Shura (English singer)
British musician
Alexandra Lilah Denton (also known as Aleksandra Lilah Yakunina-Denton, born 17 June 1988), known professionally as Shura, is an English singer and musician. She is known for her work in the genres of electropop and synth-pop, but has reached into other forms of pop, like indie and folk.
Career
2011–2016: Nothing's Real
During night shifts at her workplace (a video editing facility), she watched YouTube tutorial videos on how to use music production software. Her single "Touch", co-produced with Joel Pott of Athlete, drew positive notice from internet blogs during early 2014; its music video was co-directed and edited by Shura herself. Two other singles, "Just Once" and "Indecision", followed the same year, and Shura produced a remix of Jessie Ware's single "Say You Love Me". Shura was longlisted in the BBC Sound of 2015 poll. Shura is also signed to Universal Music Publishing Group in the United Kingdom. She released the single "2Shy" in March 2015, followed by "White Light" and a performance film titled Three Years in June 2015. An EP titled White Light was released in the United States in July. The same year, Shura performed at music festivals including Bestival, Festival N°6, and Latitude.
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