Debra Lynn Shaw Debra Shaw Paris Singer/Poet of spoken words -Debra " Lynn" Shaw is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born into a musical family and sang gospel in the church choir from a very young age. She studied at the Settlement music school, in Philadelphia where she learned to play the violin, viola and cello. Always surrounded by music and singing with her sisters, Lynn's dream was to sing in Paris so she decided to enter a modeling competition, where she won first prize, a trip to Paris. Lynn's musical style IS a fusion of funk, blues, and gospel. "Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise." George Gershwin