Johnny Gill has sold over 15 million copies worldwide as a solo artist.
19 Facts About Johnny Gill
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Johnny Gill started singing at the age of five, performing in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and "Wings of Faith", which included his brothers Bobby, Jeff, and Randy Gill, a solo recording artist and member of the group II D Extreme.
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Johnny Gill attended Kimball Elementary, Sousa Junior High, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
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Johnny Gill's career dictated that he complete his high-school education through the services of a tutor.
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Johnny Gill planned to attend college to pursue a degree in electrical engineering, but decided instead to focus on his singing career.
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Johnny Gill's recording career began in 1982, at the age of 16, when his childhood friend Stacy Lattisaw convinced him to record a demo.
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Johnny Gill then teamed up with Stacy for the duet album Perfect Combination.
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Johnny Gill began a new chapter in his career in 1987, when he was recruited by Michael Bivins to join New Edition.
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Bobby Brown had been voted out of the group and Johnny Gill was brought in to replace lead singer Ralph Tresvant, who was rumored at the time to be leaving to pursue a solo career.
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Johnny Gill became the only member of New Edition who was not from Boston.
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In 1996, Johnny Gill released Let's Get the Mood Right, which included the song, "Love In an Elevator", and the single "Maybe".
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In 2014, Johnny Gill left Fontana Records and started his own label, J Skillz Records, on which he released a new album called Game Changer.
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Johnny Gill joined Fantasia as an opener for Charlie Wilson's In It To Win It tour, which kicked off in February 2017.
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On September 6,2019, Johnny Gill released his album Game Changer II.
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Johnny Gill has had over 80 television and film appearances as a singer and actor.
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Johnny Gill had a cameo role on the TV show Family Matters, and sang "You For Me" in the 2006 movie Madea's Family Reunion.
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Johnny Gill starred in the 2009 stage play A Mother's Prayer, alongside Robin Givens, Shirley Murdock, and Jermaine Crawford.
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Johnny Gill has received two Grammy Award nominations: one with New Edition and one as a solo artist.
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In 2019, Johnny Gill won the SoulTracks Readers' Choice Award for Album of the Year.