Charon Shemekia Copeland was born on April 10,1979 and is an American electric blues vocalist.
12 Facts About Shemekia Copeland
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Shemekia Copeland is the daughter of Texas blues guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland.
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Shemekia Copeland began singing at an early age and her first public performance was at the Cotton Club when she was about 10.
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Shemekia Copeland began to pursue a singing career in earnest at age 16.
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Shemekia Copeland graduated in 1997 from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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In 2008, Shemekia Copeland signed with Telarc International, and released her first album, Never Going Back, with that label in February 2009.
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Shemekia Copeland won the "Rising Star - Blues Artist" in Down Beat magazine's critics poll announced in the December 2009 issue.
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Shemekia Copeland participated in the Efes Pilsen Blues Festival in 2009.
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On June 12,2011 at the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival, Shemekia Copeland was presented Koko Taylor's crown, and officially given the honor as the new "Queen of the Blues" by Koko Taylor's daughter, Cookie Taylor.
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In 2013, Shemekia Copeland was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Contemporary Blues Female Artist' category.
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In May 2020, Shemekia Copeland was presented with another Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year' category.
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Shemekia Copeland released her tenth studio album, Done Come Too Far, on August 19,2022 In 2023, Copeland triumphed in the 'Instrumentalist - Vocals' category at the Blues Music Awards.