elisabeth, withers, american, soul, singer, songwriter, also, known, aselle, patriceborn, 1970, february, 1970, joliet, illinois, usgenresneo, soul, jazzoccupation, singer, songwriterlabelsblue, note, records, contents, biography, discography, references, exte. Elisabeth Withers is an American neo soul and R amp B singer songwriter Elisabeth WithersAlso known asElle PatriceBorn 1970 02 27 February 27 1970 age 54 Joliet Illinois USGenresNeo soul R amp B jazzOccupation s Singer songwriterLabelsBlue Note Records Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editWithers was born in Joliet Illinois and studied at the Berklee College of Music and then at New York University 1 She sang as a backup vocalist for Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez among others and released several dance singles under the name Elle Patrice including Rising and Emotions After hearing these singles Nick Ashford asked her to audition for a Broadway production of The Color Purple where she won the part of Shug Avery 2 3 Her performance earned her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination at the 60th Tony Awards As a neo soul singer Withers signed with Blue Note Records in 2005 In 2007 she released a full length album on Blue Note Records She performed on the PBS television show Between the Lions a puppet educational show as a member of Fonix singing backup and leading vocals Discography editStudio albums It Can Happen to Anyone 2007 No Regrets 2010 Singles Be With You 2006 U S R amp B No 43 4 Simple Things 2007 U S R amp B No 53References edit Matt Collar Elisabeth Withers gt Biography Allmusic com Elisabeth Withers Biography Archived July 4 2013 at the Wayback Machine starpulse com Retrieved August 10 2010 Elisabeth Withers Mendes Playbill Retrieved January 30 2017 Singles AllmusicExternal links editOfficial website Elisabeth Withers at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisabeth Withers amp oldid 1211621298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
