Shayna Steele

Who is Shayna Steele?

Shayna Steele is an American singer and songwriter and a Broadway stage actress. Her Broadway credits include Rent at the Nederlander Theatre, the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Foxwoods Theatre, and the original Broadway cast of Hairspray, in which she played a member of the girl group The Dynamites.

Steele sings background vocals for Bette Midler in "The Showgirl Must Go On" in Las Vegas. She has also performed on several albums, including Moby's Hotel, and Moby's single "Disco Lies", which reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play list. In 2004, Steele released her first self-titled EP and in 2009 released her first full length album "I'll Be Anything". In 2011, Steele was hired to sing background vocals for Rihanna on her Australian Tour of "Last Girl on Earth". She will be touring with Rihanna on her North American and European "LOUD" Tour starting June 4 in Baltimore, Maryland as a background vocalist.

Shayna was born in Sacramento, California to parents Bobby Donnell Steele and Lorraine DeGrasse-Steele. Her father Bobby is a singer and played trumpet occasionally while also serving full time in the United States Air Force.