Biography / Wiki
An American singer and songwriter Gladys Knight is a well-recognized personality during the 1960s era. She is honored with the title “The Empress of Souls” for winning seven Grammy Awards. She has earned no 1 position on Billboard Hot 100 singles for “That’s what friends are for” and “Midnight Train to Georgia”.
Along with her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten, she has formed a group “Gladys Knight & the Pips”. Her name was included among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by the magazine “Rolling Stone”. Recently, she was featured on Instagram Live which was organized by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.
Height / Weight / Age
Gladys Knight weighs 60 kg and 132 lbs in pounds. She is a talented singer who has a height of 163 cm or in feet inches 5’4” tall. She has short and curly black color hair and sharp wide black color eyes.
She has a lean body with a figure measurement is 34 inches breast, 24 inches waist, and 35 inches hips approximately. She will turn 79 years old. Her bra size is 33B whereas her dress size is 2 and her shoe size is 8 (US).
Net Worth
According to the sources, the estimated net worth of Gladys Knight is $28 million US dollars approximately.
Education / Family
Born on May 28, 1944, Gladys Knight is the daughter of Merald Woodlow Knight Sr and Sarah Elizabeth Knight. She was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the USA along with her brothers David Knight and Merald Knight Jr, and a sister Brenda Knight.
Since childhood, she was interested in singing and participated in singing competitions and sang in the church choir. Along with siblings and cousins, she formed a musical group “Pips” and has performed in small programs. At the age of 8, she won the contest of “Ted Mack’s The Original Amateur Hour TV show”.
Name |
Gladys Knight |
| Real name | Gladys Maria Knight |
| Birth Place | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Date Of Birth | May 28, 1944 |
| Age | 79 Years |
| Height | In centimeters – 163 cm
In feet inches – 5’4” |
| Weight | In kilograms – 60 kg
In pounds – 132 lbs |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Profession | Singer, Businesswoman, Author, Actress |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| School | High School |
| College | Not known |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Home Town | Atlanta, USA |
| Debut | Not known |
| Fathers Name | Merald Woodlow Knight Sr |
| Mothers Name | Sarah Elizabeth Knight |
| Brothers | David Knight
Merald Knight Jr |
| Sister | Brenda Knight |
Career / Fashion And Style
Gladys Knight started her official career with her musical group “Gladys Knight & the Pips” in 1966. She had joined Motown Records and released several hits like “Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me”, “The Nitty Gritty”, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and many more. For the single “Neither one of us”, she had won her first Grammy Award in 1972.
In the following year, she won her second Grammy Award for the single “Midnight Train to Georgia” which also gained no.1 position on the pop and R&B chart. Along with Columbia Records, she had released two albums “Touch” and “About Love”.
From the album “All our love”, the lead single “Love Overboard” won a Grammy Award and also earned no 1 position on the R&B. In 1987, she decided to pursue a solo career and recorded “Licence to Kill”, the title track for James bond film.
She collaborated with Elton John, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder and released “That’s what friends are for” which won Grammy Award. In 1992, she was appointed as one of the directors of Saints Unified Voices (SUV) which is a Grammy Award-winning American music choir.
During the VH1’s benefit concert Divas Live 2004, to support the Save the Music Foundation she has performed with Cyndi Lauper, Jessica Simpson, Joss Stone, Ashanti, and Patti LaBelle. Her album “Where my heart belongs” was her 30th top 40 R&B album.
As an actress, she has appeared in TV series such as “Living Single”, “Benson”, “The Jamie Foxx Show”, and many more. She also participated in the 14th season of “Dancing with the stars”.
Boyfriends, Affairs, Husband, and More
| Boyfriends | Not known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband | James “Jimmy” Newman
Barry Hankerson  Willliam McDowell  Les Brown
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| Children | Son – James “Jimmy” Gaston Newman, Shanga Hankerson
Daughter – Kenya Newman
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing you a list of Gladys Knight’s favorite things.
| Favorite Actors | Robert Downey Jr |
| Favorite Actress | Jennifer Aniston |
| Favorite Food | Lemon juice & salad |
| Favorite Destinations | Paris |
| Favorite Color(s) | Brown |
Some Interesting Facts About Gladys Knight
- At the funeral of Michael Jackson, Gladys Knight performed “The Lord’s Prayer” and “His Eye is on the sparrow”.
- In 2019, she performed at the 100th Anniversary of Delaware State Fair.
- In the entire life, she had been married four times and has three children.
- In 1996, her musical group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- She was honored with the Society of Singers ELLA Award.
- She was criticized to perform the national anthem at Super Bowl LIII ue to the alleged blacklisting of Colin Kaepernick by the National Football League.
