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Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner Cover) By Shakella.D

Aint No Mountain (Tami Terrel & Marvin Gaye Cover) By Shakella.D & Brian Bennet

About Shakella.D

A versatile soulful songstress brining good vibes & energy to any occasion!

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Singer

London

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Shakella. D – is a versatile and experienced vocalist/ actress - currently playing young Diana in the Diana Ross Story 2024 – 2025 In The Name Of Love Tour. Shakella also works as an independent Tina Turner tribute act. She is the founder member of 7 piece band Duo Soul Live and is currently touring with 80’s soul band Change, known for hits like Change Of Heart & Searching (Luther Vandross). With over 20 years experiences in entertainment, Shakella has performed on a variety of stages from London theatres, festivals - to international concert halls in an assortment of productions including The Magic Of Motown, Soulsations, Soul Legends – providing BV’s for soul luminaries such as Gwen Dickey (Rose Royce) & The Drifters to name a few.

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5 out of 5

We just wanted to say thank you so much for all the effort you put into making our party a fantastic evening…as people were leaving, they were all thanking us for a great night and saying how fantastic you were. We hope an opportunity arise for our paths to cross again in the future. Craig & Sarah.

5 out of 5

Hi Shakella, Thank you for making our party so special 🎉. Was lovely meeting you and was thinking that maybe you should 'You and I' to your set list as you nailed it!

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Shakella.D's Song list

SONG LIST

Motown / Soul

• Motown Aint no mountain – (Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell)

• Your all I need to get by (Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell)

• My girl (The Temptations)

• My Guy (Mary Wells)

• Dancing in the street (Marva Reeves)

• Sugar Pie, I can’t help myself (Four Tops)

• Under the boadwalk (The drifters)

• All Night Long (Lionell Richie)

• Let’s stay together (Al Green)

• Midnight train (Gladys Night & The Pipps)

• Heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)

• Heard it through the grapevine (Gladys Night & Pipps)

• ABC (Jackson 5)

• I feel good (James Brown)

• September (Earth Wind & Fire)

• Young Hearts (Candi Stanton)

• Band of gold (Fredah Payne)

• Love Train (The O’Jays)

• Get Ready (The Temptations)

• I’m gonna’ make you love me (Diana Ross & The Temptations)

• Move on up (Curtis Mayfield)

• It’s your thang (The Isley Brothers)

• Shake Your Body Down (Michael Jackson)

• Blame it On The Boogie (Michale Jackson)

• PYT (Michael Jackson)

• Signed, sealed, delivered (Stevie Wonder)

• Uptight (Stevie Wonder)

• Rescue Me (Fontella Bass)

• R.E.S.P.E.C.T (Aretha Franklyn)

• Think (Aretha Franklyn)

• Reach Out & Touch (Diana Ross)

• Love Hangover (Diana Ross)

• The Boss (Diana Ross)

• Reflections (Diana Ross)

• Can’t Hurry Love (Diana Ross)

• Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson)

• Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

• Reach Out (Temptations)

• Papa Was a Rolin Stone (Temptations)

• Gimmie Some Lovin (Blues Brothers)

• Uptight (Stevie Wonder)

• Proud Mary (Tina & Ike Turner)

• Twist & Shout (Isley Brothers)

• Never too much (Luther Vandross)

• Twist & Shout (Isley Brothers)

• Do you love me (The Contours)

• Shake your tailfeather (Ray Charls)

• ABC (Jackson 6)

• Best Of My Love (Emptions)

• This Will Be

• Stop the love you save (Jackson 5)

• Stop In the Name of Love

• Can’t Hurry Love

• I’ll Be There (5)

• I’m coming Out (Diana Ross)

• Try a little tenderness (Teddy Pendergrass)

• What you wone do for love (Boby Caldwell)

• You to me are everything (The Real Thing)

• Proud Mary (Tina & Ike Turner)

• Come together (Tika Turner & Ike Turner)

• If I was your woman (Gladys Night & The Pipps)

• Pappa Was a Roling Stone

Funk & Disco

• Celebration (Kool & The Gang)

• Good Times (Chic)

• Freak Out, Le Chic (Chic)

• September (Earth Wind & Fire)

• A night to remember (Shalamar)

• Kiss (Prince)

• Jamaica Funk (Kool & The Gang)

• Mustang Sally (The Commitments)

• Pappas got a brand new bag (James Brown)

• I feel good (James Brown)

• Sex Machine ( James Brown)

• Le Freak (Chic)

• Good Times

• Ladies Night (Kool & The Gang)

• Don’t mess with my man (Lucy Pearl)

• Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)

• Work it out (Beyonce)

• Car Wash (Rose Royce)

• Crazy in Love (Beyonce)

• It’s Your thing (The Isley Brothers)

• Don’t stop till you get enough (Michael Jackson)

• Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

• Best of my love (The Emotions)

• Move on up (The Isley Brothers)

• Give me (Jill Scott)

• Got me working Day & Night (Michael Jackson)

• The Clean-up Woman (Betty Wright)

• I can’t stand the rain (Tina Turner)

• Ain’t nobody (Chaka Khan)

• I’m thinking of you (Sister Sledge)

• Somebody Elses guy (Jocelyn Brown)

• We are family (Sister Sledge)

• I feel for you

• I’m every Woman

• Before I Let Go Franky Beberly / Maze

• Upside Down

• Give me the night

• Roses are red

• I’ll take you there (Staple Sisters)

• Candy Rain

• Let me love you

• Can we talk

• Outstanding

• You don’t know my name

• I used to love you – (John Legend)

• Family Afair

• Creep

• No Scrubs

• Real Love

Pop / Party Anthems

• Put a ring on it (Beyond)

• Marry you (Bruno Mars)

• Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)

• Return of the Mac (Marc Morrison)

• Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)

• Fill me Up Butter Cup (The Foundations)

• Vallerie (Amy winehouse)

• Happy (Pharell)

• Finally (CC Peniston)

• Senorita (Justin Timberlake)

• All for you (Janet Jackson)

• Murder on the dancefloor (Sophie Ellis Baxter)

• I wanna dance with somebody (Whitney Houston)

• Don’t go chasing waterfalls (TLC)

• Rather be (Clean Bandit / Jess Glynne)

• Forget you (Ceelo Green)

• Up all night to funky (Daft Punk)

• Nutbush City (Tina Turner)

• Simply The Best (Tina Turner)

• I will survive (Gloria Gainor)

• Proud Mary (Tina Turner)

• The shoop shoop song, Its in his kiss (Cher)

• Hey Yall

• Killing me Softly (Fugees)

• American Boy

Reggae/ Dancehall

• Murder she wrote

• Here I come

• Three Little birds (Bob Marley)

• 56th Street

• No No No (Dawn Penn)

• I’m still in love with you (Sean Paul)

• Silly Games (Janet Kay)

• Jammin (Bob Marley)

• Here Comes The Hot stepper (Ini Kamoze)

• Shape of you (Ed Sheran)

• She’s Royal

• Could you be Loved

• No woman no cry

• Hurt So Good

Afro Pop

• Water (Tyler)

• Essence (Thems)

•

House & Garage/ Dance

• I love days like this

• I Heard You Say

• Sweet Like Chocolate

• Body Groove

• Finally

• Closer Than Close

• Make your body. Let your body groove

• Gypsy Woman

• Body Groove

• Show me love

•

Jazz / Scat

• Lets Call The Whole Thing Off

• Do For Love

• Fever

• My baby just cares for me

• Get Here

RNB / NEO SOUL

• Its not right but its okay

• My Love is your love

• Saving All My Love

• Doo Wop (Lauren Hill)

• Sunny Music Soulchild

• Hold On (En Vogue)

• Hey DJ (Zhane)

• Candy Rain

• Can We Talk (Tevin)

• Let Me Love You

• Shackless

• Love Like This

• Ready or Not (Fugees)

• Killing Me Softly (Fugees)

• Breath (Blue Cantrel / Sean Paul)

• Just Friends (Music Soul Child)

• Just You and Me (Tony Tony Tone)

• Tell me if you want me to

• Call Tyrone

• Getting in the Way

• Golden

• Give me

• On and On

• Bag Lady

• Sweet Thing

Motown Soul selection

1. Rescue Me (Fontella Bass)

2. I’m coming Out (Diana Ross)

3. Balme it on the Boogie (J5)

4. I want you back (J5)

5. Love Train (O’Jays)

6. Dancing in the street (Marva & the Vandellas)

7. Baby Love (Dianna Ross/ Supremes)

8. Come See about me (Dianna Ross/ Supremes)

9. Heatwave (Marva & the Vandellas)

10. Respect (Aretha)

11. We are family (Sister Sledge)

12. Thinking of you (Sister Sledge)

13. Car wash (Rose Royce)

14. Jimmy Mac (Marva & the Vandellas)

15. Young hearts

16. Signed Sealed (Stevie Wonder)

17. I’m Every woman (Chaka Khan)

18. I wanna dance with somebody

19. Can’t hurry love

20. Stop in the name of love

21. Nutbush City Limits (Tina)

22. Proud Mary (Tina)

23. I feel Good (James Brown)

24. My guy (Mary Wells)

25. Postman (The Marvelettes)

26. Stop the love you save

27. I’ll be there

28. Where did our love go?

29. River Deep mountain high

30. I can’t stand the rain

31. Lets stay together

32. Nowhere to run (Marva & The Vandellas)

33. I will survive

34. Say a little prayer (Aretha)

35. Midnight train (Glady’s Knight)

36. Aint no mountain

37. Band of Gold

38. Sugar Pie

39. Do you love me

40. Chain of fools

41. Until you come back to me

42. Aint Nobody

44. I’m coming out

45. Disco Inferno

46. Lady Marmalade

Funk / Disco

1. Le Freak

2. Upside Down

3. Work it out (Beyoncé )

4. Jamaica Funk

5. Mesmorised

6. Papa's got a brand new bag

7. Ladies Night

8. Don’t mess with my man

9. Uptown Funk

10. Carwash

11. Crazy in love

12. Pappa was a rolling stone

13. One Nation Under a groove

14. It’s Your thing

15. Don’t stop till you get enough

16. Superstition

17. Move on up

18. Give me

19. Got me working Day & Night

20. The Clean-up Woman

21. I can’t stand the rain

22. Hot stuff

Jazz / RNB

1. Smooth Operator

2. Your love is king

3. God bless the child

4. Miss Celiie Blues

5. There is no greater love

6. These are my favourite sings

7. Fly me to the moon

8. Fever

9. Them there eyes

10. Giving him something he can feel

11. Love is in need

12. Things we do for love

13. Sweet Thing

14. Best Part

16. Saving all my love

17. Smooth operator (Sade)

18. Long Walk - ( Jill Scott)

19. On and On ( Eryka Badu)

20. Next time lifetime

21. Golden

22. Moondance

23. Stronger than me ( A Winehouse)

24. I’m no good (A Winehouse)

25. No no no you don’t love me

26. My baby just cares ( Nina Simone)

27. summertime

28. I just wanna make love to you

29. Ordinary people

30. Tyrone

31. God bless the child

32. Miss Celies Blues

33. There is no greater love

34. Fly me to the moon

35. Fever

36. Them there eyes

37. Giving him something he can feel

38. Love is in need

39. Things we do for love

40. Sweet Thing

41. Best Part

House / Dance / Pop

Finally

Show me love

Hey Hey

Deeper Love

Gypsy woman

Horney

We found love

Juice

Without you (Lady Ga ga)

Shakella.D's Prices

Last updated: 2026

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£437.50
Up to 1 hour	£625
Up to 2 hours	£875
Up to 3 hours	£1187.50

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I understand that plans can be subject to change and try to offer as much flexibility where I can in order to ensure that your needs are met and the event goes as smoothly as possible.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, iPod /DJ service can. D added for an additional £100.

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually require approx 45 mins to 1 hour to set up and do a quick sound check.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Set lists are tailored to your needs and requirements, so we can definitively have a two-way discussion about what will work best for your event.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Unless I’ve been requested to use the in-house equipment at a venue, I bring everything that I need to perform.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes I’m happy to learn a specific song for the event, given enough notice. There will be a small fee of £30 applied to the booking to cover time for learning / rehearsal.

Musicianship

Genres:

Soul, Funk, Christmas, Musical theatre, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1950s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Jazz, Blues, Pop, R&B, Motown, Disco, Covers, Tribute, Ska, House, Garage

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Instruments:

Singer, Singer (mezzo soprano), Singer (alto)

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding proposal, Church service, Funeral / Memorial service, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Christmas party, Birthday party, New Year's Eve, Recording session, Concert, Theatre / Show, Cruise

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Other skills:

Songwriter, Actor

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