Speaking with Singer/ Actor, Chandra Currelley

Seen in the motion picture, Madea’s Big Happy Family as the choir soloist, Sister Laura, and you probably recognize her as the singer in the nightclub, Chandra's in the #1 box office movie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and as Shirley in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, the stage play. She is most recently seen as Loretta in Kandi Burress's (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), A Mother's Love. 

Chandra is the 2014 recipient of the Lady Soul of Jazz award and is the former lead singer for the legendary recording group, the S.O.S. Band, replacing the original lead singer. She continued the band’s string of Top Twenty Billboard hits with the CD’s Diamonds In The Raw, and "One Of Many Nights", where she wrote several songs, including the single, Broken Promises. Chandra also starred in the world premier of Jesus Christ Superstar Gospel, and as Mother Shaw in Regina Taylor’s Crowns. The 2009 Gospel Choice Award nominee has performed at The White House and toured Europe and Asia leaving audiences wanting more. She has also starred in Dinah Was, Blues In the Night, The Hot Mikado, Amen Corner (The Alliance Theatre/ Arena Stage). Two Queens, One Castle with T.C. Carson (Horizon Theatre),What’s Done In the Dark, (Fox Theatre), Slam!, Sophisticated Ladies, and Kenny Leon’s, Rejoice.

Because of her ability to legitimately cross musical and theatrical styles, Chandra has had the opportunity to work with some of the greats from Clarence Avant, jazz legend Roy Ayers, where she recorded the duet, Let Me Love You, to the phenomenal Tyler Perry. Television credits include VH-1, Say Yes! (TBN) , (BET) Jazz Showcase (PBS) and Good Day Atlanta (Fox), Bobby Jones Artist Showcase (The Word Network) Tyler Perry’s For Better Or Worse (OWN). The Helen Hayes and NAACP Phoenix Award Nominee has released 3 solo CD’s Relationships, The Real Me, and Love Songs, which contains the hit song Love Again from the movie, Diary of a Mad Black Woman.