Sheléa

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Sheléa Melody Frazier also known as Sheléa (/ʃʔˈleɪə/ shuh-lay-yuh) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her 2014 track "I'll Never Let You Go" peaked at 23 on Billboard's Adult R&B chart. She is mentored by Stevie Wonder, and is a protégée of Quincy Jones. Sheléa portrays gospel singer Dorinda Clark Cole in the 2020 Lifetime biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.

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Sheléa Frazier
Sheléa Frazier in September 2022
Sheléa
Sheléa Melody Frazier (1980-08-24) August 24, 1980Redwood City, California, U.S.
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
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R&B
soul
gospel
jazz
Musician
singer
songwriter
2003–present
sheleamusic.com

Sheléa Melody Frazier also known as Sheléa (/ʃʔˈleɪə/ shuh-lay-yuh) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her 2014 track "I'll Never Let You Go" peaked at 23 on Billboard's Adult R&B chart. She is mentored by Stevie Wonder, and is a protégée of Quincy Jones. Sheléa portrays gospel singer Dorinda Clark Cole in the 2020 Lifetime biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.

Sheléa in 2020

Sheléa Frazier was born in Redwood City, California, and raised in Bakersfield, California. She has been singing and playing piano since she was a child. She has cited Natalie Cole's album Unforgettable... with Love as the impetus for her desire to become a singer.

Sheléa co-wrote and performed the theme song to the UPN television sitcom All of Us from 2003 to 2006.

Sheléa began her professional career working with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. In 2008, she sang lead on the track "Someone to Watch Over Me", at the request of Take 6; the song was nominated for a Grammy. Afterward, Stevie Wonder contacted the singer for collaborations.

Sheléa first gained wider prominence in 2012 after she posted a YouTube video singing a medley of Whitney Houston covers after the singer's death, which went viral. Later that year, she was invited to the White House to sing for the Obamas at the Gershwin Prize presentation. The next year, Sheléa performed a Whitney Houston tribute at the Grammy Museum.

Shelea's debut album, Love Fell On Me, was released in 2013. The track "I'll Never Let You Go" song peaked at 23 on Billboard's Adult R&B chart. She also wrote and performed the 2011 track "Love Fell On Me" for the film Jumping the Broom.

In 2019, she released an album Pretty World. A Tribute to Allen & Marilyn Bergman, which included Stevie Wonder and Kirk Whalum. Later that year, Quincy Jones produced a concert special on PBS featuring the singer, called Quincy Jones Presents: Sheléa. Shelea's performance featured David Foster.

She starred in the 2020 Clark Sisters biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel as Dorinda Clark-Cole.

Sheléa is mentored by Stevie Wonder and is a protégée of Quincy Jones. She was a backup singer for Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life Tour in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, she held a two-month residency at Jones' Q's Bar & Lounge in Dubai.

She has stated that Whitney Houston is one of her biggest inspirations.

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
2006Avila BrothersThe Mood: Soundsational
2008—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/aThe Experience: 5th Anniversary Project
Take 6, Roy HargroveThe Standard
2010Take 6The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2011Nelson BeatoA Gift to You
2012The Bol Worship CenterExcellence: A Praise and Worship Experience
2013BWBHuman Nature
2014Daniel RodriguezA Glorious Christmas
2018Dave Koz, Kenny LattimoreSummer Horns II: From A to Z
Justin Andrew Wilson, IILJ's World
2019Mark BunneyForhym
Maestro LightfordCalendar Muzik
Jonathan ButlerChristmas Together
Michael LingtonA Foreign Affair Christmas
David FosterAn Intimate Evening
Dave Koz, Auburn RoadCedric the Entertainer & Silas White Present: A Powerbase Christmas
2020Jaden Gray, Joshua LedetAn Invitation To The Cookout
Sergio MendesIn the Key of Joy

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  • Official website
  • AllMusic biography
  • Sheléa Frazier at IMDb