Shuree
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Birth name | Shuree Danyell Lee Jennings |
Also known as | Shuree Rivera |
Born | (1978年06月21日) June 21, 1978 (age 46) |
Origin | Columbus, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois |
Genres | Contemporary Christian music, electropop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | BEC |
Website | shureemusic |
Shuree Rivera (born June 21, 1978, as Shuree Danyell Lee Jennings), who goes by the stage name Shuree, is an American Christian musician. Her first extended play released by a label, Be the Change, was released in 2014 by BEC Recordings. The song, "Be the Change", charted on the Billboard magazine Christian Airplay chart. She was featured on Invader Volume 1 , with the song, "In This Together", and this charted on the Billboard magazine Christian AC/CHR chart alongside the Christian Airplay chart.
Early life
[edit ]Shuree was born as Shuree Danyell Lee Jennings,[1] on June 21,[2] 1978,[3] She was raised in a broken home environment as a child.[4] [5] She faced the death of her sister to a fatal drug overdose, at 21 years old, while growing up in Columbus, Ohio.[4] [5] Her pathway out of this environment was to go away to college at Nyack College, located in Nyack, New York.[4] [5] Where she would obtain her degree in music business, and where she found her calling to minister to other young people.[4] [5] After college, she would relocate to Chicago, Illinois to further her ministry at Willow Creek Church.[4] [5] Her mother and father would eventually get their lives on track, and coming to reconciliation with each other.[4] [5]
Music career
[edit ]Her music recording career commenced in 2004, with the independently release album, Author of My Life.[6] She would eventually sign with BEC Recordings, where they would release her first extended play, Be the Change, and it was released on November 4, 2014.[7] [8] [9] The single, "Be the Change", charted on the Billboard magazine Christian Airplay chart at No. 45.[10] She was featured on the Rapture Ruckus extended play, Invader Volume 1 , with the song "In This Together", and this charted on the aforementioned chart at No. 48, while it placed at peak of No. 11 on the Christian AC/CHR songs chart.[10]
Personal life
[edit ]She is married to her husband, Paul Rivera,[11] and together they had ministered at The Compass Church, located in Naperville, Illinois, just right outside Chicago, where the couple resides.[5] The couple were married on July 22, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio.[11]
Discography
[edit ]- EPs
References
[edit ]- ^ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: RIVERA SHUREE DANYELL LEE". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2015.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Rivera, Shuree (June 21, 2013). "My birthday has brought a wave of excitement in my life! I spent it in Florida and am about to hit the stage and..." Twitter . Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Intelius. "Shuree Rivera in Ohio". Intelius. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Althoff, Allison J. (February 28, 2012). "Shuree: What 'One Girl' Can Do". Christianity Today . Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cummings, Tony (April 11, 2012). "Shuree: Overcoming a broken childhood". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Jesus Freak Hideout (2004). "Shuree". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Mark (October 29, 2014). "Changing the Pop Game". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Andre, Joshua (October 29, 2014). "Shuree - Be The Change". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ St. John, Leah (January 5, 2015). "Music Review: Be The Change EP by Shuree". Christian Review Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ a b Chart search for Shuree at billboard.com/biz
- ^ a b "Marriage of Shuree D Jennings (b. 1978) and Paul Rivera (b. 1979)". Ohio Marriage Records. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- African-American songwriters
- African-American Christians
- Musicians from Illinois
- Musicians from New York (state)
- Musicians from Ohio
- Songwriters from Illinois
- Songwriters from New York (state)
- Songwriters from Ohio
- BEC Recordings artists
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians