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Marvin Sapp is an American Gospel music singer, recording with the group Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a solo career. Sapp is also the Founder and Senior pastor of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Early years
Sapp was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and began singing in church at age four. He spent his teenage years singing with a number of Gospel groups and ensembles before being invited by Gospel singer Fred Hammond to sing with Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned. Sapp appears on the group's albums ''Number 7'' and ''Matters of the Heart''.

Solo career
After the dissolution of the Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned in 1995, Sapp decided to establish himself as a contemporary gospel solo artist and has recorded seven albums. Recently, Sapp has achieved crossover fame with the release of "Never Would Have Made It" from the album Thirsty (Marvin Sapp album)| Thirsty. It has peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #82 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Also the album thirsty debuted at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and also number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA due to the album selling over 500,000 copies making it... read all