Adonis Shropshire
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taurian Adonis Shropshire |
| Also known as | Adonis |
| Born | November 1, 1977 |
| Origin | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | R&B, Hip hop, Pop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Phoenix Ave LLC., BeatStreet Inc., Bad Boy Records |
Adonis Shropshire or Adonis for short, (born November 1, 1977) is an American songwriter and record producer.
He has written and or produced singles including: Mariah Carey's "I Stay In Love", Usher Raymond's "My Boo", P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl (Part One)", "I Need a Girl (Part Two)", Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye", Ciara's "And I", Marques Houston's "Circle", Day26's "Since You've Been Gone", Enrique Iglesias's "Push", Ginuwine's "Last Chance", Beyoncé's "Summertime", and has helped compose "Lee Taemin's Play Me. Adonis has been professionally writing since 2001, receiving his first formal credit on 2001's "Walking On Sunshine" by Pop Music Icon Jennifer Lopez.
Adonis was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended the Chattanooga Phoenix III High School for the Performing Arts. While in middle school, he met Usher Raymond IV (the two would later form a group before Raymond's move to Atlanta). While frequenting a local studio he learned the art of creating songs, music production, using audio equipment, recording, as well as structuring and writing lyric melody. Currently Adonis is the CEO, and Founder of Beatstreet, Inc.
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