# Shèna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sh%C3%A8na > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sh%C3%A8na.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C3%A8na > Source revision: 1354734718 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English disco and house singer (born 1977) "Shena" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see [Shena, Iran](/source/Shena%2C_Iran). Shèna Also known as Shèna Winchester Born Tracey Elizabeth McSween 1977 (age 48–49) Reading, Berkshire, England Genres Disco nu-disco dance-pop techno electro house Occupations Singer songwriter Years active 1995–present Label No Prisoners Musical artist **Tracey Elizabeth McSween**, better known by her stage names **Shèna** and **Shèna Winchester**, (born 1977) is an English [disco](/source/Disco) and [house](/source/House_music) singer, known for featuring on [Michael Gray](/source/Michael_Gray_(DJ))'s song "[The Weekend](/source/The_Weekend_(Michael_Gray_song))". ## Early years Tracey Elizabeth McSween was born into a musical family. Her father was a [calypso](/source/Calypso_music) singer in a band called the Volcanoes.[1] She studied at the [Royal Academy of Music](/source/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](/source/Carmen_Jones)* and [concert tours](/source/Concert_tour) throughout the world. Developing an interest in recording, she went on to re-record vocals for other female pop singers. Her breakthrough hit[2] was a cover of [Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's](/source/Lisa_Lisa_and_Cult_Jam) "[Let the Beat Hit 'Em, Part 2](/source/Let_the_Beat_Hit_'Em)"[3][4] 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[5] and which would influence the number one hit "[B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)](/source/B.O.T.A._(Baddest_of_Them_All))" by DJ [Eliza Rose](/source/Eliza_Rose) and Interplanetary Criminal in 2022. In 2008, she achieved her highest placed credited UK chart hit with the [Alex Gaudino](/source/Alex_Gaudino) collaboration "Watch Out", though the biggest hit she actually provided the vocals for was [Michael Gray](/source/Michael_Gray_(DJ))'s "[The Weekend](/source/The_Weekend_(Michael_Gray_song))",[6] a number 7 hit on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in 2004.[7] 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](/source/Dance_music) tracks for a number of house music and EDM producers including [Jake Williams](/source/Jake_Williams), who, under the name JX, recorded the top 20 hits[8] "[There's Nothing I Won't Do](/source/There's_Nothing_I_Won't_Do)" and "[You Belong to Me](/source/You_Belong_to_Me_(JX_song))". ## Personal life Shèna has three sisters who are also singers.[1] She married musician and record producer James David Winchester.[9] ## 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](/source/You_Belong_to_Me_(JX_song))" (with [JX](/source/Jake_Williams)) - 1996 "[There's Nothing I Won't Do](/source/There's_Nothing_I_Won't_Do)" (with JX)[10] - 1996 "More Than Woman" - 1997 "[Close to Your Heart](/source/Close_to_Your_Heart_(JX_song))" (with JX) - 1997 "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" – [UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) No. 28[11] - 1998 "Hot Stuff" (with [Arsenal F.C.](/source/Arsenal_F.C.) & Friends) - 2000 "Dynamite (Dancehall Queen)" (with [Dinamyte](/source/Tru_Faith) and Tittla) - 2001 "I Can Cast a Spell" (under the alias 'Cloudburst' with Disco-Tex) - 2001 "I'll Be Waiting" (with [Full Intention](/source/Full_Intention)) – UK No. 44[11] - 2002 "Comin' at Ya" (with [Soul Avengerz](/source/Soul_Avengerz)) - 2003 "Wilderness" (with [Jurgen Vries](/source/Jurgen_Vries)) – UK No. 20[11] - 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](/source/Junior_Jack)) - 2004 "[The Weekend](/source/The_Weekend_(Michael_Gray_song))" (with [Michael Gray](/source/Michael_Gray_(DJ))) - 2005 "Your Day Is Coming" (with [Full Intention](/source/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 [DT8 Project](/source/Darren_Tate)) - 2007 "Lifting" (with [Warren Clarke](/source/Warren_Clarke)) - 2007 "Electrosexual" - 2008 "[Watch Out](/source/Watch_Out_(Alex_Gaudino_song))" (with [Alex Gaudino](/source/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](/source/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 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-family_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-family_1-1) ["Shèna – Disco Queen"](http://www.dmcworld.net/features/question-and-answer/shena-disco-queen-687/). 29 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SHENA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2015/shena/). *[Official Charts](/source/Official_Charts_Company)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Week Ending September 15th 2022"](https://chart-watch.uk/week-ending-september-15th-2022). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Search | Official Charts"](https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/let-the-beat-hit-%27em/). *[Official Charts](/source/Official_Charts_Company)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SOUND DE-ZIGN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8350/sound-de-zign/). *[Official Charts](/source/Official_Charts_Company)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["MICHAEL GRAY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16001/michael-gray/). *[Official Charts](/source/Official_Charts_Company)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Who is Shèna…"](http://www.shena.co.uk). Retrieved 31 January 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["JX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30086/jx/). *[Official Charts](/source/Official_Charts_Company)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Shena"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/629020-Shena). *Discogs.com*. Retrieved 17 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [JX – There's Nothing I Won't Do](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPxou3BXbQ). [YouTube](/source/YouTube). Retrieved 25 April 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_11-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_11-2) Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 495/496. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5). ## External links - [Shèna's official website](http://www.shenawinchester.co.uk/) - [Shena interview by Pete Lewis, *Blues & Soul* April 2009](http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/400/shena_the_time_is_now/) - [Shèna](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Shena) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Shèna](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/751592a8-d820-4ec6-acfb-f8a4c69e7a15) discography at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) - [Shèna](https://myspace.com/shena001) on [Myspace](/source/Myspace) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shèna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C3%A8na) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C3%A8na?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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