Praise 102.5 Presents Smokie Norful

Smokie Norful is an award-winning recording artist, world renowned Pastor, educator, author, and visionary who has reached the heights of success in both music and ministry. A music career that has spanned two decades, Norful now brings his music and ministry efforts towards global humanitarianism.

As an internationally known musician, music composer, producer, and singer, Norful’s 2002 solo debut release I NEED YOU NOW catapulted him to worldwide recognition. Since that time, he has found commercial success with five Number 1 Billboard Albums - I NEED YOU NOW, LIMITED EDITION, NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SMOKIE NORFUL LIVE, FOREVER YOURS and over 3 million albums sold worldwide.

Norful is a multiple RIAA certified gold-selling artist and has been named several times as Billboard Magazine’s “Gospel Artist of the Year”. He has earned 8 Stellar Awards, 5 Dove Awards, 1 Soul Train Music Award, 2 NAACP Image award nominations, 3 BET award nominations, and 2 Grammy Awards. Norful received the Grammy Award in 2005 for Contemporary Soul Gospel Album of the Year for his chart-topping CD NOTHING WITHOUT YOU and again in 2015 received the Grammy Award for “No Greater Love” Best Gospel Performance/Song.