Shura

About Shura

Alexandra Lilah Denton, better known by her stage name Shura, is an English singer, songwriter and producer. Shura had been a promising footballer in her youth and played for Manchester City from under 11 to under 16 level. However, she decided to choose music over a football career and formed a band with guitarist Patrick Duncombe and collaborated with producer Hiatus (Cyrus Shahrad) during her studies. Shura then decided to assume creative control over the production of her music and during night shifts at her workplace (a video editing facility), she watched YouTube tutorial videos on how to use music production software. Her first own single Touch, co-produced with Joel Pott of Athlete, drew positive notice from internet blogs during early 2014; Shura co-directed and edited its music video herself. Two other singles, Just Once and Indecision, followed the same year and she produced also a remix of Jessie Ware's single Say You Love Me. She released her single 2Shy in March 2015, followed by White Light and a performance film titled Three Years in June 2015. An EP titled White Light was released in the United States in July. The same year, Shura performed at music festivals including Bestival, Festival , and Latitude. Her debut album Nothing's Real was released on 8 July 2016 and reached No. 13 in the US charts. Shura is signed to Universal Music Publishing Group in the United Kingdom.