Kirk Franklin

Person · Open Library

Born

1970

Works

17

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Film & TV

Dallas, Texas, USA

Kirk Dewayne Franklin is an American gospel musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Franklin's accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. Variety has called Franklin a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel", and Franklin is one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.

Known for

• K-Pops! — Kirk Franklin2026
• We Want the Funk! — Self2025
• Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry2024
• Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas — Teacher2022
• The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
• Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas — Self2021
• Mariah's Christmas: The Magic Continues — Self2021
• The Jesus Music — Self2021
• Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort — Self2020

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1942-03-25

Active to

2018-08-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

280,392

Total plays

4,535,664

Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a platinum-selling musician who blended gospel, hip hop, and R&B in the 1990s. He released his first gospel album, Kirk Franklin & Family, in 1993, and is known as the leader of contemporary gospel choirs such as Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, and God's Property. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he was raised by his aunt, Gertrude Franklin. He developed a talent for music early <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

via Last.fm · Kirk Franklin

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Kirk

Family name

Franklin

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Fort Worth

Genre

gospel music

Instrument

voice

Record label

Zomba Group of Companies

Official website

www.kirkfranklin.us

Image

Kirk Franklin at JoyFest '17 (cropped).jpg

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