Aretha Franklin Granddaughter Grac ,Meet Grace Franklin’s parents and know all about the American Idol contestant through the article below. Scroll down to meet Grace.
Grace Franklin is one of the contestants of American Idol Season 20. She performed Killing Me Softly on the audition.[lock][/lock]
Furthermore, Katty Perry, one of the judges, wished her to sing one more song. So, the young singer performed her grandmother’s songbook and sang the Queen of Soul’s Ain’t No Way.
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Who Are Grace Franklin Parents?
Grace Franklin’s parents are Kecalf Cunningham (father) and Kafi Franklin (mother).
Graces’ father, Kecalf, was arrested in Michigan back in October of 2018 as cops noticed he was driving under the influence. He was imprisoned for a short period.
Likewise, Grace’s mother, Kafi, gave birth to 3 children in total. So, Grace’s siblings are Jordan and Victoria.
Franklin had joined the Detroit Youth Choir in 2019 after seeing the choir perform as a part of the Queen of Soul’s two-week tribute at New Bethel Baptist Church.
In fact, this is not her first time appearing on television. Grace was a member of the Detroit Youth Choir, which won Season 14 of America’s Got Talent. She is one of the Detroit Youth Choir’s emerging stars.
According to the artistic director of the Detroit youth choir, Anthony White, Grace is a wonderful vocalist and a great youngster who enjoys and loves performing on stage.
In addition, she is also a young activist who supports the Black Lives Matter movement, participates in campaigns to end period poverty and police violence in the United States. Also, she speaks about prejudice and violence against Indigeous women in Canada.
Aretha Franklin Granddaughter On American Idol – Age Revealed
Grace Franklin is the granddaughter of Aretha Franklin, who was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. In fact, she is referred to as “Queen of Soul”. Unfortunately, Aretha passed away on 16th August 2018 at the age of 76.
Talking about Grace’s age, she is 16 years old as of 2022. She was born on 17th February 2007 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. During the time of the audition, Franklin was 15 years old.
Aretha Franklin has twice been ranked 9th in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. Some of her popular songs are Respect, I Never Loved a Man, Chain of Fools, Think, A Natural Woman, and I Say a Little Prayer.
Not to mention, Aretha was one of the best-selling performers, with over 75 million albums sold.
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Meet Grace Franklin On Instagram
You can find Grace Franklin on Instagram under the username @gfranklin61. Her IG account has over 9K followers with whom she has shared a total of 58 posts.
Futhrmeor, Grace is usually seen sharing pictures of her normal life. She has also shared a couple of videos of her singing.
Despite giving her best on the audition, Grace was not oblivious to the expectations of judges and fans. At last, the judge Lionel Richie advised her to practice more and try again later. So, Franklin is not selected for the next round on American Idol.
