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James Fortune & FIYA

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Dear Future Me (2017)	Live Through It (2014)	Identity (2012)
Grace Gift (2012)	The Transformation (2008)	You Survived (2004)

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Origin
Richmond, TX

Genre
Gospel

Style
Spoken

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Carefree

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2004

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2004 to Present...

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James Fortune & FIYA's highly debut CD, You Survived, was released in September 2004. He was honored at the 19th annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards for his hit single "You Survived" off the same album. "You Survived" also peaked as the No. 2 most played Gospel song in the country and has remained in the Top seven for three years. The radio single, "God Can" features Micah Stampley and Zacardi Cortez. Fortune received a 2006 ASCAP Writers Award for "You Survived". FIYA has been nominated four years in a row for the Texas Gospel Youth & Young Adult Choir of the year.

Fortune and F.I.Y.A.'s second project on Black Smoke Music World Wide, The Transformation, was released January 22, 2008. The first single, "I Trust You", charted at No. 1 on Gospel radio for 25 weeks and No. 30 on Urban AC charts and No. 1 at WLIB in New York City.

In 2012, Fortune was nominated for two Grammy awards for Best Gospel Album of the Year and Best Gospel Song of Year, and topped Billboard's "Best of 2012 Gospel Songs/Artists List"

In 2014, Fortune released his first live album, Live Through It. The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in front of an audience of 5,000 people. On a BET episode of Lift Every Voice, host, CoCo Brother interviewed Fortune and discussed "I Trust You"


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