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Sheila E.

real name Sheila Cecilia Escovedo

Oakland, United States · b. 1957-12-12

Sheila E. is credited on 1,282 releases across 261 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,282

Credits

261

Albums

5

Decades active

1,171

In collections

Biography

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American singer, songwriter, actress, percussionist, and drummer. Born: 12 December 1957 in Oakland, California, USA. Daughter of Pete Escovedo, sister of Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo, niece of Thomas Escovedo aka Coke Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo, Mario Escovedo and Javier Escovedo (all brothers of her father).
Please only use this artist name if credited as such on the release. If credited as Sheila Escovedo (or variation of) then use: Sheila Escovedo.

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Credited work

1,282 releases · 261 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 2,563
  • Other credits · 355
  • Production · 249
  • Engineering · 15

Studios: Paisley Park Studios · Sunset Sound · Capitol Studios · Mobile Audio

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