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The Glamorous Life, (single and video) written,
performed, and "directed" by Sheila
E., released in the spring of 1984 and earned popular and critical
acclaim. This single went on to receive multiple Grammy
and American Music Award nominations,
and won MTV's Best Video Award.
The Glamorous Life yielded a hit single in the title
track. After three months
of sold out performances, in Europe and the United States, Sheila
began touring as the opening act for Prince's
1984-85 sold out Purple Rain
Tour, and began composing for her follow-up album. Released in August of 1985, Romance
1600 with smash single, and
“Love Bizarre". A
three-month engagement opening for Lionel Richie followed a headlining
tour in the spring of ‘86.
Returning home, she began to work immediately on her third album
entitled Sheila E..
Following with yet another smash single, "Hold
Me", which went #1
on Billboard and had a fast
growing international reputation. Sheila E. is an advocate for, and
continues to devote her talent and time to various charities such as; Super
Bowl At Seau's for Breast Cancer Foundation, Pediatric
Aids Foundation's, "For Our Children".
Her rendition of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" contributed to 6 million copies
of CD's and videos sold worldwide.
Received raved reviews for her riveting performance at the A.P.L.A.
(Aids Project Los
Angeles) benefit with Barbara
Streisand, Patty Labelle, Natalie Cole, Shirley McClane, and Liza
Minelli. Performed on Gloria
Estefan's smash hit album, "Mi
Tierra" and at the 1996
Olympics. Taking the stage of the 35th
Annual Academy Awards, Sheila performed with the infamous Placido
Domingo and was featured in the "all girl" Grammy production opening number with Ellen Degeneris. For A
Celebration of America's Music benefiting the Thelonious
Monk Institute of Jazz and hosted by Bill
Cosby, she played with such talents as George
Benson, Arturo Sandoval, Herbie Hancock, James Moody,
and Jimmy Health in a special
tribute to Dizzy Gillespie.
A riveting performance on "MTV
Unplugged" with Kenny
"Babyface" Edmonds, performed on the soundtrack
"Prince of Egypt", featuring
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. The Concert
of The America's, where past and present Presidents and their
families were in attendance, and appeared as "featured artist"
with Jennifer Lopez on her
promotional tour. This year
she will perform live in concert with the legendary Ringo
Starr. "The Magic Hour" featured Sheila E. as the first
female bandleader on late night television, as well as creating and
producing the late night show's theme song.
As founder and president of HEAVEN
PRODUCTIONS MUSIC, a music and television production company,
Sheila’s company has involved herself as musical director and arranger
of the 1999
(and '98) ALMA Awards, The
1998 WoW Awards, 1998 Gospel Music Association's Annual Event,
co-hosted ABC's Countdown
To the American Music Awards. Recent CD release, SHEILA
E. & THE E-TRAIN, titled "Writes
Of Passage", is an enchanting combination of adult
contemporary, funk and jazz. Initially
debuted on her web site, www.sheilae.com.
This year, Sheila is launching the “Lil Angel Bunny
Foundation”, a charitable organization to assist abused and abandoned
children. In conjunction
and association with TOCA & Kaman Music, the “Sheila E. Player’s Series” percussion line for children have
been designed and developed and is now in music stores around the world. Sheila E. is indeed a multi-faceted performer, producer,
composer, instrumentalist, and humanitarian.
Her gifts have made her one of today's brightest talents...
and she continues to be one of our most treasured stars. |
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