The Andrews Sisters the group was formed, and 12 when they won first prize at a talent contest at the local Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, where LaVerne played piano accompaniment for the silent film showings in exchange for free dancing lessons for herself and her sisters. Following the collapse of their father's Minneapolis restaurant, the sisters went on the road to support the family. They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters, who were popular in the 1930s. After singing with various dance bands and touring in vaudeville with the likes of Leon Belasco (and his
The Telnyuk Sisters of trio Mallows at Odessa State Philharmonic. Together they collaborated on several tracks. In Canada, the Telnyuk Sisters became acquainted with the (Canadian) artist Igor Polishchuk and within a few years, they released "Above Us The Sky", a fusion of music, poetry, and painting. This multimedia show also consisted of pictures, songs, and videos that played in ten cities in North America. During their tour, the duo was known to be breaking the language barrier due to their music's beauty and power. The duo participated in many joint projects such as "Ukrainian Lullabies, Kruty: Concert for the Angels, Festival in