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Shangela
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Actor and performer, D.J. “Shangela” Pierce continues to climb in notoriety. Shangela recently completed a 184 city international tour to sold out audiences, and was included in the prestigious TIME 100 Next List from Time Magazine. Shangela starred in the scene-stealing role as Lady Gaga’s drag mother in the Academy Award winning film “A Star Is Born.”