Shannon Bex

Infobox musical artist
Name = Shannon Bex


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Shannon Rae Bex
Born = Birth date and age|1980|3|22|mf=y
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Origin = Bend, Oregon, United States
Height = 5' 4"
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Genre = R&B, pop
Occupation = Singer
Spouse = Ron Basada
Years_active = 2006–present
Label = Bad Boy
Associated_acts = Danity Kane
URL = [http://shannonbex.com/ ShannonBex.com]

Shannon Rae Bex (b. March 22, 1980) is an American member of the musical group Danity Kane.

The group was founded by P. Diddy through the MTV reality television series "Making the Band 3". Danity Kane's album debuted at #1 on August 22, 2006, following their second consecutive number album with their sophmore effort Welcome to the Dollhouse on March 18 2008.

Biography

Bex was born in Gresham, Oregon, and started dancing at the age of three. At the age of six Shannon began training in ballet. Just a year later she was dancing in the Nutcracker under James Canfield for the Oregon Ballet Theatre. It wasn't until the age of twelve that Shannon started to train in other styles of dance like lyrical, modern and jazz. Her family moved to Bend, Oregon for her high school years, where she attended Mountain View High School. In school, Bex was involved in drama, dance team, and choir. At nineteen, Bex learned a great deal about performing with a group when she was a Portland Trail Blazers cheerleader. She has a younger brother Marshall. She is the only married member of Danity Kane. Her husband's name is Ron Basada, and he is also a dancer. Bex danced and sang for five seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. Being the oldest member of the group, she is sometimes referred as "the mother of the group".

Career

Bex appeared on the 2003 series "Fame", finishing as the runner-up to Harlemm Lee. During the finale, Johnny Wright said he would sign her. In December 2005, she was featured as a potential "band" member on MTV's "Making the Band 3", Season two, before finally making the group.

Discography

Danity Kane

* 2006: "Danity Kane"
* 2008: "Welcome to the Dollhouse"

Filmography

*"Making the Band 4" .... Herself (Season 2, 2008)

*The Tyra Banks Show Herself (2 episodes, 2007 & 2008)

*"Bl!tz" (1 episode, 2006)

*"Live with Regis and Kelly" Herself (1 episode, 2006)

*"106 & Park Top 10 Live" Herself (1 episode, 2006)

*"Making the Band 3" .... Herself (Seasons 2-3, 2005-2006)

*"Fame" (2003) (TV Series) Herself/contestant (season 1 runner-up)

ee also

*Danity Kane
*Bad Boy Records

External links

* [http://www.shannonbex.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bexshannon Official Shannon Bex MySpace Profile]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1422850/ Shannon Bex] at IMDb
* [http://www.tv.com/shannon-bex/person/460162/summary.html?q=Shannon%20Bex&tag=search_results;title;0 Shannon Bex] at Tv.com