Adia (musician)

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Adia
Birth nameDestiny Adia Andrews
Born (1991-05-15) May 15, 1991 (age 32)
St. Louis, Missouri
Genres Christian R&B, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsEmerge, 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.

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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 "Incomplete", that was on Deitrick Haddon's, A Beautiful Soul, with Emerged 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] On August 16, 2016 she released a cover track "We All Want Love" via: Red 3 Digital Learning Center.

Personal life

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

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [11]
US
Gos
Behind Enemy Lines [12]
  • Released: August 26, 2014 [9]
  • Label: Xist
  • CD, digital download
38

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References

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  2. ↑ Xist Music. "Adia". Xist Music. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Adia. "All About Adia". Adia. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. 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 (May 15, 2013). "Headed to dinner for my 22nd birthday!!! :)) today is MY DAY!!!". Twitter. Retrieved February 21, 2015. (Tweet)
  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. ↑ "Behind Enemy Lines – Adia". AllMusic . Retrieved February 21, 2015.
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