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Coming from a gospel background, Ann Nesby is an American singer-songwriter. Inspired by her soul idols (Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Gladys Knight), she followed the more pop and festive path of Patti LaBelle, whose backing vocals she sang in the 1980s. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, in fact, since her revelation as a member of the Minneapolis gospel choir The Sounds of Blackness, her audience has gone from strength to strength. After her solo debut in 1996(I'm Here for You), a younger generation discovered her through TV appearances(American Idol), in popular shows and musicals, and alongside R&B stars like Beyoncé. Today, Ann Nesby, aka Lula Lee, thrives on the frontier between soul and hip-hop, as demonstrated by her 2007 album This Is Love and a new production in 2009.