Sheila Chandra (born 14 March 1965 in London) is an English pop singer of Indian descent.
Sheila Chandra first came to public attention as an actress, playing Sudhamani Patel in the BBC school drama Grange Hill.
As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon, and created a fusion of Western (synthpop) and Indian pop styles. The band consisted of Chandra, Steve Coe (who became the band's producer), and Martin Smith. Chandra and Coe later married. They ...
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Sheila Chandra (born 14 March 1965 in London) is an English pop singer of Indian descent.
Sheila Chandra first came to public attention as an actress, playing Sudhamani Patel in the BBC school drama Grange Hill.
As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon, and created a fusion of Western (synthpop) and Indian pop styles. The band consisted of Chandra, Steve Coe (who became the band's producer), and Martin Smith. Chandra and Coe later married. They made a lone album Third Eye in 1982 from which they had a surprise hit single "Ever So Lonely", which peaked at #12 in the UK. They followed-up with the single, "Shakti", which peaked at #41, but this was to be the band's final charting single. The album also includes a cover of The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows", featuring the distinctive EBow guitar sound of Bill Nelson.
However, resenting pressure from their record company over musical direction, Monsoon dissolved and Coe and Smith set about promoting Chandra as a solo artist on an...
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