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Shanice (born '''Shanice Lorraine Wilson''' on May 14 , 1973 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is a Grammy Award nominated American R&B singer. Credited usually as simply Shanice, she hit big on mainstream radio with her 1991 hit " I Love Your Smile " for the Motown label, she also scored another Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 single in 1993 with "Saving Forever For You." BIOGRAPHY Born in Pittsburgh, Shanice, before her teen years relocated to . In 1993 , she made a guest appearance on the popular television sitcom Family Matters . After / Comedian Flex Alexander , with whom she has two children: daughter Imani Shekinah and son Elijah Alexander. Shanice also showed a new side to her talent in the late 90's when she played the role of Eponine in the broadway musical "Les Miserables" for a short run, for which she was given decent reviews. VOICE Shanice is a singer credited with a five octave vocal range. Soultrack.com in their biography states, 'she recorded her debut album for A&M Records, ", "Fly Away", "Aint Got No Remedy", "Never Changing Love" and in her duet with Jon Secada for the '' Pocahontas '' soundtrack " If I Never Knew You " among other songs. COMEBACK Not a stranger to taking long gaps between albums and singles, "Every Woman Dreams" finally emerged in June of 2005. The single did moderately well at R&B radio. After several pushbacks, her fifth studio album '' Every Woman Dreams '' was released on February 21 2006 , by an independent label. The album entered at number 25 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and sold 70,000 copies in its opening week. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
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Shanice appeared and sang "I Love Your Smile" at the Grammy in the Schools Day event on the campus of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL in 1992. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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