Shawntay Dalon, her six sisters and two brothers were born to Elijah & Marie (deceased) and were raised on the east side of Detroit, Michigan. Shawntay and her twin sister attended the Detroit High School for the Fine & Performing Arts. Shawntay majored in Drama. Her twin Janay, majoring in Music. This was the same high school that her childhood inspiration "Aaliyah " attended. Shawntay graduated from Finney High School and went on to attend Wayne State University with a major in Speech Communications and Theater.