Danetra Shari Moore (born September 15, 1986) is an American

urban contemporary gospel Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prima ...

artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2012, by performing on ''Sunday Best'' on

BET Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los A ...

. Her first studio album, ''Light in the Dark'', was released on September 11, 2015, by

Tyscot Records Tyscot Records is an independent American gospel music record label based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tyscot Records was founded by Craig Tyson and Leonard Scott (musician), Dr. Leonard Scott in 1976 in to record their church choir, Christ Church ...

. This album was her breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts.

Early life

Moore was born, Danetra Shari Moore, on September 15, 1986, in

Stockton, California Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquir ...

, while she resides in

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, Georgia. She was a singer ever since the age of two and started recording her music at ten years old.

Music career

Her music career started in 2012, with the appearance on

's reality television signing competition, ''Sunday Best'', where she finished in third place. She released, ''Light in the Dark'', her first studio album, on September 11, 2015, with

. This album was her breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it placed on the

Top Gospel Albums The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, pr ...

chart, peaking at No. 22.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

Official websiteTyscot Records profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Danetra 1986 births Living people African-American songwriters African-American Christians Musicians from Stockton, California Musicians from Atlanta Songwriters from California Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people