She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson, which was released in 2008 on Arista Records and was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 800,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1 million copies worldwide. She is the third and youngest child of Darnell Donnerson (November 7, 1950 – October 24, 2008) and Samuel Simpson (died 1999). During the “Top 7″ show, Hudson performed Barry Manilow ‘s, “Weekend in New England,” which garnered praise from all three judges. She placed behind Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson and Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood. Hudson said on The Tyra Banks Show, on February 23, 2007, that she just finished the first song for the album. in November 2005, Hudson was cast in the role of Effie White for the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy.
Jennifer Hudson to perform Whitney tribute Jennifer Hudson will perform a “respectful musical tribute” to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards tonight (12.02.12). Jennifer Hudson will perform a… [link]
