Shara Nelson, born in London, England, in 1965, is an English singer and songwriter. She featured as a vocalist and co-writer with Massive Attack on their 1991 debut album Blue Lines, contributing to hit singles including “Unfinished Sympathy”, which peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and “Safe from Harm”, which peaked at number 25. Nelson restarted her solo career with the single “Down That Road”, which reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1993. Her debut studio album What Silence Knows (1993) reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart, earned Gold certification from the BPI, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 1994. The album also yielded the UK top-40 singles “One Goodbye in Ten”, “Uptight”, and “Inside Out”. In 1995, she released her second studio album Friendly Fire, which peaked at number 44 on the UK Albums Chart and featured the single “Rough with the Smooth”, reaching number 30. Nelson received BRIT Award nominations for Best British Female Solo Artist in 1994 and 1996. In 1998, she collaborated with Charles Webster's project Presence on the single “Sense of Danger”, which reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart.
