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Shenseea
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Shenseea in 2023
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| Birth name | Chinsea Linda Lee |
| Born | 1 October 1996 Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Interscope |
Chinsea Linda Lee (born on October 1, 1996), known as Shenseea, is a singer from Jamaica. She is famous for her dancehall music. Dancehall is a type of Jamaican popular music.
Shenseea became well-known for her song "Pure Souls" with Roddy Ricch and Kanye West in 2021. This song even made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which lists the most popular songs in the United States. Because of her work on Kanye West's album Donda, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
She signed with Interscope Records and released her first album, Alpha, in 2022. This album reached number two on the Top Reggae Albums chart. Her second album, Never Gets Late Here (2024), also did very well. Shenseea has won important awards like an NAACP Image Award and a MOBO Award.
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Early Life and School
Shenseea was born in Jamaica. Her mother is Jamaican, and her father is from Korea.
She went to Mona High School. After that, she studied Entertainment Management at Exed Community College. However, she had to leave college because she had money problems.
When she was growing up, Shenseea loved listening to Pop, R&B, and Soul music. She always wanted to be a Pop singer.
Her Music Career
Shenseea spent a few years working hard to become an artist. Then, she signed with the Rockstar music label. She became more famous after she remixed a popular song called "Loodi" by Vybz Kartel.
In 2015, she performed on a smaller stage at Reggae Sumfest, a big music festival. The next year, in 2017, she performed on the main stage! As she became more popular, she started touring all over the world.
In 2016, Shenseea won several awards. These included "Young Hot and Hype Artist" and "Break Out Celebrity of 2016." Her song "Loodi" with Vybz Kartel won "Collaboration of The Year." Besides dancehall, she is also good at rapping. In 2017, she worked with Sean Paul on the song "Rolling." She also joined him on his European tour.
In 2018, Shenseea was featured on Christina Aguilera's album Liberation. She sang on the song "Right Moves." Later that year, she worked with Vybz Kartel again on "Secret (Remix)."
Growing Success
In 2019, Shenseea signed with Interscope Records. She released a hip-hop and dancehall song called "Blessed" with American artist Tyga. The music video for "Blessed" got over 58 million views on YouTube by 2022.
In 2020, she worked with Jamaican music producer Rvssian on a song called "IDKW." This song also featured American rappers Swae Lee and Young Thug. That same year, Shenseea appeared on albums by Masego and Major Lazer.
Her song "Lighter," with Tarrus Riley and Rvssian, became a huge hit in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. This happened after Shenseea started a singing challenge that went viral. The music video for "Lighter" has over 100 million views on YouTube.
Grammy Nomination and Awards
In 2021, Shenseea worked with Kanye West on his album Donda. She sang on the songs "Pure Souls" and "Ok Ok pt 2." She even performed with Kanye West at his event for Donda in Chicago. For her work on this album, Shenseea was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022. This was her first Grammy nomination!
Also in 2021, Shenseea started working with Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, who also manages famous artists like the Weeknd and Doja Cat. She won "Best Reggae Act" at the MOBO Awards in 2021.
In 2022, Shenseea's 2018 song "Pon Mi" became very popular on TikTok. She was also nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in 2022. The next year, she presented an award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
In April 2023, she performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She also went on the Tropical Takeover Tour with Sean Paul and Myke Towers. That same year, she won an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding International Song" for her work on "Diana" by Fireboy DML.
In late 2023, Shenseea worked on her song "Waistline." On January 26, 2024, she released "Hit and Run" featuring Masicka and Di Genius. "Hit and Run" became one of her biggest hits in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries. The music video has over 60 million views on YouTube.
Shenseea's album Never Gets Late Here was nominated for "Best Reggae Album" at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Brand Deals
Besides her singing, Shenseea also has deals with companies like Telecom, Firm Flow, Boom, and Pepsi-Cola JA. These companies pay her to promote their products.
Discography
Studio Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Reggae |
US Heat. |
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| Alpha |
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2 | 3 |
| Never Gets Late Here |
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4 | — |
Singles
As Lead Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US Bub. |
CAN |
NZ Hot |
SUR |
UK |
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| "Jiggle Jiggle" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Reverse" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Loodi" (with Vybz Kartel) |
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| "Happy Juk" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rude Gyal" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Chatterbox" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Solo" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Body Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pon Mi" (with Dunw3ll) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shen Yeng Anthem" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hard Drive" (with Konshens nad Rvssian) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sinners Prayer" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Replaceable" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Undo" (with Naughty Boy nad Calum Scott) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blessed" (with Tyga) |
— | — | — | — | — | Alpha | |
| "IDKW" (with Rvssian, Swae Lee and Young Thug) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Potential Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wasabi" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sure Sure" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Run Run" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Be Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dolly" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lick" (with Megan Thee Stallion) |
20 | — | 26 | — | — | Alpha | |
| "R U That" (featuring 21 Savage) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Deserve It" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rain" (with Skillibeng) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Obsessed" (with Calvin Harris and Charlie Puth) |
— | 76 | 7 | — | 71 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 | |
| "Curious" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Talk Truth" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Bad" (with The Chainsmokers) |
— | — | 33 | 8 | — | Summertime Friends | |
| "Waistline" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Beama" (featuring Lola Brooke) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hit & Run" (solo or featuring Masicka and Di Genius) |
2024 | — | — | — | 2 | — | Never Gets Late Here |
| "Die for You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Neva Neva" | — | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| "Flava" (with Coi Leray) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Work Me Out" (with Wizkid) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dating Szn" | — | — | 11 | 20 | — | non-album single | |
| "—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that country. | |||||||
As Featured Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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| BLR Air. |
KAZ Air. |
LAT Air. |
LTU Air. |
MKD Air. |
POL Air. |
RUS Air. |
SWE |
UK Down. |
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| "Pon U Ruff" (Stony featuring Shenseea) |
2017 | * | — | * | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Baddish" (Nailah Blackman featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Rolling" (Sean Paul featuring Shenseea) |
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| "Parking Spot" (Cadenza featuring Shenseea and Yxng Bane) |
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| "Bridgets & Desert" (Tommy Lee Sparta featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Belong with Me" (Gold Up featuring Shenseea) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Rude Girl Ride" (Howard D and ZJ Dymond featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Right Moves" (Christina Aguilera featuring Shenseea, Keida) |
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| "We Ready (Champion Girl)" (Nailah Blackman featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Clout Chaser" (Jin Gates featuring Shenseea) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Island Ting" (TheFreshMen featuring Shenseea) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Silver Tongue Devil" (Masego featuring Shenseea) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Studying Abroad | ||||
| "Lighter" (Tarrus Riley featuring Shenseea, Rvssian) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "No Limit" (Moyann featuring Shenseea) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sun Roof Riddim | ||||
| "Light My Fire" (Sean Paul featuring Gwen Stefani and Shenseea) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Scorcha | ||||
| "Honey Boy" (with Purple Disco Machine, Benjamin Ingrosso featuring Nile Rodgers and Shenseea) |
2024 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
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Paradise and Pink Velvet Theatre |
| "—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that country. "*" means the chart did not exist at that time. |
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Promotional Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| SUR |
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| "You Lie" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tell Me" (with jahmiel) |
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| "Topic of Discussion (anonymous)" | — | ||
| "Subrosa (Come Closer)" | 2018 | — | |
| "Love I Got For U" | — | ||
| "Bum Like Ball" | — | ||
| "Temptation Overdrive" | 2019 | — | |
| "Trick'a Treat" | — | ||
| "Limited Edition" | — | ||
| "Bad Habit" | 2020 | — | |
| "Hallelujah" | 2022 | 29 | |
| "Sold Out" | 2023 | — | |
| "Dolla" | 2024 | — | Never Gets Late Here |
| "—" means the song did not chart or was not released in that country. | |||
Other Charted Songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| SUR |
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| "Can't Anymore" | 2022 | 38 | Alpha |
| "NaNa" | 2024 | 4 | Never Gets Late Here |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Series/album | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding International Song | "Diana" with Fireboy DML | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Grammy Award | Album of the Year | Donda | Nominated | |
| 2022 | MOBO Award | Best Caribbean Music Act | Nominated | ||
| 2022 | MTV Video Music Award | Push Performance of The Year | "R U That" | Nominated | |
| 2021 | MOBO Award | Best Reggae Act | Won | ||
| 2020 | MOBO Award | Best International Act | Nominated |
Personal Life
Shenseea has a son. She lives in both Jamaica and the United States.
