Though she sang in musicals and talent shows throughout her childhood, Charlotte, NC, native
Sunshine Anderson was discovered while she was waiting in line in a cafeteria at North Carolina Central University, where she earned a B.S. in criminal justice. A friend of producer/Soulife A&R Vice President
Mike City heard
Anderson humming while she waited and introduced her to
City. After she graduated from college,
Anderson moved to Washington, D.C., and took a government job in human resources, but eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where she worked with
City on her 2001 debut album
Your Woman and found a manager in critically acclaimed singer
Macy Gray.
Sunshine at Midnight followed nearly six years later. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide