Sheila Cecelia Escovedo
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Sheila Cecelia Escovedo, better known as Sheila E., is an American percussionist, singer, and songwriter renowned for her work with Prince and her pioneering role as a female drummer in pop and funk music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheila Cecelia Escovedo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9425649 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Cecelia Escovedo Context triple: [Sheila E., birthName, Sheila Cecelia Escovedo]
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A.
Marisol Maldonado
Marisol Maldonado is a former model and the wife of Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, known publicly for their long-term relationship and her influence on his personal and artistic life.
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B.
Consuelo Gómez
Consuelo Gómez is an actress best known for her role in Robert Rodriguez’s influential low-budget action film "El Mariachi."
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C.
Rosario Flores
Rosario Flores is a Spanish singer and actress known for her work in film and music, often associated with Pedro Almodóvar’s cinema and flamenco-influenced pop.
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D.
Adela Medrano
Adela Medrano is known as the former wife of acclaimed Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
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E.
Alma Delia Fuentes
Alma Delia Fuentes was a Mexican film actress known for her work in mid-20th-century cinema, particularly in socially conscious and neorealist-inspired films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Cecelia Escovedo Target entity description: Sheila Cecelia Escovedo, better known as Sheila E., is an American percussionist, singer, and songwriter renowned for her work with Prince and her pioneering role as a female drummer in pop and funk music.
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A.
Marisol Maldonado
Marisol Maldonado is a former model and the wife of Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, known publicly for their long-term relationship and her influence on his personal and artistic life.
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B.
Consuelo Gómez
Consuelo Gómez is an actress best known for her role in Robert Rodriguez’s influential low-budget action film "El Mariachi."
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C.
Rosario Flores
Rosario Flores is a Spanish singer and actress known for her work in film and music, often associated with Pedro Almodóvar’s cinema and flamenco-influenced pop.
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D.
Adela Medrano
Adela Medrano is known as the former wife of acclaimed Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
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E.
Alma Delia Fuentes
Alma Delia Fuentes was a Mexican film actress known for her work in mid-20th-century cinema, particularly in socially conscious and neorealist-inspired films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
George Duke
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Herbie Hancock ⓘ Lionel Richie ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ Prince ⓘ Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band ⓘ
linked to:
Ringo's All Starr Band
Santana ⓘ
linked to:
Santana (band)
The Revolution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Escovedo ⓘ |
| father | Pete Escovedo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
funk music
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popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin music
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R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| givenName | Sheila ⓘ |
| instrument |
congas
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drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ timbales ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
performed at the 2010 BET Awards Prince tribute
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performed with Prince on the Purple Rain Tour ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Prince
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pioneering role as a female drummer in pop and funk music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Love Bizarre
ⓘ
In the Glamorous Life (album) ⓘ
linked to:
The Glamorous Life
Romance 1600 (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Romance 1600
Sheila E. (album) ⓘ The Beat of My Own Drum (memoir) ⓘ The Belle of St. Mark ⓘ The Glamorous Life ⓘ The Glamorous Life (song) ⓘ
linked to:
The Glamorous Life
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| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
percussionist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| relative | Pete Escovedo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stageName | Sheila E. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheila Cecelia Escovedo Description of subject: Sheila Cecelia Escovedo, better known as Sheila E., is an American percussionist, singer, and songwriter renowned for her work with Prince and her pioneering role as a female drummer in pop and funk music.
Referenced by (1)
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