Background
Sharron Levy was born in Haifa in Israel and grew up in Tel Aviv. At the age of nine she relocated with her mother and brother to London, England.
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Following Carmel College, Levy completed a performing arts course in Henley College which inspired her to learn more about the production side of the arts and she moved to Newcastle upon Tyne to study Music Production.
Career
In 2011 she reached the semifinals of the German television show Originally she was established as a rock singer in the band Super Massive Object and later in Captive Audio. After attending a Jewish primary school in London, she went on to a Jewish boarding school Carmel College in Oxfordshire where she stayed until the age of sixteen. Levy"s first band was One Drop, an already established band searching for a singer.
She spent two years with the band performing shows around the Newcastle area.
One Drop"s drummer, Andy Walker and Levy left One Drop in order to form a new band - Super Massive Object (SMO). SMO gave Levy a chance to write and perform her own songs and co-write with Walker.
After four years and a number of line up changes, Super Massive Object split up. A short while later Levy joined Anthony Bye (bass) and Paul Kirk (drums) who were seeking a singer.
The trio became Captive Audio with Levy playing guitar and singing lead vocals.
Captive Audio performed across the United Kingdom and recorded an album: Visceral. The band relocated to London to build on their growing success. The band split shortly after and the album was never released although some of the tracks are still available as free downloads on the band"s website.
Levy auditioned for the casting show in July 2011.
She attended the Munich auditions and was then invited to the "blind auditions" where she was selected into Nena"s team Levy qualified for the live shows where, in February 2012, she reached the semifinals with the best eight participants.
Her appearances on the show resulted in two minor hits in the German charts, one a cover, the other her own composition “Drowning”. In September 2012 Sharron was supported by ex SMO drummer Jae Brooks and bass player Keith Mills on a 16 date tour of Germany.
In 2013 Levy released her first album “Rough_Ready” which failed to chart.
In October 2014, Levy released a new track, “Punk Thursday”, as a precursor to an expected second solo album.
Membership
The album had contributions from several members of Nena’s band, Levy being the support act at a number of Nena’s concerts throughout 2013 and 2014.
