Hamilton’s Cunningham Sisters make it on The Voice

What do you say when you can finally tell the world you’ll appear on NBC’s The Voice, which gives singers a shot at a music career?

For the Cunningham Sisters, the first thing was, “OMG,” for Oh, my God.

“OMG,” they wrote on their Facebook page. “It has been so hard to keep this secret!!!! We are so thrilled and excited to finally be able to announce that we auditioned for The Voice! See what happens during the season premiere September 20th on NBC #TheVoice.”

OMG, It has been so hard to keep this secret!!!! We are so thrilled and excited to finally be able to announce that we...
Posted by The Cunningham Sisters on Friday, August 20, 2021

They are Macie and Marie, two very upbeat teens, both of Hamilton, who told the Journal-News this spring that they sing to “uplift people,” and thrive off the energy they receive from their audiences, at churches and other venues.

They are part of a several-generation family of performers.

Their great-grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Sr. of Hamilton, sang and played guitar with The Holy City Travelers, a gospel group. Franklin had 10 daughters who were The Franklin Sisters, also gospel singers. One of them, Daronna Franklin Simmons, is Macie and Marie’s grandmother.

Their father, Marc Cunningham, a 1995 Hamilton High School graduate, grew up singing and played drums for both the Holy City Travelers and the Franklin Sisters. So the girls said they’ve been steeped in music throughout their lives.

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