{{Short description|English disco and house singer (born 1977)}} {{Redirect|Shena|the village in Iran|Shena, Iran}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Shèna | image = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Tracey Elizabeth McSween | alias = Shèna Winchester | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}} | birth_place = [[Reading, Berkshire]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | death_place = | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Disco]] * [[nu-disco]] * [[dance-pop]] * [[techno]] * [[Electro (music)|electro]] * [[House music|house]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter }} | years_active = 1995–present | label = No Prisoners | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Jake Williams]] * [[Full Intention]] * [[Soul Avengerz]] * [[Darren Tate]] * [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]] * [[Junior Jack]] * [[Alex Gaudino]] * [[Deniz Koyu]] }} }}

'''Tracey Elizabeth McSween''', better known by her stage names '''Shèna''' and '''Shèna Winchester''', (born 1977) is an English [[disco]] and [[house music|house]] singer, known for featuring on [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]]'s song "[[The Weekend (Michael Gray song)|The Weekend]]".

==Early years== Tracey Elizabeth McSween was born into a musical family. Her father was a [[Calypso music|calypso]] singer in a band called the Volcanoes.<ref name=family>{{cite web |url=http://www.dmcworld.net/features/question-and-answer/shena-disco-queen-687/|title=Shèna – Disco Queen|date=29 July 2009 |accessdate=27 August 2019}}</ref> She studied at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] with Joy Mammen, and graduated with honours with a Classical, Musical Theatre and Commercial Music Performer's Diploma and a Teacher's Certificate. She took the stage name Shèna and went on to begin her music career.

==Career== Shèna first performed in musicals like ''Mamma I Want to Sing'', ''Hot Stuff'', ''[[Carmen Jones]]'' and [[concert tour]]s throughout the world. Developing an interest in recording, she went on to re-record vocals for other female pop singers.

Her breakthrough hit<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2015/shena/ | title=SHENA &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> was a cover of [[Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam|Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's]] "[[Let the Beat Hit 'Em|Let the Beat Hit 'Em, Part 2]]"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chart-watch.uk/week-ending-september-15th-2022 | title=Week Ending September 15th 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/let-the-beat-hit-%27em/ | title=Search &#124; Official Charts | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> which reached the UK top 40 in 1997, and would be used as the base for Sound De-Zign's top 20 hit "Happiness" in 2001<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8350/sound-de-zign/ | title=SOUND DE-ZIGN &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> and which would influence the number one hit "[[B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)]]" by DJ [[Eliza Rose]] and Interplanetary Criminal in 2022.

In 2008, she achieved her highest placed credited UK chart hit with the [[Alex Gaudino]] collaboration "Watch Out", though the biggest hit she actually provided the vocals for was [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]]'s "[[The Weekend (Michael Gray song)|The Weekend]]",<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16001/michael-gray/ | title=MICHAEL GRAY &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> a number 7 hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shena.co.uk|title=Who is Shèna…|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> She was the uncredited vocalist for "The Weekend" and has continued to be an in-demand session vocalist, working on a series of [[dance music]] tracks for a number of house music and EDM producers including [[Jake Williams]], who, under the name JX, recorded the top 20 hits<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30086/jx/ | title=JX &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]}}</ref> "[[There's Nothing I Won't Do]]" and "[[You Belong to Me (JX song)|You Belong to Me]]".

==Personal life== Shèna has three sisters who are also singers.<ref name=family /> She married musician and record producer James David Winchester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/629020-Shena|title=Shena|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''B.I.T.C.H.'' (2003) * ''One Man Woman'' (2009) * ''2079'' (2010) * ''My Brave Face'' (2011)

===Singles=== *1995 "[[You Belong to Me (JX song)|You Belong to Me]]" (with [[Jake Williams|JX]]) *1996 "[[There's Nothing I Won't Do]]" (with JX)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPxou3BXbQ JX – There's Nothing I Won't Do]. [[YouTube]]. Retrieved 25 April 2012.</ref> *1996 "More Than Woman" *1997 "[[Close to Your Heart (JX song)|Close to Your Heart]]" (with JX) *1997 "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" – [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 28<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 495/496}}</ref> *1998 "Hot Stuff" (with [[Arsenal F.C.]] & Friends) *2000 "Dynamite (Dancehall Queen)" (with [[Tru Faith|Dinamyte]] and Tittla) *2001 "I Can Cast a Spell" (under the alias 'Cloudburst' with Disco-Tex) *2001 "I'll Be Waiting" (with [[Full Intention]]) – UK No. 44<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> *2002 "Comin' at Ya" (with [[Soul Avengerz]]) *2003 "Wilderness" (with [[Jurgen Vries]]) – UK No. 20<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> *2003 "Turn My World" (with Skyy) *2004 "No More" (with Bhooka and T-Bone) *2004 "Dirty Little Dream" (with Per Qx) *2004 "Dare Me (Stupidisco)" (with [[Junior Jack]]) *2004 "[[The Weekend (Michael Gray song)|The Weekend]]" (with [[Michael Gray (DJ)|Michael Gray]]) *2005 "Your Day Is Coming" (with [[Full Intention]]) *2005 "1000 Years (Just Leave Me Now)" (with Jupiter Ace) *2005 "Rock Me Dirty" *2006 "Friday Night" (with Sex Machine) *2006 "Do It Again" (with Disco Freaks) *2007 "The Real Thing" (with Cloudskippers) *2007 "Guilty" (with De Souza) *2007 "Altered State of Mind" (with Mr Groove and Vergas) *2007 "Still in Love" (with Notus) *2007 "I've Found the Love" (with Weekend Masters) *2007 "Let Your Mind Go" (with Starchaser) *2007 "Fallin'" (with Dirty High) *2007 "The Power of One" (with [[Darren Tate|DT8 Project]]) *2007 "Lifting" (with [[Warren Clarke]]) *2007 "Electrosexual" *2008 "[[Watch Out (Alex Gaudino song)|Watch Out]]" (with [[Alex Gaudino]]) *2008 "Fantasy" (with Solitaire) *2008 "Bitch Is Back" (with Warren Clarke and Jonni Black) *2008 "Why Did Ya" (with The BeatThiefs) *2008 "One Man Woman" *2008 "Got to Be Real" (with Groovesplitters) *2009 "You Got To" (with The Beatthiefs) *2009 "From Dusk Til Dawn" (with Ilan Tenenbaum) *2009 "Release the Future" (with Ilan Tenenbaum) *2009 "The One" (with Joyriders) *2009 "Touch Me" (with Simioli & Viani) *2009 "Can't Stop the Rain" *2009 "Take Me Higher" (with Jonni Black) *2009 "The Music" (with Jay C) *2009 "Won't Bring Me Down" (with Olav Basoski & Alex Van Alff) *2009 "Hold On" (with Mr DYF) *2009 "My Fantasy" *2009 "Nasty Little Rumour" *2010 "Nothing Better" (with Eddie Thoneick) *2010 "Mysterious" (with Knee Deep) *2010 "Look Don't Touch" *2010 "How Come You're Dancing?" *2010 "Everybody" (with Victor Palmez) *2010 "Don't Stop Me Now" (with Ilan Tenenbaum and Bimbo Jones) *2010 "Let the Beat Hit 'Em 2010 (with Soul Kandi Allstars) *2010 "Time of Our Lives" (with [[Deniz Koyu]]) *2011 "Take Me to the Stars" (with Nari & Milani and Christian Marchi) *2011 "Uplifted" (with Dave Bernardi) *2011 "Aphrodisiac" (with Ivan Roudyk) *2011 "My Brave Face" *2011 "I'll Be Waiting 2011" (with Full intention) *2011 "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (with Cyber club) *2011 "Higher Than the Clouds" (with Jose de Mara) *2011 "Homewrecka" (with Stereobrain and Sheriff) *2011 "Electro Sexual" *2011 "Alright" (with Andrew Bennett) *2011 "Le Freak" (with DBN and Tom Shark) *2011 "When Love Breaks Down" (with Darryl Green) *2011 "Face Control" (with DJ Shevtsov) *2011 "High" (with Alex Hide) *2012 "4ever" (with Francesco Sparacello)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.shenawinchester.co.uk/ Shèna's official website] * [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/400/shena_the_time_is_now/ Shena interview by Pete Lewis, ''Blues & Soul'' April 2009] * {{ Discogs artist | artist=Shena }} * {{ MusicBrainz artist | id=751592a8-d820-4ec6-acfb-f8a4c69e7a15 }} * [https://myspace.com/shena001 Shèna] on [[Myspace]]

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