Elisabeth Withers is an American jazz/R&B singer. Withers was born in Joliet, Illinois, and studied at the Berklee College of Music and then at New York University. [1] She sang as a backup vocalist for Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez, among others, and released several dance singles under the name Elle Patrice , including "Rising" and "Emotions". After hearing these singles, Nick Ashford asked her to audition for a Broadway production of The Color Purple , where she won the part of Shug Avery. In 2007, she released a full-length album on Blue Note Records.

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Discography

• It Can Happen to Anyone (Blue Note Records, 2007) U.S. Heatseekers #7, U.S. R&B #32 ^[2]

• "Be With You" (2006) U.S. R&B #43 ^[3]
• "Simple Things" (2007) U.S. R&B #53

References

1. Elisabeth Withers at Allmusic
2. Billboard, Allmusic
3. Singles, Allmusic