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About Me

When most people think about Hawaii, they think about black sand beaches, volcanic islands, and year round 80-degree weather. The city of Honolulu hosts the world famous Waikiki Strip, home to Shella a.k.a. "The Blasian", because of her Black&Asian heritage. Shella is a rapper, singer, performer, and producer with the unique ability to ride a beat like no other! Not only does she write her own lyrics, she does this fluently in English and Japanese. Her melodic lines and catchy phrases undoubtedly let you know she has an exotic style of her own.
Shella Sanders was born and raised in Honolulu to an African American father and Japanese mother. Her musical influences stem from both cultures. Shella got her start in music at the early age of 11 as a DJ for school events and house parties. Tragically, her father was killed a year later and her passion for music grew as she learned how to turn bad emotions to good ones by writing and singing songs. By age 14, Shella began to get radio play and also appeared on many different compilation albums covering the island. She was the opening act for several major artists that came to Hawaii, including Sean Paul and DMX. Shella's following grew beyond Hawaii and caught the eye of many record execs.
At age 15, she was flown to New York to talk about a record deal with the Ruff Ryders. Everything seemed to be coming together, then suddenly Shella's mother was murdered in Waikiki which forced her to move to Chicago with family at age 16. Numb to the world, with music as her only outlet Shella met the musical genius R. Kelly along with the godfather of hip-hop and R&B George Daniels. She went to Tokyo under the direction of George Daniels to become part of the vast Japanese market for Hip-Hop and R&B music. Shella stayed in Japan for a while creating a buzz and developing international appeal. She has since returned to America from the "land of the rising sun", 18 years old, focused and determined to make it on her own. By the grace of God this bold, beautiful, Blasian stands before many audiences with a story to tell.
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Member Since: 3/7/2007
Band Members:

Performances:
Marley fest- hawaiian waters 2/07'
Paul Wall- hawaiian waters adventure park 12/06'
Kelis- Enclave Chicago 11/06'
Sushi Samba Rio- Chicago 8/06'
Amerie- Visions Chicago 2/06'
Ne-Yo- Coronado Theatre Rockford, IL 1/06'

Influences: Tupac, Wu-Tang, Lady of Rage,
Sounds Like: No Other!!
Type of Label: Indie