Kirk Franklin Biography
Kirk Franklin is a well-known and celebrated American choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author. He is famously known for leading urban modern gospel choirs such as The Family, God’s Property, and One Nation Crew among others. Franklin has won various awards, including 16 Grammy Awards. Variety named him as a ‘Reigning King of Urban Gospel”.
Kirk Franklin Age
Franklin is 51 years old as of 2021, he was born Kirk Dewayne Franklin on January 26, 1970, in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on January 26, every year, and his birth sign is Aquarius.
Kirk Franklin Height
Franklin stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (166 cm, 1.66 m). However, details regarding his other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.
Kirk Franklin Weight
Franklin Weighs 75 kilograms (165.35 Ibs). Known for his captivating personality and musical skills, Franklin has dark brown eyes and the color of his hair is black.
Kirk Franklin Education
Franklin is a highly educated and qualified person regarding his field as a choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author. He resisted his rigorous religious upbringing, and in a struggle to keep him out of trouble, his grandmother arranged an audition for him at a professional youth conservatory associated with a local university.
Franklin was accepted, but later he had to deal with a girlfriend’s pregnancy and his eventual expulsion from school for bad behavior. He studied music with Jewell Kelly and the Singing Chaparrals at Oscar Dean Wyatt High School. Franklin continued under her tutelage and ultimately became the pianist for the choir.
Kirk Franklin Family
Kirk Franklin Parents and Siblings
Franklin was born in Fort Worth, Texas. His mother’s name is Gertrude Franklin and his father’s name is Dwight Allen. He was raised by his aunt Gertrude , having been renounced as a baby by his mother.
Gertrude recycled aluminium cans to raise funds for Franklin to take piano classes from the age of four. Franklin surpassed and was able to read and write while also playing by ear.
At the age of seven, he received his first lease which his aunt turned down. He did join the church choir and became music director of the Mt. Rose Baptist Church adult choir at the age of 11. It is also known that Franklin’s sister was sentenced to 30 years in jail for the charge of drug trafficking.
Kirk Franklin Wife
Franklin married long time friend Tammy Collins on January 20, 1996. In 2005, Franklin featured with his wife Tammy on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about how he ended his pornography addiction. Franklin has done a very good job of maintaining his personal and professional life. He is a good husband and also a loving father. Till now no rumors about their divorce have emerged.
Kirk Franklin Children
When Franklin and his spouse Tammy got married they each had one child from previous relationships: Franklins’s son Kerrion, who was born in 1988, and Tammy’s daughter Carrington, who was born in 1989.
As a couple, they have two adorable children together, a daughter named Kennedy who was born in 1997, and a son named Caziah, who was born in 2005.
Kirk Franklin Daughter Carrington
Franklin’s daughter Carrington became engaged to Maxx Nakwaasah in October 2015. Their wedding ceremony was held in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, and was officiated by Franklin doubling as the father of the bride and the officiating pastor.
Kirk Franklin’s Son Kerrion Threatens to Change His Last Name Amid Leaked Tirade Controversy
In March 2021, Franklin’s son Kerrion disclosed an audio recording of a private conversation between he and his father in which both can be heard using expletives. Franklin consequently apologized to his supporters and followers.
Kirk Franklin Net Worth
Franklin has an estimated net worth of $8.5 Million dollars as of 2021. This includes his assets, money and income. His primary source of income is his career as a choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author. Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Kirk Franklin Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Franklin.
Kirk Franklin Wikipedia
- Full Names: Kirk Dewayne Franklin.
- Popular As: Kirk Franklin.
- Gender: Male.
- Occupation / Profession: Choir Director.
- Nationality: American.
- Race / Ethnicity: Black.
- Religion: Christian.
- Sexual Orientation: Straight.
Kirk Franklin Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 51 Years Old.
- Zodiac Sign: Aquarius.
- Date of Birth: January 26, 1970.
- Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.
- Birthday: January 26.
Kirk Franklin Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Pending Update.
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 5 inches (166 cm, 1.66 m).
- Weight: 75 kilograms (165.35 Ibs).
- Eye Color: Dark Brown.
- Hair Color: Black.
- Shoe Size: Pending Update.
Kirk Franklin Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Dwight Allen.
- Mother: Gertrude Franklin
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Gertrude Franklin
- Marital Status: Married.
- Wife/Spouse: Married to Tammy Collins.
- Dating / Girlfriend: Not Applicable.
- Children: Sons (Kerrion & Caziah) Daughter(s) (Carrington & Kennedy).
Kirk Franklin Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $8.5 Million dollars as of 2021.
- Salary: Pending Update.
- Source of Income: Music Ministry.
Kirk Franklin House and Cars
- Place of living: Arlington, Texas.
- Cars: Car Brand to be Updated.
Kirk Franklin Music Career
Franklin got his first contract offer at the age of seven, which his aunt turned down. He joined the church choir and became music director of the Mt. Rose Baptist Church adult choir at the age of twelve. Franklin studied music with Jewell Kelly and the Singing Chaparrals at Oscar Dean Wyatt High School. He was under her tutelage for music direction as she allowed him to be the pianist for the choir.
Franklin co-founded a gospel group, The Humble Hearts, which recorded one of Franklin’s compositions and got the attention of gospel music legend Milton Biggham. Impressed, Biggham enlisted him to lead the DFW Mass Choir in a recording of Franklin’s song “Every Day with Jesus.” This led to Biggham hiring Franklin, just 20 years old at the time, to lead the choir at the 1990 Gospel Music Workshop of America Convention, a major industry gathering.
In 1992, Franklin organized “The Family“, which was a seventeen-voice choir, formed from neighborhood friends and associates. In 1992, Vicki Mack-Lataillade, the co-founder of fledgling record label GospoCentric, heard one of their demo tapes and was so impressed she immediately signed up Franklin and The Family to a recording contract.
In 1993, the group, now known as “Franklin and The Family,” released their debut album, Franklin and The Family. Since his debut, Franklin and The Family in 1993, Franklin has been one of the brightest stars in contemporary gospel music. The album spent 100 weeks on the gospel charts, crossed over to the R&B charts, and became the first gospel debut album to go platinum.
Franklin’s second album, Franklin and The Family Christmas became the genre’s first Christmas album to make it to number one, and his 1996 album Whatcha Lookin’ 4 went gold as soon as it was distributed. With such phenomenal success, it is small wonder that some have hailed him as “the Garth Brooks of the gospel.” Still, despite all the adulation and brouhaha, Franklin remains a humble, devout Christian, eschewing the title “entertainer” in favor of labeling himself as just a “church boy.”
Franklin’s road to the top, though quick, was far from smooth. Abandoned by his mother and never having known his father, Franklin was reared by his Aunt Gertrude, a deeply religious woman who raised him as a strict Baptist. When he was four, she paid for his piano lessons by collecting aluminum cans.
The lessons were money well spent, for Franklin was a natural musician who could sight read and play by ear with equal facility. At age 11, he was leading the Mt. Rose Baptist Church adult choir near Dallas. Despite, or because of, his church background, Franklin started rebelling in his teens and getting into trouble until one of his friends was accidentally shot and killed at age 15.
Realizing that he had chosen a bad road, Franklin came back to the fold and started composing songs, recording, and conducting. Since 1991, he has been backed up by his 17-member choir, the Family, a group consisting of friends and associates from his younger days.
Support from his pastor, his wife Tammy, whom he married in early 1996, and the four children they brought to the marriage help keep Franklin close to his religious core, and he returned in 1998 with Nu Nation Project. The album topped the Billboard Top 200 charts and remained on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart for 49 weeks, paving the way for Franklin’s third Grammy.
Over the course of the next few years, Franklin worked on the soundtrack of the movie Kingdom Come and released another album, 2002’s The Rebirth of Franklin. Making good on the success of its predecessor, the disc soared to number four on the Billboard 200 chart and spent 29 weeks on the Gospel Albums chart.
Two more chart-topping albums emerged out in the next four years, Hero and Songs for the Storm, Vol. 1, both of which topped the gospel charts at the time of their release. Hero went on to win two Grammys in late 2006.
The following year, he released The Fight of My Life, an all-star affair featuring contributions from Rance Allen, tobyMac, and Melvin Williams, among others. It topped the Gospel Albums chart and broke into the Top 40 of the Billboard 200.
In 2010, following the tragic earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Franklin assembled an even bigger crowd of gospel all-stars in Nashville’s Quad Studios to record the benefit single “Are You Listening.” His next studio album, 2011’s Hello Fear, featured “I Smile,” his first hit on the pop charts since 2005. The album took the gospel charts by storm, landing in the top spot, and remained there for several weeks.
Franklin spent the next two-and-a-half years touring. He formed his own label, Fo Yo Soul, and commenced recording his debut for it. In September of 2015, he announced the release of the controversial title, Losing My Religion. The pre-release single, “Wanna Be Happy,” appeared in October and ran right up the charts. It was followed in November by the full-length.
Kirk Franklin House
Franklin’s House in Arlington, Texas (TX), US.
Kirk Franklin Albums
- 1993 Kirk Franklin & the Family
- 1995 Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas
- 1996 Whatcha Lookin’ 4
- 1997 God’s Property from Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation
- 1998 The Nu Nation Project
- 2000 Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC
- 2002 The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin
- 2005 Hero
- 2007 The Fight of My Life
- 2011 Hello Fear
- 2015 Losing My Religion
Kirk Franklin Songs
- I Smile
- Imagine Me
- My World Needs You
- Lean on Me
- Wanna Be Happy?
- My Life Is in Your Hands
- Something About the Name Jesus
- Why We Sing
- Now Behold the Lamb
- Brighter Day
- 123 Victory
- The Storm Is Over Now
- Revolution
- Looking for You
- Stomp
- My Life, My Love, My All
- He’s Able
- Gonna Be a Lovely Day
- A God Like You
- Silver & Gold
- He Reigns
- Hosanna
- Let Me Touch You
- Blessing in the Storm
- He Will Takes the Pain Away
- I Love You, Jesus
- Give Me
- Lookin’ Out For Me
- Before I Die
- Conquerors
- The Blood Song
- Hello Fear
Kirk Franklin stomp
Stomp is a 1997 song by gospel group God’s Property featuring Salt-N-Pepa rapper Cheryl James and Christian urban singer Franklin. One of the most successful gospel songs of the 1990s, Stomp charted on Billboard’s mainstream R&B airplay list in 1997. The song samples “One Nation Under a Groove” by Funkadelic.
Kirk Franklin lean on me
Lean on Me is a song by American gospel artist Franklin. Released in 1998, the song helped ascend Franklin’s album The Nu Nation Project. The Nu Nation Project went on to top the Billboard Contemporary Christian Albums chart for 23 weeks and the Billboard Gospel Albums chart for 49 weeks, and brought Franklin his third Grammy.
Frequently Asked Questions About Kirk Franklin
Who is Kirk Franklin?
Franklin is an American choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author. He is famously known for leading urban modern gospel choirs such as The Family, God’s Property, and One Nation Crew among others.
How old is Kirk Franklin?
Franklin is an American national born on January 26, 1970, in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States of America.
How tall is Kirk Franklin?
Franklin stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (166 cm, 1.66 m).
Is Kirk Franklin married?
Yes, Franklin is married to Tammy Collins. They got married in 1996 and together they have four children. The couple resides in Arlington, Texas together with their children.
How much is Kirk Franklin worth?
Franklin has a net worth of $8.5 Million dollars as of 2021. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
How much does Kirk Franklin make?
According to our reliable sources, Franklin’s annual salary is currently under review. Nevertheless, we are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.
Where does Kirk Franklin live?
Franklin is a resident of Arlington, Texas, USA, we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.
Is Kirk Franklin dead or alive?
Franklin is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is Kirk Franklin Now?
Franklin is still an active participant in the creative entertainment industry. He is famously known for leading urban modern gospel choirs such as The Family, God’s Property, and One Nation Crew among others.
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