The album reached number 115 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,200 records in its first week, and reached number twenty-four on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Shontelle's debut album, Shontelligence, was released on November 18, 2008. However, it was a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching the Top 10 there. "T-Shirt", Shontelle's debut single, was released in July 2008 and reached number thirty-six on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a moderate hit. The album's title was given to her by the album's engineer who used the word "shontelligence" as a joke after Shontelle and her producers were playing a game that involved making up words from her name. Shontelle began work on her debut studio album in early 2008, and completed the album in six months. While in high school, Shontelle participated in a group called Cadets in which she was a drill sergeant over Rihanna, which sprouted a friendship. Shontelle's aunt, Kim Derrick, a Caribbean singer, encouraged her to pursue singing. Shontelle has stated that she was highly athletic when she was young, participating in track & field while excelling in school. Shontelle was born in Saint James, Barbados, to Raymond and Beverley Layne, the oldest of three sisters.
Her second album, No Gravity, was released in September 2010.
She released her debut album Shontelligence in November 2008. Shontelle Layne (born October 4, 1985), better known by her first name Shontelle, is an R&B singer-songwriter from Saint James, Barbados.