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ALL STAR LINE-UP FOR SUNDAY BEST SEASON 4 FINALE ON SEPTEMBER 11

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St. Louis Native, Amber Bullock and Dallas Native Andrea Helms Named As This Season’s Finalists

SUNDAY BEST Winners Commemorate the Late Mahalia Jackson’s 100th Birthday
with a Special Tribute

NEW YORK — September 7, 2011—BET’s gospel reality competition, SUNDAY BEST, is close to naming the winner of season 4.  After auditioning thousands of hopefuls from around the country and narrowing down the top 20 contestants, only two remain standing. In a special 2-hour finale On Sunday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m.*, Finalists Amber Bullock, 25, from St. Louis, Missouri and Andrea Helms, 37, from Dallas, Texas will compete for a national recording contract with Music World Gospel, a cash prize, a brand new 2011 Ford Explorer and the coveted title of SUNDAY BEST.  The 9-week singing competition with gospel greats Kirk Franklin as host along with Erica and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary, and Pastor Donnie McClurkin as judges will allow viewers to vote for their favorite contestant and ultimately decide who will be this season's SUNDAY BEST.

During the finale episode viewers will be treated to stellar performances by Pastor Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Lecrae, Vashawn Mitchell, Zebulon Ellis, Jessica Reedy, Rance Allen, and Ricky Dillard.  Past SUNDAY BEST winners Crystal Aikin, Y'Anna Crawley and Le’Andria Johnson will also come together for a special performance tribute to the late gospel great, Mahalia Jackson to commemorate her 100th birthday. 
Voting for season 4 of BET’s SUNDAY BEST began on Sunday, August 28th at 8:55 p.m. ET and will close on Saturday, September 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET.  For more on SUNDAY BEST and how to vote for the winner, please visit www.BET.com/SundayBest.

For three amazing seasons, SUNDAY BEST has entertained and touched viewers during its search for the next great gospel singer. From holding auditions all over the U.S. and in Nigeria, West Africa, SUNDAY BEST continues to be a fan favorite even winning a 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Reality Series. SUNDAY BEST is a 9-week series executive produced by D’Angela Proctor and Nia T. Hill of Strange Fruit Media, Kirk Franklin and Erica and Tina Campbell.

Also, follow SUNDAY BEST on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BETSundayBest (#SundayBest) and join the Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/BETSundayBest.
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