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FULL NAME: Cherie
Lynn Paliotta-Adams
BORN WHEN AND WHERE: May 19, 1970
FAMILY FACTS: Dad,
Ron; Mom, Cheryl; Sisters,
Lori and Cathy; husband, Kevin Adams; son Santiago.
FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:
Psalm
116:15 NIV
HOBBIES: Drama
class, journalism, creative writing,
art: oil and acrylic as well as
three-dimensional design.
FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE: My
sisters and I would make a
TV out of a big box, large enough for us to climb
inside,
and we would put on a show for my parents. We sang "Delta
Dawn" and "Jesus Loves Me." I was 5 years old and my
parents were as proud of me then as they are now. |
FIRST ASPIRED TO BE:
I have always wanted to be a
professional singer. My mother says I was
singing at age two.
MOST EMBARRASSING PERFORMANCE:
The most embarrassing
moment was the last night of
the Gold Tour. Jim, our monitor
guy, played practical jokes, and he taped
the funniest picture
of himself to my barstool. I laughed all the way
through
"Adonai." It was really hard to keep a straight face,
knowing I was sitting on that picture the whole time.
MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE: Singing
with CeCe
Winans and Crystal Lewis (Cherie also said this was
her most exciting
career experience).
MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMETOWN FACT:
Not that I'm
proud to admit this, but the majority
of the women have big hair.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON: My
parents are the most influential
people in my life. They both overcame
incredible odds throughout
their life. My mom has suffered many deaths in
her lifetime--her
mother, sister, brother and father all died over a period of ten years.
My dad was neglected a lot as a child and was basically on his own
at 16. Despite their hardships, they made my life seem like Disney World, and they always taught me to put God first in all I do.
MOST SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL
EXPERIENCE:
A prophet
named Michael Ratlif
prophesied over my life one year before
Avalon. He said things that only I
know and spoke of the future.
It all bore such witness to my heart.
DREAM DUET:
"Celine
Dion. I saw her live at Nashville Arena.
It was the most amazing
performance I have ever seen. Besides
her incredible voice, she has a
great personality with the crowd."
SONG I WISH I'D WRITTEN:
"Because
You Loved Me." When
I sing that song, I think about how Jesus has
done all those
things for me -- my strength when I was weak, my voice when
I
couldn't speak, my eyes when I couldn't see -- only Christ can
be all those
things to me.
FAVORITE SONG: "Because
You Loved Me."
FAVORITE
MOVIE: Pretty Woman...because it displays
how love can
repair a broken life.
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Julia
Roberts
FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK: Where
the Wild Things Are
FAVORITE COLOR:
Blue
FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken
parmigiana
FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING: Gap
boot cut jeans
FAVORITE DAYDREAM: Getting
married and having twins
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Rocky
Road
FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT: 5-6 pm...because I love sunsets!
FAVORITE PLACE TO LOOK AT THE
MOON: From an airplane
LOVE OF MY LIFE: Singing,
the Lord and my parents.
I'D BE RICH IF I HAD A QUARTER FOR
EVERY TIME I WAS TOLD: My mom's favorite words to me
all through life -- "Guard your heart."
HYMN MOST ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCH
GROWING UP:
"His Eye is On the Sparrow."
IF I WEREN'T A SINGER: I'd
probably go back to
teaching. I've always had the dream of starting a
foundation to enrich children in the Arts and to help
develop talents,
especially for those children who
can't afford professional instruction. I
believe that
someday it will happen.