Marva Hicks

Marva Hicks was born in Petersburg, Virginia, and started as a gospel singer before releasing singles in the late 1970s. In 1991, she released her only solo album, Marva Hicks, on Polydor; it produced “Never Been in Love Before”, which reached the top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart.

She also sang backing vocals for Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson and built a career in theater and television. She died in New York in 2022.