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<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">SOULFEST 11 - ROUND 3</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/LTFM/f6303af7e0_B8BQ_media.gif">BONUS ROUND - GLADYS KNIGHT</p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Gladys Maria Knight</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;(born May 28, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gladys Knight &amp; the Pips</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, which included her brother&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merald_%22Bubba%22_Knight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Merald "Bubba" Knight</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and cousins&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Guest_(singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">William Guest</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Patten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Edward Patten</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. She has won seven Grammy Awards (four as a solo artist and three with the Pips),</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[1]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and is often referred to as the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Empress of Soul"</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-knight1-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-knight2-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[3]</a></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Two of her songs ("</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I Heard It Through the Grapevine</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" and "Midnight Train to Georgia") were inducted into the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Grammy Hall of Fame</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;for "historical, artistic and significant" value.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[5]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;She is an inductee into the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;along with The Pips.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;magazine ranked Knight among the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time (2010).</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">^[6]</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;She is also a recipient of the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Medal_of_Arts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">National Medal of Arts</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Center_Honors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kennedy Center Honors</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Gladys_Knight_1997.jpg/250px-Gladys_Knight_1997.jpg" alt="Knight in 1997"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xNdoWrDG0X0/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Gladys Knight and the Pips &quot;If I Were Your Woman&quot; 1972 - YouTube"></p>