PrideFest St. Louis 2012

Shelby Lynne
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since I Am Shelby Lynne was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity....

Kristine W
A former Miss America contestant with real vocal talent, Kristine W. became one of the hottest dancefloor properties during the mid-'90s, with several singles featuring her incredibly soulful voice which topped the dance charts and placed high on the pop charts through most of Europe....

Margaret Cho
Parents emigrated from Korea to the Polk-Haight area of San Francisco in 1964. Began stand-up at age 16 in a comedy club named The Rose & Thistle which was located above a bookstore run by her parents....

Frenchie Davis
Vocalist Frenchie Davis rose to notoriety (if not quite fame) when she was unceremoniously booted from the American Idol cast in 2003, having been disqualified after topless photos of her younger self appeared on the Internet....

Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox (Lucy) A multi-platinum selling and a multi-talented entertainer, Cox has conquered the R&B and pop charts, including six top-20 Billboard R&B singles, an impressive eleven #1 hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart and the lead role in Elton John and Tim Rice's Broadway musical, Aida....