Samantha has been running from the power of her voice for a long time. Although she was awarded with several national awards and a coveted music scholarship to the Edna Manley School of Performing Arts, while attending high school in Jamaica, she chose to pursue an academic scholarship for her college degree. While on campus, the UK born songstress, became known as “the girl with the golden voice” but she kept on running. For as long as she can remember she has been singing in church; giving her life to Jesus after a moving encounter at 13 years old. From there she grew into a well known psalmist and worship leader at her home church in Portmore, Jamaica and initiated children’s ministry within the inner city communities that the church served. During this time she recorded her first few tracks on a sampler project called “His Mercy Endureth”. The opportunity to live in and travel to various Caribbean islands, has taken her voice from Jamaica to the shores of islands such as Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, St. Lucia and Barbados and she has shared stage with Yolanda Adams, Cece Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary and many others. As a creative writer she has written, directed, presented and produced various Caribbean Radio and TV productions. Between her medical career and her time as a marketing director she has often shared her gift through ministry in churches and at Gospel and Jazz shows in the islands but she would always return to her academic pursuits.But one day death came knocking and Samantha could run no longer. After two life changing surgeries she became more determined than ever to devote her voice to the glory of God. As she turned her heart to God in 2014 she received more songs for her debut album “Stronger”. Her heart of worship is exposed in raw melodies that reveal the joy and pain of the Christian journey. The message of the project is as simple as her mission “to connect hearts in worship to God empowering them to live their best life”. Her voice is a stream in the desert that fulfills her call to Christian Contemporary Music. Now she runs in triathlons and shares her message of health and wellness by spreading ripples of joy with her infectious laugh. Meet the music and ministry of Samantha Gooden in the debut EP "Lifted by Love" from her upcoming album "Stronger".