Sheppard J. "Shep" Solomon (born December 12, 1969 in

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, New York, United States) is an American

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Biography

Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in

. Upon graduation, he formed two bands, which were signed to

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and SIRE respectively. During this time, Sheppard co-wrote material with other songwriters. His first hit was

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's 1993 UK chart hit "

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'' Jerusalem Post'', January 25, 2009 ; also published a
"Songwriter Solomon Finds Depth, Soul in Jewish Roots"
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'', January 29, 2009. Solomon decided to focus on songwriting full-time and went on to achieve 14 top 3 single positions in the

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and

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, including his second UK number-one single, " Don't Stop Movin'" by

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. This single also secured Solomon a

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for "Song of the Year". Solomon returned to song writing in the United States, co-writing cuts with artists such as Britney Spears,

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, and Enrique Iglesias. He then went on to write

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" Solomon wrote the song "

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which went on to be a #1 Pan European airplay hit and

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's first single " Stars Are Blind" which was a worldwide top #5 single. In 2011 Solomon's releases include Wonderland's 'Not a Love Song,'(Mercury UK) One Direction's 'Tell Me a Lie,' (Syco UK) and J-Lo's 'Everybody's Girl' from the Love Album (Island Def Jam). To date, Sheppard has had 140 of his songs recorded and released worldwide.

Discography

References

*http://www.bernieshoot.fr/2019/02/when-sheppard-solomon-puts-his-hands-to-a-guitar.html *http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sheppard-solomon-mn0001059263 * https://www.discogs.com/artist/133980 {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, Sheppard 1969 births Songwriters from New York (state) Living people Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni Musicians from New York City Jewish American songwriters American male songwriters 21st-century American Jews