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Syleena Wholesale Cheap Sunglasses JohnsonThe Voice may be the title of her latest album, but it is also the secret to Syleena’s sex appeal. Like many a soulful singer before her whether their speciality was R jazz, rock, or even opera Syleena’s voice captures and entrances her listeners, and the openness Wholesale Sunglasses of her material makes her seem all the more intimate and inviting.Enthusiastic fans have already pronounced Syleena a soul queen, and she certainly looks the part, with her full figure and intense look. In fact, with her smooth features and heavy eyeshadow, Syleena’s allure may be referred to as a kind of stately exoticism, making her almost like a real queen; say, a modern day Queen Nefertiti.She’s only in her mid 20s, and Syleena Johnson already has three independent albums to her credit (beginning in her teen years) in addition to her two professional albums, Chapter 1: Love, Pain Forgiveness and Chapter 2: The Voice. And her label, Jive Records, is confident that Syleena has some of the best attributes of old school soul queens such as Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan.Nevertheless, the soulful singing of yesteryear is not as marketable in an era when the trend lies toward lighter, video friendly, pop infused R Not surprisingly, Johnson has yet to become a household name outside the R industry. Syleena Johnson took to music early, growing up not only with a musical father, but also listening to Wholesale Handbags influential artists such as Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Tina Turner, The Dells, and Mavis Staples. She would later apply this love of soul as a member of her high school gospel choir.But Syleena’s road to music was hardly easy. Her father Syl was not encouraging, as his lackluster success with his craft led him to think little of the music industry. On top of that, Syleena suffered from vocal nodules and had to go through speech therapy. And when Syleena was 15, her parents split up.finding herself, finding successThat same year, Syleena Johnson began attending Iowa’s Drake University. Originally a psychology major, success at a talent show convinced her that her strength had always been in music. She switched to a music major and began recording her own songs. In 1996, she transferred to Illinois State University. In September 1997, Johnson met an assistant scout for Jive Records at a charity basketball game. That contact allowed her to send in a demo tape, which had an immediate impact; days later, she got a callback from a Jive executive with an offer for a deal. "That’s a miracle," Syleena later observed. "Demo tapes don’t get heard like that." The experience renewed her resolve.A hiatus from school in 1998 coincided with the collapse of her relationship with an abusive boyfriend. But the ordeal gave Johnson the raw material for her album, which traced a young woman’s failed relationship and the healing that followed. The album, Chapter 1: Love, Pain Forgiveness, was released in 2001, and even featured a song "I Am Your Woman" written by R. Kelly, who was so impressed when he first heard Syleena that he wanted to work with the young singer. The album received much praise, but despite its No. 1 position on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart the week of its release, the album was not a commercial success.a new chapterSoon after, Johnson got to work on her follow up album, Chapter 2: The Voice, which was released November 2002. Once again, the soulstress explored her personal feelings to find a thematic thread for the featured songs. This time, Syleena’s shrinking self esteem brought about by the lackluster success of her first album and problems with her weight provided the inspiration. Johnson realized that her strength came from her talent and her unwavering religious faith. Hence, The Voice is what keeps Syleena going. And as with Chapter 1, Syleena got some high profile help, this time from Busta Rhymes, who contributed to "Tonight I’m Gonna Let Go."Despite escalating artistic accomplishment, Syleena’s personal life continues to be troubled. While still attending Illinois State, she met fellow student Marcus Betts; though the two Wholesale Bags soon married, Syleena’s itinerant lifestyle was a strain on the marriage, and the couple decided to divorce. "I don’t know if I even really know what love is," Syleena now confesses. Well we know we love this bluesy singer and and her signature voice.