Having grown up in the spotlight, singer/songwriter and
actress Shay Astar is best known to audiences worldwide
as "August" on four seasons of award-winning sitcom
"3rd Rock From the Sun", and "The Imaginary Friend"
on "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Her impressive
acting resume also lists roles on hit TV series "China
Beach" (her first role at age 7), "ER" and "Cold Case",
and in feature films "Earnest Scared Stupid" and cult
hit "The Lost".
In the 2000's, Shay started making her mark as a
musician, as part of the electro-folk duo Uffie, as a demo
singer for Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, and as a solo
artist, recording her own original folk songs. She has been
the headliner of charity concerts in Central Park, at the
Salt Lake City Salt Palace, and in front of thousands
on a charity cruise for terminally ill children.
Having completed her first solo album; "Blue Music",
to be released in late 2010 on GB Records, Shay Astar
is wowing audiences all around with her brand of
soulful folk, graced with the unmistakable sound of her
rich, melodious vocals, her effortless, strong stage
presence and naked lyricism showing profundity
beyond her years.