| Shannon Saunders | |
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| Birth name | Shannon Rebecca Saunders |
| Born | 4th July 1994, Swindon, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Walt Disney |
| Website | Shannon Saunders |
Shannon Rebecca Saunders (born 4 July 1994) is an English singer-songwriter who won the Disney Channel UK contest "My Camp Rock 2 in September 2010. Before My Camp Rock 2, Saunders had already had a following on YouTube. She is currently signed to Walt Disney Records.
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Saunders attended Stagecoach Swindon on Saturdays where pupils spend three hours acting, dancing and singing.
Before entering My Camp Rock 2, Saunders started a YouTube channel in 2007 and starting posting covers of songs by many artists, including originals which have been copyrighted. As of September 26, 2010 she has over 10,000 subscribers and over a million total upload views.[1] She has also performed at local festivals, videos of which can be found on YouTube.
In 2010, Saunders auditioned for the Disney Channel UK talent contest My Camp Rock 2, inspired by the Disney Channel Original Movie "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam which was the second series of the previous series in 2009, which was won by Holly Hull. She was chosen as one of the four finalists, along with Ryan Hulme, Parisa Tarjomani and Leanne Fotheringham. In the first episode, Saunders, along with the other training by John Modi and dance training by Beth Honan, and was set a challenge to go busking in Covent Garden. In the second episode, she, along with the finalists, was given "Introducing Me", sung by Nick Jonas in Camp Rock 2, to sing for the remainder of the show, and in that episode, at the International Youth Festival and was given advice by Simon Webbe. In the third episode, Saunders and the finalists were told they had to perform their songs at a gig in their hometowns, without the support of the other finalists or the presenters/choreographers. Saunders was set a challenge as a market trader to help her with her performance. In the next episode, her performance was shown and she, along with the finalists, were shown preparing for the Final Jam to be held at Koko Club in London, England.
In the next episode, she performed "Introducing Me" at the final Jam as well as singing "It's On" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing" with the other finalists. In the final episode, all the finalists were picked up at there schools, and were taken to Saunders' school - Wootton Bassett Comprehensive - where the presenter Nigel Clarke announced she was the winner,[2] and the finalists returned to sing "It's On".
As a prize for winning the show, Saunders recorded the song "Can't Back Down", which was released via iTunes and a music video was recorded which was shown on Disney Channel UK.
She is currently recording her debut studio album, The Glow, and studies at Bristol Institute of Modern Music for a diploma in Song-writing.
In September 2011, Saunders' song 'The Glow', made for the film 'Disney Princesses', was released. This single comes after Disney's choice to make her the face of Disney Princesses. Shannon has recorded the single 'I See The Light' for Disney's latest animated film Tangled. The music video for this song is shown on Disney Channel.