Shanice Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Golden Lion Award for Best International Artist in 1993
• Married actor Flex Alexander on Valentine's Day in 2000, and the couple has two children
• Got her big break when she appeared in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial alongside jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald
• Released her debut album, "Discovery," in 1987 when she was only 14 years old
• Best known as an R&B/pop-rock singer and songwriter whose hit songs include "I Love Your Smile" and "Silent Prayer․"
• Performed background vocals on the Toni Braxton song "Un-Break My Heart․"
• Performed the theme song for the TV series "One on One," which her husband, Flex Alexander, starred in
• Was the first guest to perform music on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno․"
• Performed the theme song to the video game "The Bouncer․"
• Was the first black singer to perform the role of Eponine in the Broadway production "Les Misérables․"