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Big Break was an American talent contest television show hosted by singer Natalie Cole. The weekly one-hour program featured singers and musicians competing for a $100,000 prize with guest appearances. Winners from each week competed in the semi-finals and then the final; voting was done by the studio audience. R&B singer-songwriter and Record producer R. Kelly won the prize before his stardom as a member of the group MGM. The show lasted for one season.
Original Release
09/15/1990
US Release
09/15/1990
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Natalie Cole | Self - Host |
| Cornelius C. Mims | Musical Director |
| Whitney Houston | Self - Guest Performer |
| Bill Cosby | Self |
| Patti LaBelle | Self |
| Smokey Robinson | Self |
| Hakeem Abdul-Samad | Self - The Boys |
| Michael McDonald | Self |
| James Ingram | Self |
| En Vogue | Themselves |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Saturday, 15 September 1990 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Saturday, 22 September 1990 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Saturday, 29 September 1990 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Saturday, 06 October 1990 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Saturday, 13 October 1990 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Saturday, 20 October 1990 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Saturday, 27 October 1990 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Saturday, 03 November 1990 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Saturday, 10 November 1990 |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | Saturday, 17 November 1990 |
| 11 | Episode #1.11 | Saturday, 24 November 1990 |
| 12 | Episode #1.12 | Saturday, 01 December 1990 |
| 13 | Episode #1.13 | Saturday, 08 December 1990 |
| 14 | Episode #1.14 | Saturday, 15 December 1990 |
| 15 | Episode #1.15 | Saturday, 22 December 1990 |
| 16 | Episode #1.16 | Saturday, 29 December 1990 |
| 17 | Episode #1.17 | Saturday, 05 January 1991 |
| 18 | Episode #1.18 | Saturday, 12 January 1991 |
| 19 | Episode #1.19 | Saturday, 19 January 1991 |
| 20 | Episode #1.20 | Saturday, 26 January 1991 |
| 21 | Episode #1.21 | Saturday, 02 February 1991 |
| 22 | Episode #1.22 | Saturday, 09 February 1991 |
| 23 | Episode #1.23 | Saturday, 16 February 1991 |
| 24 | The Finals | Saturday, 23 February 1991 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Natalie Cole | Self - Host |
| Cornelius C. Mims | Musical Director |
| Whitney Houston | Self - Guest Performer |
| Bill Cosby | Self |
| Patti LaBelle | Self |
| Smokey Robinson | Self |
| Hakeem Abdul-Samad | Self - The Boys |
| Michael McDonald | Self |
| James Ingram | Self |
| En Vogue | Themselves |
| Glenn Medeiros | Self |
| Lalah Hathaway | Self |
| Tony! Toni! Toné! | Themselves |
| Regina Belle | Self - Guest Performer |
| Maxi Priest | Self |
| After 7 | Themselves |
| Perfect Gentlemen | Themselves |
| The Pointer Sisters | Themselves |
| Jeffrey Osborne | Self |
| Snap! | Themselves |
