American R&B/Soul singer Sunshine Anderson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on June 7, 1974. She was discovered by a friend of producer/Soulife A&R Vice President Mike City after hearing Anderson humming while she waited in line at a cafeteria at North Carolina Central University, where she was an undergrad Criminal Justice student. Anderson went on to work with City for her next two projects.

Her debut album, Your Woman, which was released on April 17, 2001 on Atlantic Records. The album spawned two singles: “Heard It All Before” the hugely successful top ten US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart hit and the follow-up single, “Lunch or Dinner.”

Her sophomore effort, January 2007’s Sunshine at Midnight, released under Music World Entertainment. Three singles were released from the album. “Something I Wanna Give You,” which peaked at No. 80 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The Dr. Dre produced song, “Force of Nature” peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and the Raphael Saadiq helmed track “Wear The Crown.”

Anderson’s latest album, November 2010’s The Sun Shines Again, released by Verve Forecast. The album peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart on November 20, 2010.