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Angela Baker is a Christian Gospel Music Artist from Eastern North Carolina and she is also the third cousin to Ava Gardner. Angela has a very inspirational testimony to her life having recovered from Agoraphobia. She is truly devoted to God and loves the Lord with all of her heart and uses her talent to help inspire others who fight battles in their life. Angela is the last music artist discovered, managed, produced and promoted by the late, great Gospel Music Legend and Promoter “Wally Fowler.” Fowler fostered the music careers of many of the country and gospel greats including Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Sr., Chet Atkins, just to name a few, and Fowler was the originator of the Original Oak Ridge Boys Quartet. Angela and Wally were working together at his untimely accidental death in June of 1994 towards her major label project to be produced by Fowler. Some of Angela’s recording projects include her 1 Hit Country Single “The Hurt In My Heart,” which was released on Platinum Plus Records, located in Nashville, Tennessee during 1997. The Hurt In My Heart single received both national and international radio airplay throughout the world and it charted on numerous radio airplay charts throughout the country. During 1999 Angela was nominated for numerous awards by the Nashville Indie Tracker Magazine and was awarded the Nashville Indie Tracker Magazine “1999 United States Female Vocalist of the Year.” Angela’s other nominations by the Tracker Magazine include those of "Female Rising Star of the Year," "Album of the Year" for That`s How Much I Love You, "Christian / Positive Country Artist of the Year," "Entertainer of the Year," "Artist of the Year," and "Website of the Year." As a result of Angela`s European radio airplay and worldwide charting status Angela was also a nominee for the Golden Globe Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 29th, 2000. Angela was nominated in the categories of Female Vocalist, Female Rising Star, Album of the Year entitled "That`s How Much I Love You", Country/Christian Artist, Traditional Artist and Future Star. During the year of 2003 Angela was nominated by the Country/Gospel Connection fans located in Hobbs, New Mexico, for the categories of “Song of the Year,” New Female Vocalist of the Year,” CD of the Year entitled “Pray, Pray, Pray for the USA,” Horizon Female Vocalist of the Year,” and “Website of the Year.” Angela received awards in each of these categories and received a huge thank you for her willingness to answer the Call of God on her life by using her gifts and talents to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Country Gospel, Christian Country and Patriotic music. Angela’s recordings include her full Country/Gospel CD entitled “That’s How Much I Love You”, released in 1999. Angela released a full Patriotic CD Album entitled “Pray, Pray, Pray for the USA in 2003 and her latest CD Album project is her full Gospel CD Album entitled, “Forever, A Closer Walk that was released during 2005. Angela was presented with Distinguished Service Awards during 1991 and 1992 from the United States Veteran’s of North Carolina for voluntarily rendering her musical talent to help promote the Aims and Ideals of the Veteran`s of Foreign Wars of the United States of America and the Troops of Desert Storm. In the year 2011 Angela was selected out of the State of North Carolina by the Veteran`s of the United States to have her hands bronzed and placed permanently on the NC State Veteran`s Wall of Honor for her dedication to the Veteran;`s of the United States and her continued service to them. The NC State Veteran`s Park is located in Fayetteville, N.C. Angela has been featured in numerous publications and currently appears on numerous television and radio broadcasts. She is a songstress dedicated to spreading the gospel truth about what God has done for her and sharing her life testimony with people while touching their lives through her songs. Angela is a songwriter and member of BMI.
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