Marvin Sapp spent his teenage years singing with a number of Gospel groups and ensembles.
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12 Facts About Marvin Sapp
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Marvin Sapp was a student at the unaccredited Aenon Bible College in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Marvin Sapp dropped out of Aenon after being invited by Gospel singer Fred Hammond to sing with Commissioned in 1990 after Keith Staten left.
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Marvin Sapp appears on the group's albums Number 7, Matters of the Heart, and Irreplaceable Love.
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In 1996, Marvin Sapp decided to establish himself as a contemporary gospel solo artist and has recorded seven albums.
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Marvin Sapp first achieved crossover fame with the release of "Never Would Have Made It" from the album Thirsty in 2007.
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In 2009, Marvin Sapp won all seven Gospel Stellar Awards that he was nominated for.
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On January 15,2011, Marvin Sapp topped the list of winners during the 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards.
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Marvin Sapp is the widower of MaLinda Marvin Sapp, who served as the administrative pastor at his Lighthouse Full Life Center Church.
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On March 21,2009, Marvin Sapp was initiated into the Grand Rapids Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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