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Vanessa Lesnicki (French pronunciation: [vanɛsa leniki]; born 16 August 1992 in Brussels), known by her stage name Shay (/ʃaɪ/, SHYE; French: [ʃaj]), is a Belgian francophone rapper. After a collaboration with Booba in 2011, she has released many songs, notably a hit with "XCII" on the record label 92i. Her debut album Jolie Garce was released on 2 December 2016 and was certified gold. Her sophomore album Antidote was released on 10 May 2019. Her third Studio Album Pourvu qu'il pleuve was released on January 19, 2024 under her own Label Jolie Garce Records. Her style is a combination of hip-hop, trap, urban pop and R&B. Previously signed to Capitol Music, now she is signed to Because Music, under her own Label Jolie Garce Records.

Shay
Born	(1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 32) Brussels, Belgium
Other names	Jolie Garce, JGG, Shay Izi
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2009–Present
Relatives	Tabu Ley Rochereau (grandfather)
Website	https://joliegarcerecords.com/

Early life

Shay was born in Brussels, Belgium. Her father is Belgian (whose father was a Polish Jew who married a Belgian), and her mother is Congolese. On her mother's side, Shay is the granddaughter of singer Tabu Ley Rochereau.

Musical career

In 2014, Shay joined the 92i label of her mentor Booba and released several singles like XCII and 1200. In early summer 2016, Shay released the first single from her album, entitled PMW, which was certified as platinum. On 7 October 2016, Shay released the music video of the song Biche from her album, which was viewed more than 7 million times. Her song Cabeza was released a few weeks late, and went on to be certified gold. On 17 February 2017, Shay released the music video of her single, Thibaut Courtois, dedicated to the goalkeeper of the Belgium national team with the same name. This song was also certified gold.

In 2018, Shay posted an extract from a track entitled Notif on social networks. She also unveiled her return to the studio with producers Heezy Lee, Junior à la Prod and Le Motif on Instagram. At the same time, Shay also collaborated with Jul on the track Pim Pom, taken from the latter's album Inspi d'ailleurs.

She made her comeback and released the track Jolie on 30 November 2018, accompanied by a video clip directed by Guillaume Doubet. On 11 January 2019, Shay released Cocorico, the second single from her new album, which she had previously announced would be released in 2019. On 22 February 2019, she released the track Notif, accompanied by a video clip that, like the video for Jolie, was directed by Guillaume Doubet. Her second album, Antidote, was released on 10 May 2019. On 1 July, she released the video for the song Liquide, a duet with French rapper Niska. The track was certified gold.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other charted songs

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

As featured artist

Filmography

Television

References

1. Le Monde: Shay, la "bad girl" du rap francophone (in French)
2. Obs: Rap cru et ambition assumée : le féminisme selon Shay (in French)
3. 20 minutes: Après cinq ans de travail, Shay sort son premier album «Jolie Garce» (in French)
4. "Musique – Shay : "J'ai une relation d'amour avec l'Afrique et la RD Congo, mon pays" – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
5. ^ "Shay discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
6. ^ "Shay discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
7. "Shay discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
8. ^ "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
9. "Top Singles (Week 41, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

• Belgian women rappers
• 1992 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Brussels
• Belgian people of Polish-Jewish descent
• Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent