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Shamir Bailey Born C. 1994 Better Known By His Stage Name Shamir Is An American Singer And Songwriter From Las Vegas Nevada. His Début EP Northtown June 2014 Was Followed In 2015 By A Full-Length Album Ratchet. Shamir Is Known For His Androgynous Countertenor Voice. Radio.Com Wrote That His Singing Voice "like Joplin's Stops You In Your Tracks." Shamir Has Said That He Doesn't Mind Having His Voice Described As Androgynous But Notes That 'countertenor' Is The Correct Term "It's Not Feminine It's Not Masculine. It's A Happy Medium ... I Feel Like If The World Was More Like That Our Problems Would Be Gone." Critic Jamieson Cox Writing For Pitchfork Media Wrote "With A Piercing Countertenor Somewhere Between Prince Masquerading As Camille And The Cracking Adolescent Soul Of The Teenage Michael Jackson The 19-Year-Old North Las Vegas Native Dismantles The Expectations Maintained For Vocalists Based On Their Gender Demanding Instead That The Focus Be Placed On His Agile Fluttering Performance." Shamir's Style Has Been Described As A Distinctive Mix Of Disco And Funk With Hints Of Pop "laced With Old Skool House". Life & Soul Has Described Him As "a Dynamic Young Artist Who Successfully Adopts The Craft Of His Musical Heroes Michael Jackson And Prince." read less