Birth name Andrea Lyn Stout Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter | Years active 2011–present | |
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Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Albums Clap Your Hands, Moving Forward Record labels Capitol Records, Universal Music LLC Similar Amber Bullock, Joshua Rogers, Alexis Spight, Le'Andria Johnson, Ashford Sanders | ||
Andrea Lyn Helms (née, Stout; born October 28, 1973) is an American gospel music recording artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2011, by performing on Sunday Best on BET. Her release, an extended play, Moving Forward, was released in 2012, by Music World Entertainment. This EP was her breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts. She released, Clap Your Hands, in 2014, with Dream Records.
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Early life and background
Helms was born, Andrea Lyn Stout, on October 28, 1973, in Odessa, Texas, the daughter of Reverend Johnny Ray Stout and Jacqueline Peter, where her father was the pastor at Friendship Church, while he died on November 1, 2009. She got married to her husband in 1993, Michael Helms, while together they share the same birthday two years apart, and together they have a son, Jalyn. She identifies as a Caucasian. Her alongside her husband are the pastors of Friendship Church in Denton, Texas.
Music career
Her music career started in 2011, with the appearance on BET's reality television signing competition, Sunday Best, where she finished was a finalist of season 4, and this got her a recording contract. She released, an extended play, Moving Forward, on March 6, 2012, with Music World. This EP was her breakthrough album upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed on The Billboard 200, Top Gospel Albums and Independent Albums charts, peaking at Nos. 77, 2, and 11, correspondingly. Her subsequent release, a studio album, Clap Your Hands, was released on October 28, 2014, from Dream Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the Top Gospel Albums chart.
Discography
Songs
The Heavens Are TellingMoving Forward · 2012
Encourage YourselfMoving Forward · 2012
I Love The LordMoving Forward · 2012