Sasha Allen
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Sasha Allen performing in Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in NYC, 27 August 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sasha Sierra Allen |
| Born |
June 4, 1982 Harlem, New York, United States |
| Genres | R&B, rock, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Associated acts | Hair, Babyface, Alicia Keys, Leona Lewis, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Shakira, Rolling Stones |
Sasha Sierra Allen (born June 4, 1982) is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, she began her career in the music industry as a backing vocalist for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Leona Lewis, and Usher. On January 2016 she joined the Rolling Stones touring band.
Allen portrayed Dionne in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and the 2010 West End revival at the Gielgud Theatre. In 2013, she was a semi-finalist on the fourth season of the American version of the singing competition TV series The Voice.
Born to a single mother of African-American and Bermudian descent, Allen is the elder of two children. She was educated at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
At the age of 14, she starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind. Also while still in high school, she was featured in commercial and print work, including advertisements in TIME magazine for AT&T, and a commercial with Michael Jordan.
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