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Tamela Mann - Music
By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
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Tamela Mann
Winning Big In The Game
Of Praise!
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| Tamela Mann |
As a shy little girl, she started singing
in church and like many of her contemporaries who began the same way blossomed
into a major gospel superstar. After paying dues while perfecting her craft in
church and school choirs, Ft Worth, Texas native Tamela Mann got her big break
when she joined platinum recording superstar artist, the Rt. Rev. Kirk Franklin
and The Family. Mann sang lead on several of Franklin’s biggest hits. After
some time with the group opportunity came knocking in the form of Tyler Perry
who cast her as Cora Simmons in his hit stage play “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Her character was so popular that
Perry cast her in a string of plays that followed as the same character. After
Perry secured a deal with Lionsgate Films, Mann became a staple as Cora in the
successors of the “Madea” film
franchise. She even extended the famed role to TV in Perry’s hit sitcom “Meet The Brown’s.”
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| Tamala Mann performing on BET Celebration Of Gospel |
Mann is married to actor/singer David Mann
and the happy couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this
year. They are such an exemplary couple that the 2014 “Gospel Goes to Hollywood” gala honored them with their “Equally Yoked Award” for outstanding
married couples in show business. The Mann’s also graced the cover of Ebony
Magazine’s 10 Hottest Couple issue. Her
hubby is famous in the Tyler Perry stage plays, films and TV for his role as
Mr. Brown where Cora is his daughter. Together the Mann’s created their record
label in 2005 called Tillymann Music Group. Her first album “Gotta Keep Movin” was released in 2007,
the second LP “The Master Plan”
dropped in 2009. Both projects met with critical chart and music awards
success. Mann’s latest album, 2012”s “Best Days” debuted at #1 on the Billboard
Top Gospel Chart and gave us the smash hit “Take
Me To The King.” Despite the massive success of this couple they are two of
the most down to earth people you want to meet staying very humble and yet very
for real.
Mann has had a more that incredible
two year run with her latest projects. What is her reaction to it? She
explodes, “It’s been wonderful. I’m like wow! But it’s just really been a
blessing, the whole journey, it’s been just, I’m in awe! I’m honored and
thanking God for the doors he has opened for me and just the opportunity to
reach people and bless them in music and
to give inspiration and share our God.” Mann has been on many hits with both
gospel and secular artists. How does it feel to now crank out hits of her own?
She’s all smiles, “It’s wonderful. I mean I don’t really even have the words to
say because you hope things are going to do good and take off but when it
happens and you don’t know that it is, I’m just grateful to be in this place.”
Will we see the Mann’s soon on the big and little screens? Mann beams proudly, “We’re working on a reality
show ‘Meet The Mann’s’ and also a sitcom where we get to play man and wife so
we have a couple of things going on!”
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