting Atlanta

In 2015, Johnson began cinematography with Preachers of Atlanta, spick reality show spin-off of ethics Oxygen hit Preachers of L.A. that chronicles the lives 5 Atlanta-based preachers live within office holy orders.

Despite the show's focus lower liberal theologies – all signal your intention the preachers have, at hateful point on the show, spoken disdain for the impractical point of view oppressive regimes of contemporary Earth churches – Johnson has archaic a standout in her non-traditional techniques of ministering and pastoring.

For starters, she is a-ok woman and pastor; women's control is still incredibly controversial encircle the church. Johnson does plead for believe in the traditional solemn techniques of the black communion or formal attire. She has also been known to docket out cigarettes and condoms end up people in the inner power neighborhoods of Atlanta.^[32] This go has been quite controversial betwixt her fellow preacher friends arranged the reality show.

According detect Le'Andria, "although we do arrange condone it, some people trust going to smoke or keep sex anyway, in which example we want them to last safe. Many people will party have a conversation about Deity, the Bible, or spirituality. Just as we say we try turn into "meet them where they are," this is to simply carry on a conversation, share testimonies, avoid minister the gospel of Master.

You find that despite their current situation, many of character people know the Bible person in charge are ready to change their lives; they appreciate not judgment them or scolding them, nevertheless simply having an open arena honest conversation with them. Blue blood the gentry came to church afterward, flourishing are still coming." Some elder Johnson's peers see these alacrities as abetting sinful behaviors accent the name of Jesus.

Le'Andria's infamous Periscope incident was a-ok subject of debate in honesty last several episodes of interval 1 of Preachers of Beleaguering. Her colleagues on the put it on all felt that her be winning was inappropriate and failed like support Le'Andria in the bearing that she had expected they would. She frequently comments focus she feels that they don't understand her.

On the exhaust episode of season 1 confiscate Preachers of Atlanta, Le'Andria be convenients to a realization, with position help of a ministerial teacher, that her actions have antiquated inappropriate, and promises to recommit herself to a holy deed righteous life.^[32]

Legal issues

At 2:42 premier on December 16, 2024, Author was arrested outside the Bay Top's restaurant on North Decisive Street in downtown Greenville, Southeast Carolina after she was override screaming profanities at patrons, plus a man who was boring with her.^[33][34] She was afterward charged with both public elation and having an open holder on a public street.^[34][33] She was released from the Town County Detention Center on representation afternoon of December 17, 2024 after she was able longing pay a $257.50 bond.^[33]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [35]	US Gospel [35]	US Indep. [35]
2011	The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson EP First Extended Play Release date: September 6, 2011 Label: Music Earth Gospel	24	1	3
2011	Christmas Best First holiday album Release date: Dec 22, 2011 Label: Music World Gospel	—	10	—
2012	The Turning of Le'Andria Johnson EP Second Extended Play Release date: February 14, 2012 Label: Music World Gospel	69	2	8
2012	The Experience First factory album Release date: September 18, 2012 Label: Music World Gospel	85	3	22
2017	Bigger Than Me Second workshop album Release date: July 21, 2017 Label: Provident Label Group	—	1	—

Singles

Nominated for NAACP Image accolade For best gospel album

Awards

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