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Artist Biography
Barbadian R&B singer-songwriter Shontelle made her mark in the late 2000s and early 2010s with hits like “T-Shirt” and “Impossible”.
• Shontelle got her start by co-writing Bajan soca star Aliso Hinds’ 2005 hit “Roll It Gal”. In 2007, Shontelle guested alongside Rihanna on the J-Status cover version, “Roll It”.
• In 2008, Shontelle released her debut album, Shontelligence, featuring the single “T-Shirt”, a Top 40 hit in the US and a Top 10 smash in the UK.
• “Impossible”, from her 2010 sophomore album, No Gravity, peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remains her biggest US hit.
• Shontelle co-wrote Rihanna’s 2010 single “Man Down”, a Top 10 R&B hit that went double platinum. She and Rihanna had met as army cadets in their native Barbados.
• In 2021, Shontelle released a string of singles—“Tomorrow”, “House Party” and “Let You Go”—and began using NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to connect directly with fans.
Hometown
Saint James, Barbados
Genre
Pop