LaKisha was born on January 13, 1980, at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. She will be 42 years old in 2022. In terms of nationality, she considers herself to be an American. Her grandmother, Ruth Jefferson Morris, raised her. Jones, a Baptist and an only child, began singing at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church when she was five years old. Her five-year-old daughter encouraged her to apply for Idol as a single mother.
LaKisha moved to Houston, Texas, and stayed for six years. Before starting work at the church, she sang in the 70-person choir. Jones later relocated to Fort Meade, Maryland, in 2006, to be closer to her cousins and other family members.
Jones received her primary and secondary education in Flint before enrolling at Flint Central High School, where she made her stage debut in the play Lead Positioning. He graduated in 1998 and majored in music at the University of Michigan-Flint.
During her audition, LaKisha performed Aretha Franklin's Think. She impressed the judge with her powerful vocals and performance. It was later revealed that she performed And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going during her audition on the episode of her elimination. She also performed Stevie Wonder's Until You Come Back To Me during one of the Hollywood auditions.
She received positive feedback for her solo performance, I Will Always Love You. In late September 2007, it was reported that Jones would take over the role of the church soloist in the Broadway musical The Color Purples on January 9, 2008. In June 2008, LaKisha vocal coached the girls on MTV's Legally Blonde: The Musical - The Search For Elle Woods. Later, she appeared on American Idol Extra and performed Just As I Am, a song from her upcoming album due out in May 2008.
I'm So Glad I'm Me Her debut single was released on October 21, 2008. The album with the same title was released on May 19, 2009. She was a contestant on the American music competition show The Winner Is. In 1997, LaKisha won Flint's amateur talent competition, The Supershow, which is no longer in operation. While living in Houston, she finished second in the Gimme the Mic competition in 2005.
Jones' net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million, with her exact income, salary, and earnings still being determined.
Larry Davis, a financial advisor, is LaKisha Jones's husband. The couple married on October 5, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California. Brionne, born in February 2003, and LaRynn, born in September 2009, are her two daughters.
Jones has an average height of 4 feet 11 inches and has an unknown weight. Her skin tone is dark, she has black eyes, and her hair is black.
She is very active on social media like Instagram with 1k followers, and Twitter with 2.7k followers.