Gabriella Wilson, better known by her stage name H.E.R., won her first Academy Award in April 2021 for the song “Fight For You” from the film Judas and the Black Messiah. She’s also a four-time Grammy Award winner, and she’s on her way to becoming an EGOT.
The acronym EGOT stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and it’s a title given to people who have won all four of the major honors. H.E.R. is currently one Emmy and Tony nomination away from her objective, which she aims to fulfill before she turns 30, or within the next seven years.
H.E.R.’s purpose for achieving EGOT is to inspire other young girls who will see her accomplishment and realize that they, too, can achieve great things. Binta Niambi, co-chairwoman of the Black Music Action Coalition, considers herself one of the most powerful voices in America when it comes to Black liberation and social justice. H.E.R. delivered a stunning message during her Oscar acceptance speech, as befitting someone with such a tremendous voice.
Filmmakers and musicians: I believe we have the chance and responsibility to convey the truth, to record history as it was, and to connect it to today’s events and what we see happening in the world… Knowledge is power, and music is power, and I’ll always fight for us as long as I’m alive.
‘The Color Purple’ is a film based on the book of the same
H.E.R. is an actress who has been working on an unnamed Broadway score in addition to composing music. She has been acting since she was a child and has just gotten her first significant acting role.
H.E.R. will play Squeak in Warner Bros.’ upcoming production of The Color Purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule. It’s based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel of the same name, which was adapted into a Tony-winning Broadway musical. Squeak, the Oscar-winning vocalist’s role, is a juke bar waitress who gradually develops into an aspiring singer. Despite the fact that she has a little role in the novel, she is regarded as one of the most essential characters because she is the only mixed-race character.
In an interview with Variety, H.E.R. discussed her experiences growing up as a mixed-race child. Her father worked as an ironworker during the day and performed as a musician at night, and her mother was a Filipina.
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Accepting myself and realizing that you can be both [African-American and Filipina] was difficult. People like to put labels on you and say things like, “But you’re Black,” or “But you’re this or that.” What makes you think it has to be one thing? Why can’t I be all of these things at the same time?
Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders, and Quincy Jones are producing The Color Purple. The Color Purple, directed by Spielberg in 1985, received 11 Oscar nominations. (moneypip.com) In contrast, Winfrey received her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the same film.
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