Shayna Steele (born September 23, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter and a Broadway stage actress.

Career

Steele's Broadway credits include '' Rent'' at the

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, the revival of ''

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'' at the Foxwoods Theatre (formerly the Ford Center for the Performing Arts), and the original Broadway cast of ''

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'', in which she played a member of the girl group The Dynamites. She went on to appear in '' Hairspray Live!'', broadcast on December 7, 2016. Steele sings background vocals for

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in "The Showgirl Must Go On" in

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. She has also performed on several albums, including

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's ''

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'', and Moby's single " Disco Lies", which reached No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s

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list. In 2004, Steele released her first self-titled EP and in 2009 released her first album, '' I'll Be Anything''. In 2011, Steele was hired to sing background vocals for Rihanna on her Australian tour of

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. She toured again with Rihanna on her North American and European "LOUD" tour starting on June 4, 2014, in

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, Maryland, as a background vocalist.

References

External links

Official website

BroadwayWorld.com
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Discography

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Shayna American stage actresses Biloxi High School alumni 1975 births Living people 21st-century American women