Sharissa

From childhood, Motown's Sharissa wanted to carve a place for herself in the world of music. The dream was strong from the age of seven, prompting her to sing at home in Brooklyn, where she was born, and in the Bronx, where she grew up. Her enthusiasm was such that her dad gave her the nickname "Little Stevie Wonder." In New York's Edenwald Projects, she belted it out for neighbors. By junior high ...more