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Sunday Best is a reality television Gospel singing competition series which airs on BET. Each season, the show and its judges set out to find the best undiscovered gospel talent in America. Finalist compete each week until a winner is crowned. Current judges of the competition are Gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Kierra Sheard and Donnie McClurkin, former host include Mary Mary, Bebe Winans & Cece Winans. Gospel singer Kim Burrell serves as the contestants mentor, and the program is hosted by Kirk Franklin. The Sunday Best winner receives a national recording contract, a new automobile, and an undisclosed cash prize benefiting his or her community as well as the title of 'Sunday Best'. Season one runner up Shari Addison also scored a recording contract, as well as season two runner up Jessica Reedy although her contract was not rewarded from the show. On the season 4 finale, host Kirk Franklin announced that the series would be returning for a 5th season next year. The 5th season premiered Sunday, July 8, 2012. Season 5 ended with a 2 hour special on September 2, 2012. The winner of the 5th season was Joshua Rogers from Greeleyville, South Carolina. He made history as the first male contestant to win the Sunday Best title. The current ''Sunday Best'' champion is Dathan Thigpen, who won on August 30, 2015. ==Winners== Season 1: Crystal Aikin - Verity Records Debut album "''Crystal Aikin''" released March 17, 2009. Season 2: Y'anna Crawley - Imago Dei Music Group Debut album "''The Promise''" released August 24, 2010. Season 3: Le'Andria Johnson - Music World Gospel Debut album "''Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson''" released September 6, 2011. Christmas EP "''Christmas Best''" released December 6, 2011. First Winner to receive a Grammy Award (2012, Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance) Season 4: Amber Bullock - Music World Gospel Debut album "''So In Love''" released July 10, 2012. Season 5: Joshua Rogers〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Behind the Stage - Joshua Rogers is Sunday Best )〕 Debut album "''Well Done" ''released December 4, 2012. Season 6: Tasha Page-Lockhart〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tasha Page-Lockhart Is Sunday Best! )〕 Debut single "''Different"'' released in Mid-2014. Debut album "''Here Right Now"'' released on August 5, 2014 Season 7: Geoffrey Golden 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Geoffrey Golden Is Sunday Best! )〕 Season 8 (Sunday Best All-Stars): Dathan Thigpen ''(also from Season 3)'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jackson native wins BET's Sunday Best competition )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sunday Best (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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