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Shanice
Birth name Shanice Lorraine Wilson
Born May 14, 1973 (1973-05-14) (age 35)
Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s) R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1986-present
Label(s) A&M Records (1986-1988),
Motown Records (1991-1995),
LaFace Records (1999),
IME Records (2005-present)
Website http://www.shaniceonline.com

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Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Shanice, before her teen years relocated to Los Angeles with her mother and aunt who were interested in pursuing careers in the music industry. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Shanice's showmanship was evident from an early age and this move was also to benefit her career. Shanice's talent gave her the opportunity to star in a KFC commercial with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald at age nine. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential Later, she was discovered by A&M Records at the age of eleven, and released her debut album, Discovery in 1987, which wasn't a huge pop hit, but did score R&B chart action, and the singer a 1987 Soul Train Award nomination for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist; she lost the award to R&B singer Miki Howard. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Discovery was Shanice Wilson 's first album It was released in 1987 when she was only fourteen years old and features the singles " (Baby Tell Me Can You Dance Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national Television syndication that honors the best in Black Music and Entertainment Miki Howard (born Alicia Michelle Howard, September 30 1961, Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American Singer Shanice went on to sign a record deal with Motown Records in 1991. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Her 1991 album Inner Child which sold 1. Inner Child, the second album from Shanice, features the #2 Pop and #1 R&B hit " I Love Your Smile. 1 million copies, includes the popular hit single "I Love Your Smile", produced by Narada Michael Walden. " I Love Your Smile " is a song recorded by R&B Singer Shanice and released in late 1991 as the first single from her album Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan U Also included on Inner Child is a cover of Minnie Riperton's 1974 hit "Lovin' You". Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half Octave Vocal range, with her 1975 " Lovin' You " is the 1975 hit single by Minnie Riperton. This rendition helped to bring public attention to Shanice's ability to sing in high range as Minnie Riperton and Mariah Carey[1], the latter who at the start of the 90's had reintroduced the whistling technique into pop music. Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half Octave Vocal range, with her 1975 Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In 1993, she made a guest appearance on the popular television sitcom Family Matters. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Family Matters is an American sitcom about a Middle-class family living in Chicago.

After Inner Child, Shanice continued to record albums, including 21… Ways to Grow in 1994 and 1999's Shanice sold a total of 500,000 copies, produced chiefly by Babyface. Inner Child, the second album from Shanice, features the #2 Pop and #1 R&B hit " I Love Your Smile. 21 Ways to Grow was the third album released by R&B Singer, Shanice, and was released when she was 21 years old Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Shanice was the fourth album released by R&B Singer, Shanice. On this album Shanice broke a record with her single “When I Close My Eyes”[2]. " When I Close My Eyes " is a song by Shanice, released as the first single from her fourth album Shanice. While she has not achieved significant commercial success with her later albums, she is acknowledged as a talented singer and many of her songs appeared on various soundtracks such as Boomerang (soundtrack), Beverly Hills 90210 and The Meteor Man. Boomerang is a 1992 soundtrack for the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang. Beverly Hills 90210 was a Prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on She also sings backup and does studio sessions and can be heard on Toni Braxton's song "Come On Over Here" and "Un-Break My Heart[3]. Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7 1967 is an American Singer-songwriter, Contralto vocalist and actress. " Un-Break My Heart " is the second single from Toni Braxton 's multi-Platinum second studio album Secrets (1996 " She can also be heard making vocal contributions to various video games. She is married to actor/comedian Flex Alexander, with whom she has two children: daughter Imani Shekinah and son Elijah Alexander. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Mark "Flex" Alexander Knox (born April 15 1970) is an American Actor and Comedian. Shanice also showed a new side to her talent in the late 90's when she played the role of Eponine in the broadway musical "Les Miserables" for a short run, for which she was given decent reviews.

Voice

Shanice is a singer credited with a five-octave vocal range. Soultrack. com in their biography states, 'she recorded her debut album for A&M Records, Discovery, at age 13. Despite her young age, Shanice showed an amazing vocal range (five octaves)'[4]. RushPRnews also confirms Shanice wide vocal range by noting: "It's always been about the voice for Shanice. She can boast of a five-octave range, which she handles with beauty and ease" [5]. Thus, Shanice has the ability to sing falsetto, as mentioned in Musicmatch's review of her 1991 international successful Inner Child album: "Shanice sure has an impressive voice, including the ability to sing in headvoice (top upper range) like Mariah Carey and Minnie Riperton" [6]. Inner Child, the second album from Shanice, features the #2 Pop and #1 R&B hit " I Love Your Smile. Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8 1947 – July 12 1979 was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half Octave Vocal range, with her 1975 Shanice can be heard using this ability in songs such as her cover of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You", "Fly Away", "Ain't Got No Remedy", "Never Changing Love" and in her duet with Jon Secada for the Pocahontas soundtrack "If I Never Knew You", among other songs. " Lovin' You " is the 1975 hit single by Minnie Riperton. Jon Secada (born Juan Francisco Secada on October 4, 1962) is an Afro-Cuban Singer and Songwriter. Pocahontas is the thirty-third Animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. " If I Never Knew You " is the Love theme and the second single from Disney's 1995 animated feature Pocahontas.

Comeback

Not a stranger to taking long gaps between albums and singles, "Every Woman Dreams" finally emerged in June of 2005. The single did moderately well at R&B radio. After several pushbacks, her fifth studio album Every Woman Dreams was released on February 21, 2006, by an independent label. Every Woman Dreams is the title of R&B singer Shanice 's fifth studio album Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. According to her MySpace page title, she will be releasing a new album in 2008.

Discography

Main article: Shanice discography

Albums

U. This article contains the discography of American R&B singer Shanice. Discovery was Shanice Wilson 's first album It was released in 1987 when she was only fourteen years old and features the singles " (Baby Tell Me Can You Dance Inner Child, the second album from Shanice, features the #2 Pop and #1 R&B hit " I Love Your Smile. 21 Ways to Grow was the third album released by R&B Singer, Shanice, and was released when she was 21 years old Shanice was the fourth album released by R&B Singer, Shanice. Ultimate Collection features Shanice 's songs from her first three albums Every Woman Dreams is the title of R&B singer Shanice 's fifth studio album S. Top 100 singles

Awards

Trivia

Personal Life

External links

References

  1. ^ Shanice
  2. ^ BIGGEST MOVES INTO THE TOP 10
  3. ^ allmusic
  4. ^ Shanice | SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews
  5. ^ New York Singing Sensation: Shanice’s new album Every Woman Dreams to be released February 2006
  6. ^ Inner Child by Shanice
  7. ^ a b Shanice's MySpace page
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