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28 Celebrities Who Sang in the Church Choir
Tina Turner sang in a church choir in Canada before becoming a star.
- Age: Dec. at 83 (1939-2023)
- Birthplace: Tennessee, Nutbush, USA
Whitney Houston sang with the choir at The New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 48 (1963-2012)
- Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Kelly Price joined a gospel choir when she was 18.
(Source)- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
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- Rogers & Cowan
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
Andy Griffith was the choir director at First Baptist Church of Goldsboro.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 86 (1926-2012)
- Birthplace: Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
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Carrie Underwood started singing in her church choir at a very young age.
(Source)- Age: 41
- Birthplace: USA, Oklahoma, Muskogee
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J.K. Simmons sang in his church choir.
(Source)- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Photo:
- MiliHell
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 3.0
Lou Rawls sang in his church choir as a boy.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 72 (1933-2006)
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Granandres10
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 4.0
John Legend was the choir director of Bethel AME Church in Scranton, PA.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Springfield, USA, Ohio
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- Gage Skidmore
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 3.0
Kristin Chenoweth sang gospel music in church choirs when she was growing up.
(Source)- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
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- NASA/Bill Ingalls
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
Kevin Costner sang in a Baptist church choir when he was a teen.
(Source)- Age: 70
- Birthplace: Lynwood, California, USA
Kevin Costner's Best Movies, RankedSee all- 1The Untouchables1,291 Votes
- 2Dances with Wolves1,701 Votes
- 3Field of Dreams1,512 Votes
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- Nancy J Price
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 3.0
Simon Le Bon sang in his church choir as a child.
- Age: 66
- Birthplace: Bushey, United Kingdom
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Usher started singing in the church choir when he was just six years old.
(Source)- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Texas, USA, Dallas
Brandy got her start singing in the choir of her family's church.
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: USA, Mississippi, McComb
Anthony Hamilton started singing in his church choir when he was 10 years old.
(Source)- Age: 54
- Birthplace: USA, North Carolina, Charlotte
- Photo:
- Walter Albertin
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
Ethel Merman started out singing in her church choir.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 76 (1908-1984)
- Birthplace: Astoria, New York, USA
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Bobby McFerrin sang in children's choir at his family's church.
- Age: 74
- Birthplace: New York City, Manhattan, USA, New York
- Photo:
- Anna Bleker
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
Little Richard started his career singing in the church choir.
- Age: Dec. at 87 (1932-2020)
- Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, USA
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- Photo:
- Atlantic Records
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
Aretha Franklin sang in the choir at her father's Baptist church in Detroit.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 76 (1942-2018)
- Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Diana Ross sang in a Baptist church choir in Detroit.
(Source)- Age: 80
- Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Photo:
- Glenn Francis
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 3.0
Avril Lavigne started singing in her local church choir at the encouragement of her mother.
(Source)- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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Jessica Simpson sang in a Baptist church choir down in Texas.
(Source)- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Burgess Meredith sang in the choir of St. John the Divine in New York City.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 89 (1907-1997)
- Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Photo:
- Alan Light
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY 2.0
Dudley Moore reportedly sang in his church choir when he was young.
(Source)- Age: Dec. at 66 (1935-2002)
- Birthplace: Dagenham, England, UK
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Before joining The Micky Mouse Club, Justin Timberlake sang in his local choir.
(Source)- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- 3Give It to Me56 Votes
- Photo:
- Glenn Francis
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC BY-SA 4.0
Katy Perry got her start singing in the church choir.
(Source)- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Britney Spears reportedly sang in a local Baptist church choir when she was growing up.
(Source)- Age: 43
- Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi, USA
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Faith Evans started singing at church when she was two years old.
(Source)- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida, USA
- Photo:
- Miami Police Department
- Wikimedia Commons
- Public Domain
R. Kelly started singing in his church choir when he was growing up.
(Source)- Age: 58
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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