Adventist acappella group competes on NBC's The Sing-Off

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Adventist a cappella group competes on NBC's The Sing-Off

Image source: Committed Facebook page

Click here to jump to the latest update. An Adventist a cappella group will be competing on NBC's "The Sing-Off," starting Dec. 6. Committed is one of 10 a cappella groups competing for a Sony Music recording contract and $100,000. About Committed Committed was formed in 2003 at Forest Lake Academy in Orlando, Fla. Since then, the group's membership has changed lots of times. The current group is made up of five graduates and one undergraduate student from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala. Sabbath issues According to Andrews University, Committed is the only Christian group in the competition. At first, this caused problems for the group. Image source: Committed Facebook page Before taping the show, Committed knew they would face some scheduling conflicts because they believe in keeping Saturday as the Sabbath. The group told the producers they would not be able to practice or perform on Saturdays. According to Andrews University, Committed waited a week to find out if they would still be able to compete. The group's taping dates were moved to Mondays and Wednesdays. "Our goal has always been to minister to people, to touch people's hearts, to spread the love of Jesus with our music," said Geston Pierre, bass singer for Committed. "We're glad to be on the show, but wether we win or lose, we're going to continue doing what we've been doing." Other Adventist a cappella groups Committed is the second Seventh-day Adventist a cappella group to compete on "The Sing-Off." In December 2009, Nota won the first season of "The Sing-Off." Their debut album was released in November. Take 6 also traces its history back to Oakwood. Thirty years ago, the group began at what was then Oakwood College. Since then the group has won 10 Grammy awards and 10 Dove awards. They've released their most recent album in October. When to watch "The Sing-Off" is a five-night musical event in its second season. It was taped in August and September and will air Mondays and Wednesdays 8-10 p.m. ET. The finale, however, will air live on Dec. 20.

UPDATE (12/06/10 10:30 p.m.): Committed advances to the second round. They sang "This Love," by Maroon 5. At the end of the program, they gave a short preview of their next performance (Dec. 8), singing "Apologize." Read more at www.asabbathblog.com

 

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