Sonyae Elise is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles who won the inaugural and only season of ''

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'' American television channel show about competing emerging songwriters. Her prizes included $100,000 as a cash prize, an RCA/Jive Records contract and a publishing deal with

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'' Magazine, Elise does not read music nor can she play any instruments. "I have a lot of old stuff at my mother's house, notebooks and things with scripts and lyrics written in them. I did a lot of theater – 'Grease,' 'The Lion King' – and I wanted to write music for plays. Lyrics came naturally to me. I listened to a lot of pop music and KRS-One and MC Lyte and I saw (writing) as a way to express my thoughts." For her winning song, she wrote "My Religion" which was released as a single after her victory.

Songwriting credits and other vocal appearances

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elise, Sonyae American women singer-songwriters Reality show winners Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Year of birth missing (living people)