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• Gladys Knight is a soul singer and actress. She is famous for her Motown hits from the 1960s and 1970s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips. Since 1978, she has also released nine solo albums. Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and her 1973 #1 hit with the Pips, "Midnight Train to Georgia" remains her signature track (though she did not write it).

• Fast Facts

  1. [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight Born]: May 28, 1944
  2. Origin: Atlanta, Georgia
  3. Years active: 1952-present

• Mormonism

  One of few public figures who is both African-American and Mormon, Knight is a director of the Mormon gospel choir Saints Unified Voices, with whom she has recorded two albums: One Voice, which won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir Album of 2005, and its follow-up, 2006's A Christmas Celebration.

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