Faith Renée Evans is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she moved to Los Angeles in 1991 to pursue a career in the music industry.
After working as a backup vocalist for Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to sign with Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records in 1994, at the age of 20. She appeared on records with several labelmates, including 112 and Carl Thomas, and released three platinum-certified studio albums between 1995 and 2001: Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998), and Faithfully (2001)
Faith Evans parents: Meet Richard Swain, Helene Evans
None other than Richard Swain and Helene Evans are Faith Evans’ parents. Her father was a musician of English and possibly Italian ancestry, and she was born to an African American mother who is a professional singer.
Prior to her birth, her father abandoned her. Her mother left Faith with her cousin when she was 19 years old and went back to New Jersey. There were nearly 100 kids living with foster parents while she was being raised.
She was raised in a Christian household, and as a result, at the age of two, she started singing at church. She caught the interest of the Emmanuel Baptist Church congregation when she was just 4 years old.
She sang with a different jazz band while in college, and her mother supported her. She had such a beautiful voice, and everyone praised her for her talent.
Evans studied marketing at New York City’s Fordham University before leaving a year later to give birth to her daughter Chyna with her husband, music producer Kiyamma Griffin.
