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Kirk Franklin

CTL-P-0632 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-02383 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0632. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Choir director and gospel innovator; multi-Grammy winner

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Choir director and gospel innovator; multi-Grammy winner

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Won Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards 1997; Won Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards 1998; Won Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards 1999; Won Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards 2003; Won Best Gospel Album at the Soul Train Music Awards 2007; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Song at the Soul Train Music Awards 2016; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the Soul Train Music Awards 2019; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the Soul Train Music Awards 2020; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the Soul Train Music Awards 2021; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the Soul Train Music Awards 2022; Won Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the Soul Train Music Awards 2023 — per the published Soul Train Music Awards winners lists (per-year lists fetched in full during recovery Phase C, 2026-10-17)

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