1. Donnie McClurkin has won three Grammy Awards, ten Stellar Awards, two BET Awards, two Soul Train Awards, one Dove Award and one NAACP Image Awards.
16 Facts About Donnie McClurkin
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Donnie McClurkin is one of the top selling gospel artists, selling over 13 million albums.
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Two of his sisters dealt with substance abuse, and that's when the young Donnie McClurkin found solace in going to church and through an aunt who sang background vocals with gospel musician Andrae Crouch.
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Donnie McClurkin released three albums with the New York Restoration Choir before departing to launch a solo career.
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Donnie McClurkin was hired as an associate minister at Marvin Winans' Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan, in 1989.
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Donnie McClurkin served as an assistant to Winans for over a decade.
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The doctor recommended immediate treatment, but Donnie McClurkin, who was then 31, decided instead to take his own advice.
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Donnie McClurkin was ordained and sent out by Marvin Winans in 2001 to establish Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, New York, where he is senior pastor.
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In 2014, McClurkin released "Duets" a collaborative album that features artists like Mary Mary's Erica and Tina Campbell, Fred Hammond, John P Kee, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Tramaine Hawkins, Israel Houghton and Tye Tribbett.
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Donnie McClurkin has been featured in such films as The Gospel and The Fighting Temptations.
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Donnie McClurkin played a Single man or a church pastor.
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Donnie McClurkin's listing as a headlining performer for then-Senator Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign stirred controversy because of his views on homosexuality.
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In 2016, it was reported that McClurkin had entered a relationship with CCM singer-songwriter Nicole C Mullen.
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Donnie McClurkin is related to singer Marsha Donnie McClurkin of the short-lived new jack swing group Abstrac.
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In 2018, Donnie McClurkin survived a serious road accident after he lost consciousness while driving.
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Over his storied career, Donnie McClurkin has won three Grammy Awards, two BET Awards and two Soul Train Music Awards.