Stix introduces the girls to Larry Robinson, a Columbia Records executive who offers to sign them as a group. However Dee tells her sister to not give up like that as it is who she is. Emma catches a glimpse of their performance on television but is resentful that her daughters have gone against her wishes to pursue singing. Sparkle, Sister and Dee manage to perform "Something He Can Feel". This becomes apparent to Dee and Sparkle when, in preparation to open for Aretha Franklin on a television show, Sister walks into the dressing room with a black eye and bruises. At first Sister is happily married and has great life but Satine's true colors start to show.Īs the girls' fame continues to rise, Sister's relationship with Satin becomes physically abusive and she spirals into drug abuse. Sparkle tries to reason with Sister but she won't have it and moves out. Sister decides to leave with Satin and Emma banishes her from returning home. In response, Sister lashes out at Emma, criticizing her for having her as a teen, leaving her to raise her younger siblings instead of going to school like them as Emma was out drinking and trying to pursue a music career. When a newly engaged Sister brings Satin over for a family dinner, an argument erupts after Satin makes insulting remarks and Emma makes her dislike for him known to everyone at the table. Sister gains the attention of stand-up comedian Satin Struthers, whom Sister dumps Levi for. The sisters become a popular act and are invited to perform at clubs throughout Detroit. With Stix as their manager, the three sisters enter the talent competition and wow the crowd with their performance of "Hooked on Your Love". Stix becomes romantically involved with Sparkle, and his cousin Levi also becomes involved with Sister. Though Sister is initially undecided, Sparkle convinces her that if the group wins a local talent show, she could use the prize money to finally move out of Emma's home. The girls are raised by their mother Emma, who disapproves of her daughters singing outside of church.ĭee agrees to join the girl group, reasoning she will perform until she has earned enough money to pay for medical school. One day, they approached by aspiring record label executive Stix to form a music group after he saw Sister perform a song that Sparkle wrote at a nightclub. Dee however is starting to get tired of covering for them. They manage to get home in time for their mother to find them in bed. While Sparkle is the best singer, Sister is able to get the most attention. Sparkle and Sister often go out to sing at different places. In Detroit, Michigan in 1968, the three Anderson sisters-19-year-old Sparkle, middle sister Delores aka Dee, and eldest Tammy aka "Sister"-are three sisters who love to sing. All while trying to avoid the eyes of their mother and becoming famous. Three singing teenage sisters who form a girl group in the late 1950s in Detroit, Michigan in 1968 during the Motown era.
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