Kierra Sheard is an American gospel singer, songwriter and evangelist known for “Something Has to Break” and her albums “I Owe You” and “Graceland.”
Born Kierra Valencia Sheard on 20 June 1987 in Detroit, Michigan, she is the daughter of Karen Clark Sheard of the Clark Sisters and Bishop J. Drew Sheard, and the granddaughter of Mattie Moss Clark, per Wikipedia. At six, she began singing in the choir at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, as noted on Last.fm.
She signed with EMI Gospel in 2003, and her debut, “I Owe You” (2004), topped the Billboard gospel albums chart. “This Is Me” (2006) reached No. 1 and earned a Grammy nomination, and “Free” (2011) was her first release on Karew Records. “Graceland” (2014) became her fourth gospel No. 1, followed by “Kierra” (2020) and “All Yours” (2023). She won GMA Dove and Stellar Awards, and she played her mother in the 2020 Lifetime film “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.”
Her music blends gospel, R&B and hip hop, and she leads the youth ministry Bold Right Life (BRL), according to the Journal of Gospel Music.
