Like so many talented stars who’ve made it big in the industry, the quintet – Denise, Dorinda, Jacky, Karen and Elbernita – had to fight every step of the way. Fame and glory on the church stage wasn’t handed to them. They rose from humble beginnings in Detroit, Michigan, and were guided by their choir director mother Dr Mattie Moss Clark, using the abuse, rejection, betrayal, hurt and suffering that they had experienced to drive them. And it paid off – not only did they become gospel’s biggest stars, the Clark Sisters’ story has been brought to the screen by executive producers Queen Latifah, Missy Elliot and Mary J Blige, who are fans and among music’s top stars.
QUEEN OF THE MIC
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