Hallelujah! BET Takes The Road To 'Sunday Best' And Names 20 Contestants

NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - BET's new gospel singing competition show, SUNDAY BEST is on its way to finding the next great gospel singing sensation. During the premiere episode on Tuesday, October 2 a variety of entertaining hopefuls came out in droves to earn their spot in the competition, but in the end only an elite group of twenty was selected to continue on the road to SUNDAY BEST.

Hosted by gospel great Kirk Franklin, the nationwide search SCOURED the country's storefront churches, parishes and mega-churches to find the best undiscovered singers in America. Mentored by seasoned artists from the gospel world and judged by Grammy Award-winning gospel superstars BeBe Winans and dynamic singing siblings Erica and Tina Campbell that make up the dynamic duo, Mary Mary, the top five finalists will be offered the chance to take their praise to the next level and earn the title of SUNDAY BEST. The winner will receive a recording contract, a 2008 Toyota Camry and a $300,000 Tide "Loads of Hope" prize package to support the winner's community. Here are the top 20:

Charisma Sweat - Chicago, Illinois
Christal Garrick - Houston, Texas
Corey Webb - Marietta, Georgia
Crystal Aikin - Tacoma, Washington
Daniel Parra - San Diego, California
Deanna Dixon - Indianapolis, Indiana
Emily Gomez - American Falls, Idaho
Janice Collins - Altadena, California
Jermaine Sellers - Joliet, Illinois
Juannell Johnson - Chicago, Illinois
Kenya Glover - Chicago, Illinois
Lawrence Williams - Jacksonville, Florida
Melody Betts - Chicago, Illinois
Queensley Felix - Houston, Texas
Saudia Mills - Warren, Ohio
Shari Addison - Chicago, Illinois
Tamara Thomas - Huntsville, Alabama
Tasha Collins - Chicago, Illinois
Trevon Davis - Flint, Michigan
Yvonne Cobbs-Bey - Pinole, California
Viewers can watch encore broadcasts of SUNDAY BEST on Fridays at 10pm ET/PT and Sundays at 11am and 8pm ET/PT.