Shawn Patrick Stockman (born September 26, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as a member of the

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. In addition to Boyz II Men, Stockman was a member of the group

Black Men United Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the film ''Jason's Lyric'', an ...

. He was also a judge on the

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television show ''

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'' for five seasons (2009-2014).

Early life and education

Stockman, a native of

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, started singing with the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale at the age of 8. He attended CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts High School) in South Philadelphia, where he met the other members of

, originally calling themselves Unique Attraction.

Music career

Stockman recorded a solo album as a side project during the late 1990s, but the LP was never released. Stockman appeared in the group

with his group

, while recording their '' II'' album for the hit single "U Will Know" which appeared on the ''Jason's Lyric'' soundtrack (1994). He also wrote and sang the song "Visions of a Sunset" for the '' Mr. Holland's Opus'' soundtrack (1996). Stockman wrote the songs "Forever", "Hot Thing" and "Let It Go" (which was played during the Showtime film '' Seventeen Again''). He also recorded a

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's hit song "

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", and contributed vocals on the title track of the

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album ''

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'' (2017). Stockman started his own record label called Soul Chemistry Projects. He released solo albums ''Shawn'' in 2018, and ''Forward'' in April 2020.

Personal life

Stockman is married to Sharonda Jones. He is the cousin of

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-based

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singer Anthony David. Stockman is an honorary member of

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(2021).

References

External links

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