1. Shelby E Starner was an American singer-songwriter and musician.
19 Facts About Shelby Starner
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In 2000, Shelby Starner worked on a second album; it was never released.
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In June 2003, Shelby Starner died suddenly at her home due to complications from bulimia nervosa.
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Shelby E Starner was born January 3,1984, in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to Katherine Hass and Ray J Starner.
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Shelby Starner had a stepmother, Susan LaRose, and a stepfather, Allen Benn, in addition to her younger sister, Emily P Benn, and stepbrother Willie LaRose.
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Shelby Starner began writing poetry and songs at the age of 11.
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In December 1997, Shelby Starner signed her a record deal with Warner Bros.
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Shelby Starner enrolled in a home school program for her freshman year of high school.
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Shelby Starner recorded a music video for her first single, "Don't Let Them".
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Shelby Starner released her debut album From in the Shadows, in 1999, through Warner Bros.
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Shelby Starner received coverage in Billboard, Newsweek, and USA Today and appeared on Entertainment Tonight.
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In February 1999, Billboard announced that Shelby Starner would be going on a small concert tour through the United States in mid-spring and that Monterey Peninsula Artists was the booking agency.
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In 2000, Shelby Starner began work on her second album with members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Shelby Starner wanted to move into rock and roll, but she did not release the album and chose instead to drop her contract with Warner Bros.
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Shelby Starner was a little mellow and thought of things a little too deeply compared to kids her age that listened to the radio.
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Shelby Starner planned on enrolling at the University of Pittsburgh in August 2003 to major in Latin-American studies and writing.
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Shelby Starner aspired to write and have an essay on bulimia published.
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Shelby Starner worked at the Everybody's Cafe on Main Street in Stroudsburg during the months leading up to her death.
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Shelby Starner had bulimia-related electrolyte imbalance that caused brain swelling, resulting in a stroke and seizure.