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Coordinates | 21°52′56″N95°58′43″N |
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Name | Shontelle |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Shontelle Layne |
Born | October 04, 1985 |
|origin | Saint James, Barbados |
Genre | hip hop, R&B;, reggae |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Label | SRC, Motown |
Associated acts | Rihanna |
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Shontelle Layne (born October 4, 1985),known professionally as Shontelle, is an R&B; singer-songwriter from Barbados. She released her debut album Shontelligence in November 2008. Her second album, No Gravity, was released in September 2010.
Shontelle's debut album, Shontelligence, was released on November 18, 2008. The album reached number 115 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,200 records in its first week, and reached number twenty-four on the R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Shontelle was also the host of My Prom Style! and Universal Motown's 2009 Ultimate Prom fashion reality series. She performed at a high school prom in New York City in June 2009, but first she led three students in a competition to design the dress that singer Kat DeLuna, the headliner, wore at the Ultimate Prom concert.
The lead single from the album, "Impossible", was released in February 2010 for digital download, but failed to garner success until May 2010, when it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since become her most successful single to date, reaching number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single from the album, "Perfect Nightmare", was released in August 2010. In the first week of release, No Gravity placed at number 81 on the Billboard 200, selling 7,000 copies.
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Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Former pupils of Harrison College, Barbados Category:Barbadian pop singers Category:Barbadian reggae musicians
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