Nadine Shamir
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Nadine Shamir (1972-December 2, 2004) was born in New York City but as an infant moved with her mother to Miami, Florida. Shamir traveled the world during her formative years and gained a deep passion for music. At 16 she released her first album on an independent label (she recorded under the name Nadine Renee). In 1995 her single Say You'll Stay was popular in the Miami and Los Angeles radio circuits. In 1996, Shamir teamed up with Miami DJ George Acosta under the moniker Planet Soul. Their single, Set U Free went all the way to #26 on Billboard's top 40 chart, crossed over to the R&B charts, and went on to become an international hit.
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In 1988 Shamir released her debut album Say You'll Stay under the stage name Nadine Renee. After High School she released a second album called Lets Make Love.
She toured Europe and in the late 90's recorded a CD for MCA, where she worked as a receptionist, which was shelved. The album was reworked and released on Orchard in 2000 under the title Oasis of Love. She continued painting, writing screenplays, and making music, but began to focus on her personal life.
From the year 2000 on, she released her music on MP3.com (which was the most successful legal music platform back then) and scored several No 1 hits.
In January 2003 she wed Jon Shamir. On December 1, 2004, she gave birth to their first child, Liat Nadine Shamir. However, Nadine died the following morning of complications from the delivery.
