Grazia di Fresco, better known by her stage name Sha, is a German singer of Italian

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who rose to fame in the summer of 2006 with her debut single "JaJa".

Formation

Sha grew up in

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near

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. After finishing school in the year 2000 at the Hans Grüninger High School in Markgröningen she moved to

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and published in 2001 as artist Grazia on an indie label, the song ''Rome or Paris''. The song was not a commercial success. Five years later she wrote a record contract with major label

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Subsequent career

Her debut single "JaJa" was released in the beginning of August 2006 and charted right away on the German and Austrian music charts. The song is a

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of the 1990

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" of American

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, for which new German

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were written by its producer Ole Wierk. In February 2007, Sha released her second single, the electro-/

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song "Vergiss Mich", which is notable for its use of synthesizers. On 24 August 2007, a double A-side single "Respect the Girls / Verdammt ich lieb dich" was released. There are videos for both songs. "Respect the Girls" was recorded as a part of the action of the German magazine ''BRAVO Girl'', while "

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" is a cover of the German Schlager singer

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. On 25 August, Sha was at the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, supporting the ''Schau nicht weg!'' action of ''

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against school violence. On 31 August, her first album, ''Kein Scheiß!'', was released.Biografie von Sha
/ref> Sha subsequently signed a North American deal with Toucan Cove Entertainment in March 2008 which will re-formulate ''Kein Scheiss!'' with all-English versions of many of the songs coupled with several brand new tracks for summer of 2008 release.

Albums

References

External links

Sha at emimusic.de

Sha MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sha 1979 births Living people Sha 21st-century German women singers