Born 16 August 1990 in Brussels, Vanessa Lesnicki known by her stage name Shay is a Belgian francophone rapper. She is the granddaughter of Congolese singer "Tabu Ley Rochereau". It is the latter who gives her , this nickname “Shay" which means She who brings light in yanzi (bantu language). This is also the person who introduced her to music. From her youngest age, Shay started skipping classes. From there, her parents sent her for a year to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to Djibouti in 2009. However, this will not prevent her from obtaining the Belgian equivalent of the baccalaureate as a free candidate. It was not until her twentieth birthday that the young woman opened up to music. Notably thanks to his brother Olivier, producer known as Le Motif. He composes many titles for her first album.one of the covers will await the ears of rapper Booba, then he will invite her for a collaboration in the song “Cruella”. But it was especially during the summer of 2016 that the song “PMW, P*ssy, Money, Weed", the first single from her album Jolie Garce which exploded her career. Shay finds herself at the heart of rumors that give her a bad buzz. From there, she took a musical break and confirmed her departure from her label 92i de Booba. After giving several clues about the name of his new album, Shay finally announces that it will be called "Antidote" and will be released in May 2019.
Furthermore, very interested in the world of fashion, she became the face of Puma in 2019, and also collaborates with the Burberry brand.
As a judge of talent and a lover of good music, Shay also does not hesitate to highlight and support young female rappers who are emerging on the French-speaking music scene. This attitude has earned her the recognition and respect of many artists and professionals in the field, who welcome her desire to actively participate in the development of a new generation of talented female rappers. She was notably a juror in the first two seasons of Netflix's rap-hook, New School.