Nadine Renee Shamir (February 9, 1972 – December 2, 2004) was an American singer and dance musician. In 1995 her single "Say You'll Stay" was popular in the Miami and Los Angeles radio circuits. In 1996, Shamir worked with Miami DJ George Acosta under the moniker
Planet Soul. Their single, "
Set U Free" went to #26 on
Billboard
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's top 40 chart,
crossed over to the R&B charts, and went on to become an international hit.
Early life and education
Shamir was born in
New York City. As an infant moved with her mother to
Miami,
Florida. Shamir traveled the world during her formative years and gained a deep passion for music. At 16, she released her first album on an independent label (she recorded under the name Nadine Renee).
Music
In 1988, Shamir released her debut album ''Say You'll Stay'' under the stage name Nadine Renee. After high school, she released a second album called ''Let's Make Love''.
She toured Europe and in the late 1990s recorded an album for
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, where she worked as a receptionist, which was shelved. The next album ''Nadine'' was released by MCA in 1999. The album's first single was "Next To Me".
[National Hispanic news 1999 "Singer Nadine Renee's self-titled debut album ... Songs like Next To Me," 'Sincere" written by Dianne Warren) and the hot-blooded "Caribe angre" reveal her vocal artistry ..."] The album was reworked and released on Orchard in 2000 under the title ''Oasis of Love''. She continued painting, writing screenplays, and making music, but began to focus on her personal life.
From the year 2000 on, she released her music on
MP3.com (which was the most successful legal music platform at the time) and scored several No 1 hits.
In 2002, she worked with
Bad Boy Bill on the track 'Costa Del Sol". The track was remixed by multiple artists and became an international hit.
Death
In January 2003, she married Jon Shamir.
On December 1, 2004, she gave birth to their first and only child, a daughter, Liat Nadine Shamir,
[ and died of complications the following day.][
]
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1972 births
2004 deaths
American dance musicians
Deaths in childbirth
Singers from New York City
20th-century American singers
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women