Shea Diamond

Shea Diamond
Black-and-white photograph of a black woman singing into a microphone, with a grainy photograph of various people on a street visible in the background.
Background information
Birth nameShaGasyia Diamond
Born (1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels

ShaGasyia "Shea" Diamond[1] (born March 17, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and transgender rights activist. Her music is chiefly soul and R&B, and includes elements of blues, rock, hip-hop and folk.[2] Her songwriting ability has been described as "demonstrating a rare gift to portray raw, dynamic emotion in a way that moves the body as much as the spirit"[3] Her influences include Whitney Houston and Tina Turner.[2]

Her debut extended play Seen It All was released on June 29, 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Shea Diamond - TEDxKC". TEDxKC.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Van Slooten, Phillip; Rodgers, Yulani (June 8, 2019). "Headliner Shea Diamond getting 'diva'ed up' for Capital Pride slot". Washington Blade. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Valentine, Claire (June 28, 2019). "Shea Diamond and Justin Tranter in Conversation". Paper Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2019.