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Artist
Sharon Brooks
12+ albums
soulr and br&bcdbabyobscuresqism
about
Welcome to a journey through a woman's life as an artist. This is the life of Sharon Brooks, and indeed a journey it has been. From representing her country as Miss Barbados, to working in studio with Motown legend Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Sharon Brooks continues to be one of the fastest growing underground names in Montreal. Her career began at 16 working as a back vocalist with the popular Caribbean band Spice & Company. After touring with them for nine months (while juggling studies to complete college), she went on to tour with John King & Jegna and it was with this group that she gained the experiences of working with acts like Beres Hammond, Machael Montano, The Mighty Sparrow and more. Juggling her music and modeling, Sharon joined her designer Wayne Smith to win The National Ambassador titles in 1995, and then went on to represent her country as Miss Barbados in the 1995 Miss Carival Competition in St. Vincent. In 98 Sharon moved to Toronto, Canada where she was fortunate to immediately work as a lead vocalist with “Collective Selective” a Jazz, R&B group led by Henry Heillig, one of Toronto’s leading jazz/blues musicians. She also began work as a session singer, recording commercials and vocals for other artists. This led to her fronting an R&B cover band “Motor City” which eventually led her to living and working in Beijing, China. It was her life in China which inspired her first album “A Taste of Life”. Returning to Toronto, Sharon recruited the services of wel
