{"id":291,"date":"2022-03-04T09:34:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/?p=291"},"modified":"2022-03-04T14:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:03:45","slug":"the-best-female-vocalists-sheleas-influences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/the-best-female-vocalists-sheleas-influences\/","title":{"rendered":"The BEST Female Vocalists (Shel\u00e9a\u2019s Influences)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just by their first names, you know them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitney, Barbra, Carole, Aretha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These women are some of the BEST vocalists that have ever lived. And today, we have a treat for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we\u2019ve invited GRAMMY-nominated superstar, Shel\u00e9a, into the Singeo studios to tell us all about her top inspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introducing Shel\u00e9a<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>She really doesn\u2019t need one! But Shel\u00e9a is an incredible talent. She\u2019s been nominated for a GRAMMY (did I mention that already), and has performed on some of the biggest stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shel\u00e9a &amp; Anthony Hamilton \u2022\u00a0Night and Day...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DwMame8UCMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Shel\u00e9a performing at the White House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shele\u0301a on PBS \u2022 Feeling Good...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AB7nK6YhLh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Shel\u00e9a performing with David Foster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shel\u00e9a is mentored by Stevie Wonder, and toured with him in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also held a residency at Quincy Jones\u2019 jazz lounge in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Shel\u00e9a is more than just an incredible singer. She\u2019s an amazing pianist and actor as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just listen to her medley of Whitney Houston covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shelea sings The MUST SEE BIGGEST WHITNEY HOUSTON Monster Medley Tribute EVER!!!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_g2NjvnXtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Shel\u00e9a&#8217;s tribute to Whitney Houston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It\u2019s all about truth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you watch Shel\u00e9a speak and sing her top influences, you\u2019ll hear her talk about what makes them so special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They told the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does that mean? It means they know their voices so intimately that they can focus on connecting with the <em>story<\/em> of the song. And those stories are honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They lived them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding your truth means being so comfortable with your own voice that you can move beyond the technicalities of singing, and step into the world of storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Shel\u00e9a is a master at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to learn from her, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">try Singeo free<\/a> and take her course on \u201cHow To Find Your True Voice\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy singing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy-nominated star Shel\u00e9a breaks down her top female vocalists and influences for her own career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[28,30,29,25,26,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.singeo.com\/chorus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}