1. Sharissa Dawes was born on August 21,1975 and is an American singer.
12 Facts About Sharissa
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Sharissa was featured the soundtrack of the 2003 romantic comedy film, Love Actually.
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Sharissa Dawes was born on August 21,1975, in New York City's borough of Brooklyn.
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When Sharissa was about 13, she performed with neighborhood children and sang in her school cafeteria.
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Sharissa was influenced by her mother's music collection, and recorded and studied televised music specials.
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Sharissa joined the group Triple Dose as a teenager, and became part of the "urban vocal quartet" 4Kast in 1995.
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Sharissa contributed "Bring Out The Freak" to the 1996 compilation album, The Ultimate Mix.
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Sharissa became a backing vocalist for a number of singers, including Wyclef Jean, Beanie Sigel, Father MC, and Carl Thomas.
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Sharissa was featured on "You Say Keep It Gangsta" with Butch Cassidy on Wyclef Jean's third studio album, Masquerade, which was released on June 18,2002.
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Sharissa played Yanesha in the 2002 television film, Play'd: A Hip Hop Story.
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On November 11,2003, Sharissa contributed "Take Me as I Am" to the soundtrack of the 2003 romantic comedy film Love Actually; it features Wyclef Jean.
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Sharissa released "All or Nuth'n" in 2011 through the Assirahs Music Group.