TaRanda Greene Beene (''née'', Kiser; born April 6, 1979) is an American

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ian, who sings Southern gospel,

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and

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music. She has released seven studio albums, ''Each Day You Face'' (2003), ''A Thing Called Love'' (2006), ''In The Sanctuary'' (2008), ''Stronger'' (2014), ''Spirit of Christmas'' (2015), ''A Collection'' (2017), and ''The Healing'' (2018).

Early and personal life

Greene was born TaRanda F. Kiser, on April 6, 1979, where she was raised in

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, and graduated from Gibbs High School, in 1997. While, she first enrolled as a student at the

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, she forwent college after a successful audition with The Greenes, a Southern gospel group from Boone,

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Music history

Although previously a member of her family group, her music career began with The Greenes in 1997, while her solo career started in 2003, with her first individually released album ''Everyday You Face''. She released ''Stronger'' in 2014 with Stowtown Records, followed by "Spirit of Christmas" in 2015. In 2016, she began a musical endeavor with

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Personal life

Greene married Tony Greene, her fellow band member and boss in February 2001,; the couple would go on to have two daughters together, Isabella (Bella) and Jocelyn (Josie). On September 28, 2010, Tony passed away due to lung disease following his kidney transplant that took place in August 2009. TaRanda would remarry on March 1, 2016, to Landon Beene in

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. The couple now resides in East Tennessee together with their four children: Bella and Josie, whom Landon adopted in 2017, Mallory and Ethan.

Discography

;Albums * ''Each Day You Face'' (2003) * ''A Thing Called Love'' (2006) * ''In the Sanctuary'' (2008) * ''The Best So Far'' (2012) * ''Stronger'' (2014, Stowtown) * ''Spirit of Christmas'' (2015) * ''A Collection'' (2017) *''The Healing (2018)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, TaRanda 1979 births American performers of Christian music Living people Musicians from St. Petersburg, Florida Singers from Florida Singers from North Carolina Singers from Tennessee Songwriters from Florida Songwriters from North Carolina Songwriters from Tennessee Southern gospel performers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers