LaShell Griffin

LaShell Renee Griffin (born January 14, 1968, as LaShell Renee Thomas) is an American gospel musician. Her first album, Free, was released by Epic Records in 2004. This was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release upon four charts, The Billboard 200, Gospel Albums, R&B Albums, and Heatseekers Albums. She released two more subsequent albums, but they have not placed on any charts.

LaShell Griffin
Birth name	LaShell Renee Thomas
Born	(1968-01-14) January 14, 1968 (age 57) Detroit, Michigan
Genres	Christian R&B, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Epic
Website	lashellgriffinsings.webs.com

Early life

Griffin was born on January 14,^[1] 1968, as LaShell Renee Thomas, to mother Geraldine, whose maiden name was Mundy, and she won Oprah Winfrey's singing competition, Pop Star Challenge.^[2][3] This got her a record deal with Epic Records.^[3]

Music career

Her music recording career commenced in 2004, with the album, Free, and it was released by Epic Records on May 25, 2004.^[4] The album was her breakthrough release upon four Billboard magazine charts, and it placed on The Billboard 200 at No. 166, Gospel Albums at No. 2, R&B Albums at No. 43, and Heatseekers Albums at No. 5.^[5] While she has released two more albums, they have failed to gain any commercial traction or achieve any national exposure.^[2]

Personal life

Griffin and her now deceased former husband, LeVoties Griffin, has five children together, and she still resides with them in Detroit, Michigan.^[3][2]

Discography

List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[5]
		US	US Gos	US R&B	US Heat
Free	Released: May 25, 2004 Label: Epic CD, digital download	166	2	43	5
The Gift	Released: 2006 Label: DAP Music CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
Dreams Are Possible	Released: September 16, 2008 Label: DAP Music CD, digital download	-	-	-	-