Sunflower of Shade
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| Sunflower of Shade back in Spring 2012, a happy time. | ||
| Background information | ||
| Born | May 18, 1993 | |
| Origin | In A Field, United Kingdom | |
| Genre | Indie | |
| Years active | 2013-present | |
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Sunflower of Shade (born May 18, 1993) is a sunflower who throws shade at people. She is the cousin of Aurora Reed although people often mistake them for twins. She is often regarded as the world's sexiest sunflower, and has been voted #1 in FHM's sexiest sunflower competition from 2008-2009, 2011-2013. She came 2nd in 2010, loosing out to the Sunflower of Parade, a sunflower who was on Parade's tour bus. Shade's official debut single, "Stand Up For Sunflowers" became an instant hit, charting in the top ten within the UK.
Early life[edit | edit source]
1993-2012: Childhood[edit | edit source]
Born in a field, Sunflower of shade grew infamous in her field for shading the other flowers. The scarecrow, Albert, told her she was capable of so much more - and she moved on to the music industry.
Career[edit | edit source]
2013-present: Debut Era[edit | edit source]
Sunflower of Shade first burst onto the music scene on 26 February, 2013 after building a name for herself causing some beautiful moments in people's MSN conversations. She was due to release her AA side "Shade" / "Pray" as download only on 11 March, however Az never put her on. Disheartened, Sunflower of Shade's new single "Old Rapunxel" is due for release on 18 March on download. It premiered on 11 March and has been described by critics as "so ghetto, so shadeful". During the song's promotion, Sunflower signed to Bingo Records. The song was a success, debuting at #14 on the download chart, leading to Sunflower of Shade being allowed to release a second single. She has confirmed her second single is based on the charity single 'Stand Up For Cancer' however is named "Stand Up For Sunflowers" and will feature several artists. The artists known to be featured on the single are Vixen, Stacy Hart, Paige White, Caymon, Savana, Babycakes and Sexy Star. The song became a big success for sunflowers worldwide, charting within the top 10, at #8.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Sunflower of Shade is currently in a relationship with Sexy Star. Many people believe the track "He Want That (Pan)cake" was metaphorically written about Sexy's love for Sunflower. Sunflower has revealed she hopes to one day marry Sexy Star and become Sunflower of Sexy Star.
Popularity Outside of the UK[edit | edit source]
Sunflower of Shade also has a large fanbase outside of the fields of the UK. Azriel in Australia has topless posters of Sunflower all over his bedroom window. She ain't shading him.
Discography[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | UK | Download | Airplay | Certification | Sales | Album |
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| 2013 | Old Rapunxel | N/A | 14 | 62 | TBA | TBR | Shade |
| Stand Up For Sunflowers | 8 | 6 | 47 | TBA | 89,491 |
- "Old Rapunxel" was a download only single, therefore ineligible to chart on the official UK single charts.
