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Tamela Mann, a powerful voice from an even more powerful brand! You may remember Tamela as the quintessential voice from multi-platinum Kirk Franklin s first four (4) Kirk Franklin and The Family records and Tamela s signature song s Now Behold the Lamb on the ever present holiday project Kirk Franklin and The Family Christmas. Then again, Tamela is even better known in her superstar role as Cora in Tyler Perry s mega block buster franchise on the big and small screen as well as her constant presence for years in Tyler Perry s stage plays. Even more impressive is her weekly role on TBS #1 rated show( in black households throughout America) with her husband, it s star Mr. Brown (David Mann) from Meet The Brown s. Tamela and David Mann are the most recognizable and frequently seen faces, getting more visibility than any other Faith-based artist in the world today! Tamela s sophomore project The Master s Plan is clearly a force to be reckoned with and a most for gospel music lovers and TV and movie lovers as well. TAMELA MANN BIOGRAPHY Arrayed in beauty and endowed with graceful artistry are but few of the observations used to describe Tamela Mann. The golden-voiced actress has impressively ascended into one of today s most accomplished talents. With her beginnings firmly rooted in Fort Worth, Texas, Tamela was born the youngest of 14 children. And like a plethora of other youngest kids, Tamela never had to vie for attention. On the contrary, Tamela and all of her siblings were properly reared by none other than Mother Eppe. A psalmist in her own right, Ms. Eppe was a Holy woman who believed in and exercised solid Bible principles. As Tamela's upbringing was grounded in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) tradition, she inherently possessed a meek and quiet spirit as she grew. At the age of 8, Tamela began mimicking the singing talents of her mother. By the time she was 12-years-old, Tamela's electrifying octave was promoted to the church's adult choir. Often selected to sing solos, a bashful Tamela with perfect pitch and dramatic soprano control would gloriously bellow the Lord's praises! From her early singing days in the local church and high school choirs, a songstress blossomed. As time would have it, such musical preparation served her music career very well as Tamela was privileged to join up with multi-Grammy Award-winning and double platinum gospel phenomenon Kirk Franklin and The Family. The debut album of Kirk Franklin and The Family not only changed the musical landscape of gospel music, but the album realized a defining moment in gospel music history by being the first to go platinum. Franklin and his group, The Family released the smash hit Whatcha Lookin 4, which dominated on the Billboard's Top 200. The album was No. 3 on the R&B charts and No. 1 on Contemporary Christian and Gospel charts. Likewise, the album received celebrated musical honors including a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel album, a Soul Train Music Award, five (5) Stellar Awards and an NAACP Image Award for the Best Duo and/or Group category. In addition to the remarkable success Tamela has enjoyed with The Family, she has collaborated and performed with numerous artists including Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige, Al Green, Celine Dion, Bono and Fred Hammond. Tamela's vocal contribution can be heard on various albums including Jackie McCullough Live, LL Cool J, and Kirk Franklin's Christmas. As if that were not enough, Tamela's signature voice can also be heard on respective Coca-Cola and Ashley Stewart commercials. With countless television appearances to her credit such as The Jay Leno Show, BET Soundstage, the 1999 Grammy Awards, the Dove Awards, and the United States of America World Olympics, Tamela also appeared in the 2001 comedy movie King