Shanice
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Shanice Wilson (born May 14 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an African-American R&B singer. Credited usually as simply Shanice, she hit big on mainstream radio with her 1991 hit "I Love Your Smile" for the Motown label.
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Biography
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Shanice starred in a KFC commercial with Ella Fitzgerald at 9. Later, she was discovered by A&M Records at the age of eleven, and released her debut album, Discovery, in 1987. She signed a record deal at Motown Records in 1991. Her 1991 album Inner Child contained the popular hit single "I Love Your Smile", produced by Narada Michael Walden. Also included on the is a cover of Minnie Riperton's 1974 hit "Loving You". This and other songs like Fly helped showcase her rare coloratura soprano talent. In 1993, she made a guest appearance on the popular television sitcom Family Matters.
After "I Love Your Smile", Shanice continued to record albums, including 1999's Shanice, produced chiefly by Babyface. 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. Not too proud to sing back-up or do studio sessions, she can be heard on Toni Braxton's song Talking In His Sleep. She can also be heard making vocal contributions to various games. She is married to actor/comedian Flex Alexander, with whom she has two children: daughter Imani Shekinah and son Elijah Alexander.
Discography
Albums
- 1987: Discovery
- 1991: Inner Child
- 1994: 21... Ways To Grow
- 1999: Shanice
Singles
- 1987: "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
- 1987: "No 1/2 Steppin'"
- 1988: "The Way You Love Me"
- 1988: "I Bet She's Got A Boyfriend"
- 1991: "I Love Your Smile"
- 1991: "Lovin' You"
- 1992: "I'm Cryin'"
- 1992: "Silent Prayer"
- 1992: "Saving Forever For You"
- 1993: "It's For You"
- 1994: "Turn Down The Lights"
- 1994: "I Like"
- 1994: "I Wish"
- 1995: "If I Never Knew You" (with Jon Secada, from Disney's Pocahontas)
- 1999: "When I Close My Eyes"
- 1999: "Yesterday"
- 1999: "You Need A Man"
Vocal Profile
- Voice type: Lyric Coloratura Soprano
- Highest note: B♭6 (I Wanna Give It to You, Love Is A Gift), C7
- Lowest note: E♭3 (Ain’t Got No Remedy)
- Vocal range: 3.5 octaves (E♭3-B♭6)
B♭6 - Shanice's highest note from her song 'Love Is A Gift'.
A6, E♭3 - Shanice hits this note in her song 'Ain't Got No Remedy'.
source (http://www.freehostz.com/notes_and_octaves/shanice.html)
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