Shana Petrone (born May 8, 1972, Park Ridge,

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) was raised in

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and is an American

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, freestyle, and

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. Shana released an

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in 1989 entitled '' I Want You'' on Vision Records, which peaked at No. 165 on the

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. The album yielded two

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hit singles in 1990, "I Want You (Shana song), I Want You" (Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peak No. 40) and "You Can't Get Away" (Hot 100 peak No. 82). After her successes with

, Shana disappeared from the mainstream music scene. She reappeared as a country music singer under her full given name, and released three singles with Epic Nashville, "Heaven Bound" in 1998 and "This Time" in 1999. "Heaven Bound" was a hit on Country Music Television, CMT and reached No. 60 on the Billboard magazine, Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[ Shana Petrone Billboard singles], Allmusic.com Her third single on country radio was "Something Real", also supported by a music video. Despite three singles, Shana's country music album on Epic Nashville was never released. She is still recording country music but is no longer signed to a major record label.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Shana Petrone
at MySpace

at Discogs

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shana 1972 births Living people 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers American dance musicians American women country singers American country singer-songwriters American freestyle musicians Country musicians from Florida Country musicians from Illinois Musicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida People from Park Ridge, Illinois Singer-songwriters from Florida Singer-songwriters from Illinois 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women singers