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==Early life==
Shanice Lorraine Wilson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she moved to Los Angeles with her mother Crystal and her aunt Penni. Her mother and aunt went to Los Angeles in pursuit of careers in the music industry. They shifted their focus to Shanice and formed the management company Crystal Penni to cultivate and promote her talents. Shanice was age nine when she appeared in a [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] commercial with jazz vocalist [[Ella Fitzgerald]].<ref name=chart/> In 1984, she was part of the regular cast in the first thirteen episodes of the children's program ''[[Kids Incorporated]].'' Shanice competed on ''[[Star Search]]'' at age eleven, and later signed with [[A&M Records]].<ref name=ew>[https://atlantablackstar.com/2013/12/26/8-artist-who-made-it-big-after-performing-on-star-search/3/ "8 Artists Who Made It Big After Performing on 'Star Search'."] ''www.atlantablackstar.com'', December 26, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2019.</ref>