Maranda Curtis

Maranda Curtis (born August 4, 1979) is an American gospel singer and praise and worship leader formerly with The Potter's House Church, Dallas. Her music has garnered her several nominations from the Stellar Awards and the Dove Awards. She was awarded in the 2020 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Awards with "Nobody Like You Lord" being one the top 20 most performed Gospel songs in the United States.

Early life

Maranda Curtis was born on August 4, 1979, in Miami as the fourth of seven children of pastor W. S. Curtis and Darlene Curtis, both former R&B singers. Before she began working professionally making gospel and praise and worship music, she grew up listening to R&B and jazz. She began singing at an early age, learning to harmonize from sitting in on her parents' rehearsals.

Career

Curtis is a former worship leader at The Potter's House in Dallas, which is "one of the most influential churches" in the United States. Curtis has explained that the title came from a desire of "making my private worship public" by "sharing my experience—the 'Maranda experience'—with others".

A live-in-concert version of the EP, Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience Live, was released the following year, as was the associated single "Nobody Like You Lord". Recorded in Delaware, the live album contains "jazz, traditional and churchy ballads ... all the sounds I grew up singing", as Curtis said. Open Heaven debuted as a Billboard number-one gospel album on May 12, 2018, and stayed on the chart for 35 weeks; "Nobody Like You Lord" debuted on the Hot Gospel Songs chart at No. 20, eventually reaching the fifth place. Later in 2018, Curtis released a Christmas music EP, Maranda Presents a Holy Christmas, which BroadwayWorld called "extraordinary in its musical arrangements" with "the expected goosebump-raising vocals delivered by Curtis".

Curtis' newest project, Die To Live (2022), is a half live, half studio album inspired by and written for the grieving process Curtis experienced after the passing of her mother, Darlene.

She is an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.

Discography

EPs + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USGospel USChrist The Maranda Experience, Vol. 1 Released: August 4, 2017 Label: Butterfly Works / C Bazz ENT 1 5 Maranda Presents A Holy Christmas Released: November 16, 2018 Label: Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services 9The Maranda Curtis Experience, Vol. 2 Released: July 27, 2020 Label: Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services19

Live albums + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USGospel Label: Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services 1Die To Live Released: February 18, 2022 Label: Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services12

Singles "Don't Take Your Love Away" "Power Lord" "Release" (The Church Choir featuring Maranda Curtis & John P. Kee; 2017) "In Your Presence" (David Walker featuring Maranda Curtis; 2017) "Open Heaven" (2018) "Nobody Like You Lord" (2018) "Joy" (2018) "I'm All In" (2019) "Press" (2020) "Lazarus" (2021)