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Sisaundra Lewis is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Haines City, Florida. She was a contestant on
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of the US series '' The Voice'' as a member of Blake Shelton's team. Sisaundra is currently the Producer and Host of 2 television shows on AFRO TV, an Afrotainment cable television network: The Sisaundra Show and AFROJAms a Live music performance television show.


Cable Television career

Sisaundra started her television career in 2019 when she was added as a co-host of AFRO TV daytime talk show for women, Point Of View. In 2021 she created and still hosts AFROJams; a monthly Live Music performance that has featured Grammy Award winning artists such as
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& Israel Houghton, to name a few. In September 2021 she was offered the opportunity to host her own daytime cable television talk show entitled The Sisaundra Show; currently in its second season. The Sisaundra show has recorded and broadcast over 200 episodes nationwide and is available daily at 7:00 PM on AFRO TV Comcast Xfinity Channel 1623.


Singing career

Born as one of eight children, Lewis grew up in
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singing in her father's church. She had a singing career in the 2000s. She was invited by Peabo Bryson to join his international tour as a backing vocalist and new duet partner. She was backing vocalist, vocal director and choreographer with Céline Dion and shared the stage with renowned artists, including
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and Najee. On September 10, 2005 she scored her first number-one U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart with her debut single "Shout" followed by a same titled album in 2006 on Global Records label, in both credited under the mononym Sisaundra. Sisaundra is of
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Songwriting and production career

She co-wrote "Emotional" in Najee's album ''My Point of View''. The album reached number-one on Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart. Her producer/writer credits include work with Gordon Chambers,
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, Emilio Estefan, David Foster, Phil Galdston,
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.Sisaundra Lewis biography on ''Sustaining Life'' website
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'' in 2003 and from 2007-2014. She is also featured on the ''La Nouba'' DVD, filmed live in 2003. In 2009, she was narrator in the documentary ''Sustaining Life'' written and directed by Robert Hess documenting ways to end extreme poverty in the world. The film was nominated for a 2009
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- in the Student Documentary category.


''The Voice''

In 2014, she auditioned for season 6 of the US ''The Voice''. Her audition performing
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's song " Ain't No Way" was broadcast during the third episode of the Blind Auditions on March 3, 2014. All four coaches, namely
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and Blake Shelton turned their chairs for her. She opted for Blake Shelton. She was ultimately eliminated during the Quarterfinals. In a last attempt to remain on the show and get the Twitter Instant Save, she performed "
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", but fellow contestant Kat Perkins received it instead. ;Performances : - Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes


Discography


Singles

*2021: "Let's Go Out" (as Sisaundra) frotainers Music


Album

*2006: ''Shout'' (as Sisaundra) lobal Records


EPs

*2013: ''Sisaundra Lewis Live EP'' rove 2 Glam Media


Singles

*2005: "Shout" (as Sisaundra) lobal Records / C.E.D Entertainment*2016: "#Winner" ;Featured in *2005: "Emotional" ( Najee featuring Sisaundra) (also co-writing credits)


See also

* List of number-one dance hits (United States) * List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart


References


External links


Official websiteInstagram @sisaundrashowFacebook

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Sisaundra Living people 1970 births 20th-century African-American women singers American dance musicians Singers from Orlando, Florida The Voice (franchise) contestants 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers 21st-century African-American women singers