Shontelle: Biography

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Birth Name:

Shontelle Layne

Born:

Oct 4, 1983 in Saint James, Barbados

Genres:

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

Decades Active:

2000's

Barbadian pop singer Shontelle (born Shontelle Layne) gained notice as the songwriter behind Alison Hinds' "Roll It Gal," a hit in her native country. The SRC label, home to friend Rihanna, offered a contract, which prompted her to put her studies behind to focus on a music career. Shontelligence, her debut album, was released in November 2008 and stalled out of the gate, despite input from the likes of Stargate. It was given a second push the following February. The album peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Top RB/HipHop Albums chart; somewhat surprisingly, for being such a poporiented album, but it failed to appear on the Billboard 200 chart.

- Andy Kellman, All Music Guide