 shannon brenda greene (born may 2, 1958), better known by the mononym shannon, is an american recording artist and singer of freestyle music and dance-pop music and songwriter. she is best known for her million-selling record single "let the music play". often she is considered the "international queen of freestyle." her albums include let the music play, released in 1984, followed by do you wanna get away in 1985 and love goes all the way in 1986. in 1999, shannon appeared in a segment of vh1's one-hit wonders, and returned to music with her fourth album, the best is yet to come, which was released in 2000. the album was followed by a compilation album released in 2004, let the music play: the best of shannon. shannon's most recent album is a beauty returns, released in 2007. ==biography== in 1983, shannon was enrolled at york college and toured with the new york jazz ensemble.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkfreestyle.com/freestyle/showthread.php?t=9913 |title=shannon -
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