Next Week on Lift Every Voice: Demetria McKinney

Lift Every Voice presents Demetria McKinney!

Next Week on Lift Every Voice: Demetria McKinney - Get ready for Real Housewives of Atlanta star Demetria McKinney to take the hot seat with Lift Every Voice host, Fonzworth Bentley. (Photo: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images)

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Next Week on Lift Every Voice: Demetria McKinney - Get ready for Real Housewives of Atlanta star Demetria McKinney to take the hot seat with Lift Every Voice host, Fonzworth Bentley. (Photo: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images)

About: Demetria McKinney - Demetria McKinney got her shine on RHOA, but she's been heavy in the business. The singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and model is a multi-talented threat and has quite a bright future ahead of her. (Photo: RTD Entertainment)

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About: Demetria McKinney - Demetria McKinney got her shine on RHOA, but she's been heavy in the business. The singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and model is a multi-talented threat and has quite a bright future ahead of her. (Photo: RTD Entertainment)

Securing Her Platform - She earned a leading role in the musical "U Don't Know Me," which garnered superb reviews. Soon after, she caught Tyler Perry's eye with her skills and scooped up the role of "Janine" in TBS's #1 TV sitcom, House of Payne, and Daddy’s Little Girls. (Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Securing Her Platform - She earned a leading role in the musical "U Don't Know Me," which garnered superb reviews. Soon after, she caught Tyler Perry's eye with her skills and scooped up the role of "Janine" in TBS's #1 TV sitcom, House of Payne, and Daddy’s Little Girls. (Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Cue Singing - The NAACP Awards-nominated actress released a video for"Trade It All" in March, 2015, which features a few of her Real Housewives of Atlanta cast members. (Photo: Laura Magruder/Bravo)

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Cue Singing - The NAACP Awards-nominated actress released a video for"Trade It All" in March, 2015, which features a few of her Real Housewives of Atlanta cast members. (Photo: Laura Magruder/Bravo)

Tyler Perry's House of Payne - Demetria McKinney played alongside Lance Gross in Tyler Perry's series House of Payne. Her role as Janine was rocky: her character was the troubled wife of C.J. Payne and mother of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden and Hayden. Demetria did an excellent job embodying her role. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP)

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Tyler Perry's House of Payne - Demetria McKinney played alongside Lance Gross in Tyler Perry's series House of Payne. Her role as Janine was rocky: her character was the troubled wife of C.J. Payne and mother of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden and Hayden. Demetria did an excellent job embodying her role. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NAACP)