# Lucinda Moore > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lucinda_Moore > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lucinda_Moore.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Moore > Source revision: 1278279335 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lucinda Moore | image =Lucinda_Moore.jpg | caption =Lucinda Moore, c.2014 | image_size = | birth_name = Lucinda Simmons | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Bridgeport, Connecticut](/source/Bridgeport%2C_Connecticut) | origin = | instrument = vocals, singer-songwriter | genre = [Gospel](/source/gospel_music), [traditional black gospel](/source/traditional_black_gospel), [urban contemporary gospel](/source/urban_contemporary_gospel) | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 1989–present | label = [Tyscot](/source/Tyscot_Records) | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|lucindamoore.com/}} }} '''Lucinda Moore''' (''née'', '''Simmons''') is an American [urban contemporary gospel](/source/urban_contemporary_gospel), [traditional black gospel](/source/traditional_black_gospel), and [gospel music](/source/gospel_music) recording artist and musician. She started her music career in 1989, and her first studio album, ''Lucinda Moore'', was released by [Tyscot Records](/source/Tyscot_Records) in 2006. Her second album, ''Blessed, Broken & Given'', was released in 2010, by them. These albums both achieved placements on the [''Billboard'' magazine](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) charts. ==Early life== Lucinda Moore was born to John Earl and Mary Simmons, where she was raised with her younger sister, Marion.{{cite web|first=Lucinda|last=Moore|title=Biography |publisher=Lucinda Moore |access-date=February 6, 2016 |url=http://www.lucindamoore.com/sg_userfiles/LUCINDAMOOREBio.pdf}} She began singing at fourteen years old, and even sung to her father right before he died on October 23, 1987, during her senior year of high school.{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Jones |title=Interview with Lucinda Moore |publisher=Gospelflava |access-date=February 6, 2016|url=http://www.gospelflava.com/articles/lucindamooreinterview2006.html}}{{cite journal|first=Bob|last=Marovich |title=Lucinda Moore Talks About New CD/DVD, Her Singing Roots, Lady Tramaine |journal=Journal of Gospel Music |access-date=February 6, 2016|url=http://journalofgospelmusic.com/gospel/lucinda-moore-talks-about-new-cddvd-her-singing-roots-lady-tramaine/|date=August 18, 2010}} ==Music career== Her music career began in 1989, with her being a backup singer to [Tramaine Hawkins](/source/Tramaine_Hawkins). She released, ''Unlimited Praise'', an [extended play](/source/extended_play), in 2004.{{cite web|first=Stan|last=North|title=Lucinda Moore (Unlimited Praise) – Reviews |url=http://www.gospelflava.com/reviews/lucindamoore.html |publisher=Gospelflava |access-date=February 6, 2016}} The experience would lead to a recording contract for her from [Tyscot Records](/source/Tyscot_Records). She released, ''Lucinda Moore'', a studio album, on July 11, 2006.{{cite web|first=Stan|last=North|title=Lucinda Moore – Reviews |url=http://www.gospelflava.com/reviews/lucindamoorepressure.html |publisher=Gospelflava |access-date=February 6, 2016}} This album was her breakthrough release upon the [''Billboard'' magazine](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) charts, while it placed on the [Top Gospel Albums](/source/Top_Gospel_Albums) chart, where it peaked at No. 18.{{cite magazine|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|title=Lucinda Williams : Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lucinda-moore-mn0000048628/awards |publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=January 31, 2016}} Lucinda Moore is the songwriter & singer for the hit song "Turn Your Pressure into Praise!" which hit the top of radio charts. The subsequent Live Recorded album, ''Blessed, Broken & Given'', was released on April 27, 2010.{{cite web|first=Keren|last=Perrott|title=Review: Lucinda Moore – Blessed, Broken & Given |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Lucinda_Moore/Blessed_Broken__Given/95195/ |publisher=[Cross Rhythms](/source/Cross_Rhythms)|access-date=February 6, 2016|date=October 21, 2010}}{{cite journal|first=Bob|last=Marovich |title=Lucinda Moore – Blessed, Broken & Given |journal=Journal of Gospel Music |access-date=February 6, 2016|url=http://journalofgospelmusic.com/gospel/lucinda-moore-blessed-broken-given/|date=April 28, 2010}}{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Gay|title=Lucinda Moore (Bless, Broken and Given) – Reviews |url=http://www.gospelflava.com/reviews/lucindamooregiven.html |publisher=Gospelflava |access-date=February 6, 2016}} It placed even higher on the Gospel Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 13. In 2011, Lucinda Moore was nominated for 2 Stellar Awards and Won for "BEST TRADITIONAL FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR!" ==Personal life== She resides in [Bridgeport Connecticut](/source/Connecticut). ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[US
Gos](/source/Top_Gospel_Albums) |- !scope="row"|''Lucinda Moore'' | * Released: July 11, 2006 * {{nowrap|Label: [Tyscot](/source/Tyscot_Records)}} * CD, digital download | 18 |- !scope="row"|''Blessed, Broken & Given'' | * Released: April 27, 2010 * {{nowrap|Label: Tyscot}} * CD, digital download | 13 |- !scope="row"|''Walking in My Favor'' | * Released: April 14, 2017 * {{nowrap|Label: Nalah Music Group}} * [CD](/source/Single_(music)), digital download |3 |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Official website|http://www.lucindamoore.com/}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Lucinda}} Category:Living people Category:African-American songwriters Category:African-American Christians Category:Musicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut Category:Songwriters from Connecticut Category:Songwriters from New York (state) Category:21st-century African-American musicians Category:20th-century African-American musicians Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lucinda Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Moore) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucinda_Moore?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.