Cheryl Fortune

The work of Cheryl Fortune became known to contemporary gospel listeners at the start of the 2010s, when the Houston-based singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger appeared on recordings by then-husband <a href="spotify:artist:4eIjSDb64R18sJaNlOGaFH">James Fortune</a>. In addition to her association with <a href="spotify:artist:7y5m6uRR6Cp7NiebeY7unO">James Fortune & FIYA</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4eIjSDb64R18sJaNlOGaFH">Fortune</a> collaborated during the next few years with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:4akybxRTGHJZ1DXjLhJ1qu">Kirk Franklin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1pnLOf4IZBQeQVlFn3LBQQ">T.D. Jakes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5hrUVXJsPParZB87QtAz1R">Shirley Caesar</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1e5OohAPdgqCeMq3eegvqp">Zacardi Cortez</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:4eIjSDb64R18sJaNlOGaFH">Fortune</a> eventually signed with the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Tyscot%22">Tyscot</a> label, where she established the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22LuDawn+Music%22">LuDawn Music</a> sublabel and made her proper solo debut in September 2017. "Fighters," a song inspired by her survival of domestic abuse, immediately entered Billboard's Gospel Airplay chart and was quickly followed by her first album, Simply Cheryl. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi