Shake (singer)
Malaysian-French singer
Dato' Sheikh Abdullah bin Sheikh Ahmad Bahweres (born 20 May 1950), also known as SHAKE and Dato Shake, is a Malaysian-French singer who became popular in the 1980s Malay music scene. He was born at 20 May 1950 in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, but is now based in Beverly Hills, California, and Paris, France, with his wife. He is an ex-collegian of English College Johore Bahru.
Background
Shake came from a big family of four brothers and five sisters, in which he was the third youngest. As a small boy Shake dreamed of making music and distant shores. He spent his teenage years singing at his hometown's nightclub where he performed cover versions of songs by Rolling Stone, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley and The Beatles . European artists in Malaysia encouraged him to try his luck in Europe, so he went there in the mid-1970s and Paris, France and then London, England, was his first stop, where he studied for a year with classical vocal coach John Dolby.
Career
He went to Paris, France, in 1973. In 1976 he had secured a label and his first single was released, titled, "Tu sais je t'aime" (You know I love you). Shake's new single climbed the charts, followed by half a dozen other gold and platinum singles and albums in France.
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