they were born with a gift from god and they used it to honor him trinity 5 7 exploded on the gospel
music scene in the late 90s and achieved immediate success they grew a tremendous fan base that gave
them great support but at the same time they also found themselves at odds with a group of people
that they never expected could be so judgmental and unkind the first two members of the trio angel
taylor and chanelle haynes were born and raised in new orleans louisiana where they attended high
school together they both exhibited a love for music at a young age and grew up participating in
many local singing competitions not long after graduating they would also both be presented
with an amazing professional opportunity a new orleans-based entrepreneur and businessman decided
to put together an all-female singing group that had secular appeal but catered to the lord
after hearing chanel perform a solo at his church he knew she was definitely getting a spot chanel
then asked her old school mate angel if she was interested in joining and one became two
to complete the group he included another local singer in his church by the name of terry brown
the ladies took on the group name trinity 5 7 based on the biblical scripture of 1st john
chapter 5 verse 7 that refers to the father the word and the holy ghost bearing witness of christ
soon after the group secured a recording contract with gospel-centric records
trinity 5-7 released their self-titled debut album in july 1998. it peaked at number one
on the billboard top gospel albums and earned a gold certification the album's lead single
the r kelly penned and produced god's grace reached number six on the adult r b songs charm
their follow-up single though oh mary don't you weep failed to reproduce the same level
of success by the following year the trio would receive five stellar award nominations
and win new artist of the year when it was time for the ladies to begin work on their second album
things would switch up drastically they gained a new lineup of producers and lost a group member
terry opted to leave to focus on her personal life as a newlywed as well as a solo career that
left an opening for the group's makeup artist adrian anderson to join which she did in 1999.
she was the perfect choice since there was an already established friendship between the women
and she also had previous experience singing in girl groups trinity 5'7 second album titled
spiritual love was released in december of the same year it debuted at number one on the gospel
albums chart and would eventually become their breakthrough album featuring the tracks put your
hands there he is and the controversial hit my body unfortunately the group would continue to
experience a lot of controversy throughout their entire career mainly from the christian community
despite their positive image the group had been met with a lot of judgment
for their style of outfits and appearance not just on stage but off as well one particular
incident that the members will never forget is getting booed in a church following a performance
the ladies prove that even if they went out of their way to present themselves more modestly
including being completely covered from neck to ankle it still wouldn't be enough to make everyone
happy they were so hurt by the reception that they actually shed tears one member even ran off stage
another time following a performance on bet's 106 and park some christian viewers voiced their
disappointment via twitter over the group's wardrobe choices as well as their answers to
some of the host questions things didn't even get better when the ladies went their separate ways
in 2014 chanel spoke to vibe right around the time of the release of her debut solo album about the
backlash she received after a social media post she uploaded showing off her new haircut i posted
the picture and what do i get all kinds of stuff like good christian girls don't really go out and
look like this you look like the world you look like you're trying to draw attention to yourself
and not to the message of christ and they flat out said i was going to hell i'm just like what planet
are you on you can't be on earth right now because if you believe in the god of the universe do you
actually think my demise will be to burn in hell because of hair color and a haircut the reason for
all the vitriol could very well boil down to one that's been the bane of many people's existence
since the beginning of time not living up to others expectations musically trinity five
seven has had a lot more in common with secular r d artists like in vogue destiny's child and
brownstone than conventional gospel artists such as mahalia jackson or clara ward in terms of image
the group leans more towards being stylish and a little bit sexy wearing makeup and attractive
clothing by the time the group's third album the kiss was released in the summer of 2002
their issues with their label were coming to a head the track challah didn't get the radio
push they felt the song deserved and failed to make it on the r b charts during that period
they parted ways with their manager and requested to be released from their recording contract the
label however refused to let them go now as the ladies were forced to become more educated about
the business side of the industry they decided to join forces with r b star brandy's mother and
manager sonia norwood she took over the role as manager for the group with a clear understanding
of what they were attempting to do and what they were striving for after guiding and mentoring them
for a period of time she then introduced the group to music world entertainment head and beyonce's
father matthew knowles after he expressed interest in meeting them after a lengthy hiatus trinity 5 7
did get released from their label making them free and clear to sign with matthew to spirit rising
the gospel music division of his record label another major setback that delayed the group
being able to put out another project was hurricane katrina since angel and chanel
grew up in new orleans both of their families suffered greatly thankfully angel was able to
get in touch with her family ensuring they were safe and sound and then touched base with chanel
sadly though she did end up losing her family home adrian revealed later that the impact on their
lives was so great that they weren't sure if they even wanted to continue with their singing career
after the disaster the group founded the trinity 57 ambassador of hope and triumph campaign to
provide financial assistance to the area colleges hospitals businesses and churches in addition to
financial assistance they also donated their personal time to help uplift the hurricane
victim's spirits in 2007 the group released two albums a compilation of their greatest hits
followed by their fourth studio album a few months later titled t-57 the lead single listen
charted well on the gospel charts the next year a deluxe edition of the album was released
featuring three additional songs it garnered the group two dove awards and a grammy nomination
after the hype of the album died down the group took this time to begin doing individual projects
chanel pursued an acting career angel became the co-host for the short-lived
bets 106 and gospel and adrian contributed her vocals to other artist projects on the music world
label trinity 5 7 released their first christmas album love peace joy at christmas in october 2009
the following year adrian decided to leave the group and return back to her first love makeup
she launched her own beauty line called halo 2 beauty in may 2011 trinity five seven released
their sixth studio album and first as a duo aptly titled angel and chanel it featured the songs
over and over heaven hear my heart and bring your praise the album became their highest charting on
the hot 200 albums chart and once again captured the number one spot on the gospel albums chart
two years later the announcement would come that they would be going their separate ways
to pursue solo careers in september of that year chanel released her first solo single
called believe her debut solo album dropped the next year on her own independent label
in 2014 angel released her first solo single called week and over the next several years
continue to release a handful of other non-album singles by june 2018 trinity five seven was back
and released their eight song ep appropriately titled back again followed two years later by
story of my life a compilation album featuring unreleased and left over songs from their previous
albums today angel and chanel are focused on enjoying their families as well as continuing to
keep their artistic juices flowing in the summer of 2021 chanel debuted in her role as tina turner
in the london production of tina the tina turner musical winning the role was sweet victory since
chanel did try out for the us version but unfortunately didn't land the part after
hearing about other productions being created she secured her work visa before even landing the job
and pulled out all the stops to convince everyone that she was the perfect choice
angel is currently working on her debut solo album and even posted a short behind-the-scenes video
on her instagram of her with chanel lending a helping and supportive hand to her longtime friend
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