“Michelle Harrison-Timol, aka Shelly Thunder” was born on February 23rd in Kingston Jamaica. She attended the Harbour View Primary and Excelsior High Schools before migrating to New York City in 1980. Known as a tomboy, and hanging out with the boys in Brooklyn, she began deejaying in 1985 and her first single, Shock mi a Shock became an instant # 1 on the US reggae charts.