Sheri Jones-Moffett (born November 30, 1974 Sheri LeTrice Jones), is an American

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ian. She started her music career, in 1992, with the Tri City Singers, which was a group assembled and led by

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. Her solo career got started in 2009 with ''Renewed'' that was released by

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. She got a

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nomination for ''Renewed'' at the

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in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category. She released the second album, ''Power & Authority'', in 2014 by Motown Gospel. These albums both chart on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart.

Early life

Jones-Moffett was born on November 30, 1974 as Sheri LeTrice Jones in

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Music career

Her music career got started in 1992, with the group The Voices of Binghampton (later known as Kevin Davidson and The Voices). She along with fellow choir member Ted Winn left the group in 2000 to form the duo Ted & Sheri, releasing two albums in the early-2000s with one of them charting. After she left the duo, she started her solo career. She started her solo career, in 2009, with the release of ''Renewed'' on August 11, 2009 by

. The album would be her breakthrough release on the ''Billboard'' charts at No. 6 on the Gospel Albums chart. This album was rated an eight out of ten by

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' Donna Marshall. She got a

nomination for ''Renewed'' at the

in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category. Her second album, ''Power & Authority'', was released on April 1, 2014 by Motown Gospel. This album would again chart on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart at No. 13. The album was rated three stars out of five by

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at ''

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''. She is nominated at the 30th Stellar Awards for Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year.

Personal life

Jones-Moffett is married to Dion Leland Moffett, and they reside in Memphis, Tennessee with their children.

Discography

References

External links

Official website
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