The Nevels Sisters
March 10, 2009 · Print This Article
It was like a dream come true for the Nevels Sisters, a group made up of four biological sisters from Youngstown, Ohio: Veneice Andrews, Debra Jordan, Gail Nevels, and April Wade. They were the 2006 grand prize winners of the Gospel FOCUS (Find Out If U Can Sing) Competition—the reality series
sponsored by the Word Network and Frontline Productions. When news of their 1st place win hit, press releases went out and fans of the sisters celebrated all over the country. It appeared that the highly publicized contest that required a hefty $300 entry fee had finally paid off. The Nevels were all
ready to claim the prize that served as their motivation throughout the grueling contest: A record deal with Gospocentric, an album produced by PAJAM, and $5,000 cash—the most notable rewards in a package worth a purported $50,000.
But this fairytale ending turned out to be more like a wary- tale of broken promises and disappointing outcomes. April tells EEW Magazine that originally, the sisters couldn’t come into agreement over whether to participate in the competition at all, specifically because of what had transpired for the group just a year prior.
Read entire article and interview written by Dianna Hobbs, (Founder and Editor-In-Chief EEW) at EEWMagazine.com
I read the entire article in EEW Magazine about the Nevels Sisters and wow! I didn’t know all that. I had always wondered what happened with their major deal after they won Gospel F.O.C.U.S. Great article.