Sheila Savithri Elizabeth Chandra (born 14 March 1965) is a retired English pop singer of Indian descent.
After a creative split with Martin Smith, Chandra released three albums on Peter Gabriel's Real World label — Weaving My Ancestors' Voices (1992), The Zen Kiss (1994), and ABoneCroneDrone (1996).
[1] In the 1990s Chandra decided, having been a studio artist exclusively, to give concerts for the first time, and concurrently released a trilogy of albums on Peter Gabriel's Real World label.
[3][4] In 1990, Chandra interrupted her sabbatical to record a single, "Raining", with the folk-synth band Ancient Beatbox, which also appeared on its self-titled album.
In 2002 she performed a song titled "Breath of Life" (retitled "The Grace of Valar" in its 2006 release)[6] with Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers soundtrack.
In 2009, Chandra began experiencing symptoms of what was eventually diagnosed as BMS (burning mouth syndrome), as a result of which she is unable to sing, speak, laugh or cry without suffering intense pain.
She turned her attention to writing self-help books, the first of which, Banish Clutter Forever – How the Toothbrush Principle Will Change Your Life, was published in 2010.