Shannon Rae Bex (born March 22, 1980) is an American singer, reality show personality, professional dancer, and a member of the girl group Danity Kane.
The group was founded by P. Diddy through the MTV reality television series Making the Band 4. Danity Kane's debut album debuted at No. 1 on August 22, 2006, as did their second album Welcome to the Dollhouse on March 18, 2008. Shannon is also a member of the duo Dumblonde with fellow Danity Kane group member Aubrey O'Day.
Bex was born in Gresham, Oregon to parents, Pamela May Bex and Marshall A. Bex. Bex has an older brother, Marshall Lee Bex, who owns a video production company. She started dancing at the age of six and began training in ballet. A year later, she danced in The Nutcracker under James Canfield for the Oregon Ballet Theatre. It was not until the age of twelve that Bex started to train in other styles of dance like lyrical, modern, hip hop and jazz. Her family moved to Bend, Oregon for her high school years, where she attended Mountain View High School. In school, Bex was involved in drama, dance team, and choir. At 19, Bex learned more about performing with a group when she was a Portland Trail Blazers cheerleader. At age 22, Bex joined a cover band, and this was her first paid musical engagement.