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Candi Staton Stops At Nothing To Create

The veteran soul singer released her 30th studio album, Unstoppable, last year. Staton talks about the inspiration behind her new music, her battle with cancer and her message to women everywhere.
"I know now that I have the confidence that I wish I had when I was 20," Candi Staton says.

released her 30th studio album, in August 2018. True to the album's name, the and Christian Music Hall of Famer has shown that her life will slow down at nothing. With a career spanning gospel, disco, R&B and soul, the legendary singer, now in her 70s, has spoken out about surviving sexual and spousal abuse, her breast cancer diagnosis and most importantly,

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