Shontelle Layne's music career began in her closet, where she would sing to imaginary friends, until her mother told her she should sing in front of everyone. Growing up in Barbados, Shontelle was a straight-A student and top athlete who would sneak out to a recording studio in her spare time, following her passions for singing and songwriting. While studying to be a lawyer at the University of the West Indies, two songs Shontelle wrote became pop hits for local singers.
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Underwood graduated from Checotah High School in 2001 as salutatorian. After high school, she attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, graduating magna *** laude in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and an emphasis in journalism