TaRanda Greene
| TaRanda Greene | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | TaRanda F. Kiser |
| Also known as | TaRanda Greene Beene |
| Born | April 6, 1979 |
| Origin | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Genres | Worship, Southern gospel, Christian pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Associated acts | The Greenes, Cana's Voice |
| Website |
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TaRanda Greene Beene (née, Kiser; born April 6, 1979) is an American Christian musician, who plays Southern gospel, worship and Christian Contemporary music. She has released five studio albums, Each Day You Face (2003), A Thing Called Love (2006), In The Sanctuary (2008), Stronger (2014), and Spirit of Christmas (2015).
Early and personal life
Greene was born TaRanda F. Kiser, on April 6, 1979, while she was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she graduated from Gibbs High School, in 1997. While, she first enrolled as a student at the University of Florida, quickly she gave that up after a successful audition with The Greenes, a Southern gospel group from North Carolina.[1][2]
Music history
Her music career began with The Greenes in 1997,[1] while her solo career started in 2006, with her first individually released album A Thing Called Love. She released, Stronger, that was released in 2014 by Stowtown Records followed by "Spirit of Christmas" in 2015.[3][4] Her latest musical endeavor is with Cana's Voice.
Personal life
Greene married Tony Greene, her fellow band member in February 2001,[1] while the couple would have two children together. On September 28, 2010 Tony died due to lung disease following his kidney transplant that took place in August 2009. She would remarry on March 1, 2016 to Landon Beene in Santa Ynez, California, while the couple now resides in Tennessee together with their four children.[5]
Discography
- Albums
- Each Day You Face (2003)
- A Thing Called Love (2006)
- In the Sanctuary (2008)
- The Best So Far (2012)
- Stronger (2014, Stowtown)
- Spirit of Christmas (2015)
References
- 1 2 3 McNeil, W. K. (2005). Encyclopedia Of American Gospel Music. Taylor & Francis. pp. 165–66. ISBN 9780415941792.
- ↑ Yap, Timothy (November 11, 2014). "TaRanda Greene Teaches How We Can Be Stronger than Our Trials with Her New Album". Hallels. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Yap, Timothy (November 13, 2014). "TaRanda Greene "Stronger" Album Review". Hallels. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Patterson, Deborah (November 11, 2014). "TaRanda Greene Sings Her Heart Out on "Stronger"". Homecoming Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Patterson, Deborah (April 11, 2016). "A Spring Wedding for TaRanda Greene and Landon Beene". Homecoming Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2016.