Deleon Richards (born September 18, 1976) is an American
gospel singer
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. In the
28th Annual Grammy Awards, she was nominated for
Best Soul Gospel Performance - Female.
Richards reportedly had a long relationship with singer
R. Kelly
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During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...
in the 1990s. She subsequently married
baseball
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player
Gary Sheffield
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.
Discography
* ''DeLeon'' (Myrrh, 1984)
* ''Don't Follow The Crowd'' (Rejoice, 1987)
* ''We Need To Hear From You'' (Word, 1989)
* ''New Direction'' (Word, 1992)
* ''My Life'' (Intersound, 1996)
* ''Straight From The Heart'' (Tommy Boy Gospel, 2001)
* ''Here In Me'' (DeMari/Arrow, 2008)
References
External links
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Living people
American gospel singers
1976 births
21st-century African-American women singers
20th-century African-American women singers
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