JoAnn Rosario
Encyclopedia
JoAnn Rosario is an American gospel
/CCM
singer.
Rosario was born in Chicago
to parents of Puerto Rican
background. Her father is a pastor
and she sang in his church as a child. Her professional career began as a member of Fred Hammond
's Radical for Christ. Hammond helped her launch a solo career in 2002 with her debut album More, More, More. In 2003, Rosario was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal folds
, and took an extended hiatus to treat the condition. She released a follow-up effort in 2005 and a third in 2007.
Joann married Cory "Coco Brother" Condrey on December 31, 2008.
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
/CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
singer.
Rosario was born in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to parents of Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
background. Her father is a pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
and she sang in his church as a child. Her professional career began as a member of Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...
's Radical for Christ. Hammond helped her launch a solo career in 2002 with her debut album More, More, More. In 2003, Rosario was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal folds
Vocal folds
The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the larynx...
, and took an extended hiatus to treat the condition. She released a follow-up effort in 2005 and a third in 2007.
Joann married Cory "Coco Brother" Condrey on December 31, 2008.
Discography
- More More More (VerityVerity RecordsVerity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...
/Zomba, 2002) U.S. Gospel #11 - Now More Than Ever (Verity/Zomba, 2005) U.S. Gospel #4
- Joyous Salvation (Zomba, 2007) U.S. Gospel #13