Sheléa returns to MUSE/IQUE in PERFECT/UNION on July 16 with her signature style that blends traditional pop, jazz, R&B and soul. Sheléa has hands that effortlessly glide over the keys and a voice that will carry you to the moon.
5 Facts About SHELEA
- When Stevie Wonder was asked to sing for the President and Michelle Obama at the White House in May 2012, honoring composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David with the Gershwin Prize; he felt it was a perfect opportunity to showcase Sheléa’s ingenuity. He suggested she be added to the program and with that, Sheléa went on to bring down the house with her rendition of “Anyone Who Had a Heart” featuring Arturo Sandoval on trumpet.
Sheléa and Arturo Sandoval perform at the Gershwin Prize for Hal David and Burt Bacharach
- Take 6 took serious notice of her talent in 2008 and requested that she sing lead on “Someone to Watch Over Me” for their forthcoming album, The Standard, which would go on to be nominated for a Grammy Award.
“Someone To Watch Over Me”
- In May of 2014, Sheléa found herself back at the Library of Congress and performed with Narada Michael Walden for ASCAP’s, We Write the Songs event. This led to her current collaboration with legendary songwriters, Alan and Marilyn Bergman on a tribute album of their songs to be released early 2016.
Sheléa rehearses LIVE and unedited, “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life”
- The View’s co-host Sherri Shepherd was looking for a wedding song and her Twitter followers overwhelmingly suggested Sheléa! She would later go on to sing “I’m Sure It’s You”, available on iTunes, at Shepherd’s wedding.
“I’m Sure It’s You (The Wedding Song)”
- Sheléa’s debut album, Love Fell On Me, featuring Stevie Wonder, Brian McKnight, Narada Michael Walden, garnered the single, I’ll Never Let You Go, which peaked at #22 on the Billboard R&B charts and charted for 22+ weeks.
“I’ll Never Let You Go”
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