Nadine Shamir

Nadine Shamir
Birth name	Renee Shamir
Also known as	Nadine Shamir
Born	February 9, 1972 New York, USA
Died	December 2, 2004 Miami, Florida, USA
Genres	Electronica/dance
Occupations	Singer/musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1989–2004
Associated acts	Planet Soul

Nadine Shamir (February 9, 1972 - December 2, 2004) was born in New York City but as an infant moved with her mother to Miami, Florida. Shamir traveled the world during her formative years and gained a deep passion for music. At 16 she released her first album on an independent label (she recorded under the name Nadine Renee). In 1995 her single Say You'll Stay was popular in the Miami and Los Angeles radio circuits. In 1996, Shamir teamed up with Miami DJ George Acosta under the moniker Planet Soul. Their single, Set U Free went all the way to #26 on Billboard's top 40 chart,^[1] crossed over to the R&B charts, and went on to become an international hit.

Music

In 1988 Shamir released her debut album Say You'll Stay under the stage name Nadine Renee. After High School she released a second album called Lets Make Love.

She toured Europe and in the late 90s recorded a CD for MCA, where she worked as a receptionist, which was shelved. The album was reworked and released on Orchard in 2000 under the title Oasis of Love. She continued painting, writing screenplays, and making music, but began to focus on her personal life.

From the year 2000 on, she released her music on MP3.com (which was the most successful legal music platform at the time) and scored several No 1 hits.

In 2002 she worked with Bad Boy Bill on the track Costa Del Sol. The track was remixed by multiple artists and became and international hit.

Death

In January 2003 she wed Jon Shamir.^[2] On December 1, 2004, she gave birth to their first child, Liat Nadine Shamir,^[2] and died of complications the following day.^[2]

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 493. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Hatcher, Monica (2004-12-06). "Nadine Shamir Singer and co-writer of techno hit Set U Free". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2004-12-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20041223071357/http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/obituaries/10348236.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-24. 

External links

• Nadine Shamir at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Shamir, Nadine
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1972
Place of birth	New York, USA
Date of death	December 2, 2004
Place of death	Miami, Florida, USA