Chinsea Lee (born 1 October 1996), known professionally as Shenseea, is a Jamaican

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artist. She initially gained attention after appearing on songs by

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Sean Paul Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques OD (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican rapper and singer who is regarded as one of dancehall's most prolific artists. Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...

, and

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. In 2019, she signed a recording contract with

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and released the song "Blessed" featuring

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, which has accumulated over 58 million views on

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. In 2021, she was featured on

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's Donda album on the songs "

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" with

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and "

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" with Rooga. For her collaborations on West's album, Shenseea received an

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nomination as a featured artist at the

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. She also won Best Reggae Act at the 2021

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. In 2022, she released the single " Lick" featuring

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from her debut album ''

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''.

Early life

Shenseea was born in

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to a Afro-Jamaican mother and a Korean-born father, from whom she is estranged.

Career

After spending a few years as an aspiring artist, Shenseea was signed by Lemuel Samuel's music label Rockstar. She gained recognition after remixing the well-known

's song "Loodi" and performing on a side stage at

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in 2015. In 2017, she performed on Reggae Sumfest's main stage. As her notoriety grew, she toured internationally. In 2016, she won "Young Hot and Hype Artiste" at the Youth View Awards; Break Out Celebrity of 2016, and Collaboration of The Year for her song "Loodi" with

. In addition to dancehall music she has shown skills in freestyling as a rapper. She teamed up with

for the 2017 single "Rolling" and on the leg of his 2017 European tour. In 2018, she was featured on

's album ''

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'', on the song "Right Moves". Vybz Kartel and Shenseea then collaborated on the song "Secret (Remix)" in October 2018. In 2019, she signed with

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records, and released the hip-hop/dancehall track "Blessed" featuring American artist

Tyga Michael Ray Nguyen-StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson ...

, which has accumulated over 58 million views on

, as of April 2022. In January 2020, she collaborated with Jamaican

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on a single titled "IDKW" which also featured American rappers

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and

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. That same year, Shenseea appeared on

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's album '' Studying Abroad'', and

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's ''

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''. In 2021, Shenseea collaborated with

on his album ''

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'', appearing on the songs "

" with

and "

" with Rooga. She was also appeared onstage during West's Chicago event for ''Donda''. For her collaborations on West's album, Shenseea received an

nomination, as a featured artist, at the 2022

, marking her first Grammy nomination. In 2021, Shenseea also signed with Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, aka Salxo, who also manages

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and

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. She won Best Reggae Act at the 2021

. On 21 January 2022, Shenseea released the song " Lick", featuring

. The song is included on her debut album, ''Alpha'', which was released on March 11, 2022.

Endorsements

Alongside her singing career, she holds multiple corporate sponsorship deals with companies such as Telecom, Firm Flow, Boom and a Pepsi-Cola JA sponsorship.

Personal life

In 2015, at the age of 19, Shenseea gave birth to her son, named Rajeiro Lee, before her music career took off. In 2020, her son signed an endorsement deal for Babybop Kids Store at the age of four. In June 2020, Shenseea's mother died.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

{{Authority control Jamaican reggae musicians 1996 births Living people Jamaican people of Korean descent Jamaican dancehall musicians 21st-century women musicians 21st-century Jamaican women musicians