Shawn Emanuel: Biography

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Genres:

R&B and Soul Music, Contemporary R&B Music, Rock Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Armed with a relentless determination but having no real connections in the industry, British RB singer Shawn Emanuel singlehandedly launched his career using the good oldfashioned art of persuasion and, of course, his talents. In 2003, while in his late teens, he simply approached the camp of Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and convinced them to incorporate him into their European tour. So, by the time RB star Beyoncé and rapper Kanye West came rolling through the U.K. for their respective international tours, it was Emanuel that received the phone call to jump aboard for their concerts. Even at a very young age, he was always intrigued with music. Before attending primary school, he was caught several times on a small keyboard imitating Stevie Wonder. In addition, his father was a reggae artist who recorded under the name Dixie Peach for the Londonbased record label Jah Tubbys. During his teens, he cycled through a few boy bands before deciding to go solo. In fact, it was only within a few weeks of his last breakup that he went on tour with Rowland. Soon after sharing stages with major U.S. artists, he struck a fivealbum record deal with EMI/Capitol which he obtained through incessant phone calling and by compelling their recruiters to listen to his demo tape. His 2006 debut singles "Slow It Down" and "U Better Believe It" were received very favorably with the latter appearing in the UK's Top 40 RB chart. The hype surrounding this budding UK RB star concurred with the release of his first album Dreamworld in 2007 which mainly featured productions from Dan Carey (who produced for Australian pop singer and icon Kylie Minogue's resurgence during the 2000s).

- Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide