Sunday Best is a gospel-singing reality television competition on BET.
| Sunday Best | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Starring | Kirk Franklin (host) Donnie McClurkin Tina Campbell Yolanda Adams (judges) Kim Burrell (mentor) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BET |
| Season chronology | |
The season aired from April 4, 2010, with the first ever auditions taking place in Lagos, Nigeria.
The third season saw the series' first major overhaul of the judging panel, with Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams replacing Bebe Winans and Erica Campbell. Kirk Franklin and Tina Campbell returned as host and judge, respectively.[1] Kim Burrell also returned as the contestants' mentor.[2]
Le'Andria Johnson, 27, was crowned the third season's winner, over finalist Elder Goldwire McLendon, 79, on June 20, 2010. More than 2 million Americans voted during the season 3 finale to crown Johnson the winner.[3][4] Johnson, a 27-year-old mother of three at the time of her win, was awarded a recording contract and a 2010 Ford SHO.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gospel Greats Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams Join the All-Star Team of Judges... - PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/. Prnewswire.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-12.
- ^ "SR Gospel: Kim Burrell Joins Sunday Best 3". Singersroom.com. April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Mãe Solteira LeAndria Johnson Foi Vencedora do ‘Sunday Best’ 3. Portuguese.christianpost.com (2010-06-23). Retrieved on 2011-09-12.
- ^ Oh Happy Day...Viewers Name LeAndria Johnson Winner of Season 3 of 'SUNDAY BEST' | SYS-CON MEDIA. Sys-con.com (2010-06-21). Retrieved on 2011-09-12.
- ^ ‘Sunday Best’ winner LeAndria Johnson: ‘Always be positive’ – The TV Guy – Orlando Sentinel Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine. Blogs.orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-12.
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