In this task, you are given a context paragraph, a question based on that and corresponding answer of a question. Your task is to generate supporting fact/knowledge from context paragraph which helps in answering a given question.

Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined the American alternative/folk rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993. She has since released seven studio albums. Question: Was The Shins formed before Natalie Merchant left the rock band 10,000 Maniacs? Answer: no
She joined the American alternativefolk rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.