Israel Houghton is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. He is married to TV personality Adrienne Bailon, with whom he welcomed a son via surrogate.

“We have quietly prayed while sitting on this most magnificent secret for the last 9 months. He is worth every tear, every disappointment, every delayed prayer, every IVF cycle, every miscarriage. Everything. All we feel is joy and overwhelming love & gratitude. Grateful to God, to our angel surrogate and to all of our friends and family who have stood with us for over 5 years on this journey. He’s here and we have never been happier to lose sleep! #HappilyEverHoughton,” the post announcing the birth of their child read.

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Houghton is best known for his works as lead singer and acoustic guitarist for Israel Houghton and New Breed. The “I Am A Friend of God” singer has won six Grammys throughout his career, including one for Best Traditional Gospel Album for Alive in South Africa.

The 51-year-old was born to a Caucasian mother who struggled with drug abuse earlier in life and an African-American father. 

In 1994, he married his first wife, Meleasa. The duo have two daughters and one son. While married, the singer fathered two sons, Kingston and Khristian, with mistress DeVawn Moreno. He and Meleasa separated in 2015 and finalized their divorce in 2016.

Houghton started dating former Ceetah Girl, Adrienne Bailon in 2016. They got married later that year after six-months of courtship. In 2022, the couple welcomed their first child together, a son, via surrogate.

Bailon told People magazine, “I genuinely just feel so blessed and grateful. I’ve honestly never been happier in my entire life. I’ve never felt what I feel right now. I can’t even describe what it is, but it’s such a peace mixed with total excitement.”

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While this is the first child of Bailon, Houghton is a father of six children. Apart from his three children with Meleasa and two with his mistress Moreno, he also has another son named Jordan. However, Houghton never revealed who his mother is.

Houghton had an ugly paternity and custody drama with his ex-mistress.