Nikki Ross, a gospel singer from Houston, has died at 54. Her death was reported on August 17, 2026, and her full name is given as Nikki Ross Bellamy. Her years are recorded as 1972 to 2026. No cause of death has been made public, and no funeral arrangements have been announced.
Ross recorded with Kirk Franklin and with Ricky Dillard & New G, two of the biggest names in contemporary gospel, and with other acts besides. Beyond those credits and the years, almost nothing about her life or her own releases has been published, and the single account of her death carries no detail of its own past a pointer to a Houston gospel outlet. Her work sits in our R&B and soul coverage and among our obituaries, next to the soul singer Ruby Andrews, who died at 79 and Thelma Stubbs.
The facts
- Nikki Ross was a gospel singer based in Houston
- Her full name is given as Nikki Ross Bellamy
- She died at 54; her years are given as 1972 to 2026
- Her death was reported on August 17, 2026
- She recorded with Kirk Franklin
- She also recorded with Ricky Dillard & New G
- No cause of death has been made public
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