Lisa McLean aka Anishja aka Shay

 

Born 1966, Inglewood, California. Raised in Malibu, CA. Pursued acting as a teenager, later pursued singing and songwriting. First album in 1990 with the group, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The Rainbow Girls\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" for which she was the lead singer.  Anishja co-wrote 8 of the 10 songs on the album, one of which went #1 in Philadelphia and Hawaii ("Make Your Move for Love").  Jennifer Batten (lead guitar), who toured with Michael Jackson on his "Bad" tour, played lead guitar on the album's single, "My Only Lover".   Don Boyette (bass), contributed to the album as well and has toured with Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, among others.  Ricky Timas (producer), produced all but two songs on the album and has produced and written for such acts as New Edition and Klymaxx, among others.  Anishja changed her first name to 'Shay' in 1998 and is currently living with her partner, Sugar McLean (McClaran).