Adia (musician)

Adia
Birth name Destiny Adia Andrews
Born (1991-05-15) May 15, 1991
St. Louis, Missouri
Genres Christian R&B, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Labels Emerge, Xist
Website adiaofficial.com

Destiny Adia Andrews (born May 15, 1991), who goes by the stage name Adia, is an American Christian R&B artist and urban contemporary gospel musician. She started her music career, in 2012, with the release of "One Day at a Time" on Emerge Records. She saw her first studio album, Behind Enemy Lines, chart on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. Xist Music released the album on August 26, 2014.

Early life

Adia was born Destiny Adia Andrews,[1][2][3][4] in St. Louis, Missouri,[5] on May 15, 1991.[6] While she was growing up, she spent some time in Aurora, Illinois, just outside Chicago.[7] She graduated from Sparkman High School, in 2009, and it is just outside Huntsville, Alabama that she considers to be her hometown.[5][7] Her family contains musical roots because her parents are also traveling musicians.[5]

Music career

Her music career started in 2012, with the release of "One Day at a Time", that was on Deitrick Haddon's, A Beautiful Soul, with Emerge Records.[7][8] Her debut single and music video, "Rags to Riches", came out on March 14, 2014, from Xist Music.[4] The production was handled by Fred "Blaze" Crawford and the video direction by Courtney "Noyz" C.[4] The second single, "Torn Identity", was released just before her album.[5] Her debut studio album, Behind Enemy Lines, released on August 26, 2014,[9][10] with Xist Music,[9] and this album charted, on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart at No. 38.[11] The album received a three star out of five review, from CCM Magazine's Andrew Greer.[8]

Personal life

Every single bit of profit from "One Day at a Time", she gave to the victims of the 2011 Alabama tornadoes.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[11]
US
Gos
Behind Enemy Lines[12] 38

References

  1. ↑ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Andrews Destiny Adia". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Xist Music. "Adia". Xist Music. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Adia. "All About Adia". Adia. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Patrick, Kris (March 18, 2014). "Xist Music's First Female Recording Artist "Adia" Releases Music Video For Debut Single "Rags to Riches"". Path Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Pellicci, Tina (October 23, 2014). "Adia – A Vocalist on the Front Lines of Change". Parle Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ AdiaSings official twitter account (May 15, 2013). "Headed to dinner for my 22nd birthday!!! :)) today is MY DAY!!!". Twitter. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Wake, Matt (April 1, 2014). "Adia Andrews: 5 things to know about Huntsville singer, her new video, upcoming album and Britney Spears appreciation". Al.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Greer, Andrew (August 15, 2014). "Adia: Behind Enemy Lines". CCM Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "Behind Enemy Lines by Adia". New Release Tuesday. August 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ Cody, Daniel (September 23, 2014). "Album Review: Adia – Behind Enemy Lines". Wade-O Radio.
  11. 1 2 Billboard. "Adia - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  12. ↑ AllMusic. "Behind Enemy Lines - Adia". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2015.

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