{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Zie'l | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Shreveport, Louisiana | genre = Christian R&B, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B, soul | years_active = {{start date|1998}}–present | label = Light, Dream | website = {{URL|officialziel.com}} | current_members = Keyondra Lockett<br/>Christina Bell<br/>Crystal Bell | past_members = Aphten Jones<br/>Undrea Northcutt-Daniels }}
'''Zie'l''' are an African-American all-female Christian R&B and urban contemporary gospel group, who primarily plays contemporary R&B and soul music. They come from Shreveport, Louisiana, where the group started making music in 1998. The group have released two studio albums, ''Genesis'' and ''Zie'l (Pronounced Zy-El)''. Their second album was the groups breakthrough album on the ''Billboard'' magazine charts. It has been announced lead singer Christina Bell will be portraying Twinkie Clark in upcoming biopic on The Clark Sisters set to air on Lifetime. [https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/salt-n-pepa-miniseries-the-clark-sisters-biopic-lifetime-814347/]
==Background== The all-female African-American group are from Shreveport, Louisiana, where they formed in 1998.<ref name="AM Bio">{{cite web |first=Marcy |last=Donelson |title=Biography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ziel-mn0000717673/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="NRT AP">{{cite web |author=NRTTeamAdmin |title=Artist Profile |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=5003 |publisher=New Release Today |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref> Their current members are Christina Bell, a contralto, Crystal Bell, a soprano, and, Keyondra Lockett, a mezzo-soprano, with their two former members being Aphten Jones who was the second to leave the group, while the first was Undrea Northcutt-Daniels.<ref name="AM Bio"/><ref name="NRT AP"/> The group have gone from a quintet to a quartet, and now being a trio.<ref name="AM Bio"/><ref name="NRT AP"/>
==Music history== The group started in 1998, while their first studio album, ''Genesis'', was released on July 25, 2006, by Light Records.<ref name="JoGM Review One">{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Marovich |title=TBGB Reviews…Zie'l |url=http://journalofgospelmusic.com/gospel/tbgb-reviews-ziel/ |publisher=Journal of Gospel Music |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="GF Review">{{cite web |first=Gerard |last=Bonner |title=Zie'l (Genesis) |url=http://www.gospelflava.com/reviews/ziel.html |publisher=Gospelflava |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref> Their subsequent studio album, ''Zie'l (Pronounced Zy-El)'', was released on September 2, 2014, with Dream Gospel Records.<ref name="JoGM Review Two">{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Marovich |title=Zie'l – (Pronounced ZY-EL) |url=http://journalofgospelmusic.com/reviews-2/ziel-pronounced-zy-el/ |publisher=Journal of Gospel Music |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref> The album was their breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 24.<ref name="AM Album Awards">{{cite web |author=''Billboard'' |title=Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ziel-pronounced-zy-el-mw0002739106/awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref>
==Members== ;Current members * Christina Michelle Bell (born February 27, 1985)-(tenor) Soprano * Crystal Kay Bell (born April 17, 1983)– (Soprano) soprano * Keyondra Shane Lockett (born November 30, 1984) – (Alto) Soprano ;Former members * Aphten Leonteen Jones (born October 17, 1983) * Undrea LaShun Northcutt-Daniels (born August 2, 1983)
==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''Genesis'' (July 25, 2006, Light) * ''Zie'l (Pronounced Zy-El)'' (September 2, 2014, Dream)
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==External links== * [http://www.officialziel.com/zielkeyondra.htm Official website]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}
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Category:Musical groups from Louisiana Category:1998 establishments in Louisiana Category:Musical groups established in 1998 Category:African-American girl groups