And The "Singing Family" Winner IS...

Before they learned who'd won, both finalists in the long-running Early Show "Singing Family Face Off" competition proved to be winners, performing together.

"J4" and the Peay family did a rousing rendition of "Dancing in the Street," by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

Then -- the big announcement by CBS Records Executive Vice President and General Manager Larry Jenkins, who said viewer voting was very close.

The winner of the competition, and its top prize -- a CBS Records deal -- was "J4."

After whooping it up, J4 launched into "I Think I Love You," originally from David Cassidy and The Partridge Family, and the song they performed in the finals last week.

"J4" is made up of four siblings, aged 7 to 15, all with names beginning with the letter "J," from the Smith family of rural Bluff City, Tenn. The oldest two have played for a couple of years for services at the church across the street from their home, where their dad, Mark, is pastor.

The Peay Family band consists of four brothers from Greensboro, N.C., who frequently sing a cappella, with their mom, Joyce Peay, behind them all the way. Whether in church or at local 4-H gatherings, the Peays have sung, together and often, most of their lives. Joyce acts as their manager. Their father passed away when they were younger, but remains a big influence in their music.

The competition's judges were on hand when the winner was announced. They were singer, actor and songwriter David Cassidy, singer/songwriter Kathy Sledge, performer and producer Jermaine Dupri, and choreographer-stylist Tanisha Scott.

All lauded the talent of, and offered advice to both the Peays and J4.

The "Face Off" began months ago, when roughly 700 videos of family bands performing were submitted by Early Show viewers.

We narrowed the field to six and, after weeks of head-to-head performances, viewer/voters got it down to two the families, the Peays and "J4."

Both did their thing on the show last week, in the competition's finals.

And then viewers had their final say, by voting on Web site.