Sheila Sondergard was born in Seoul, South Korea on April 24, 1980. She was raised in Maui, Hawai'i, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Central America. A tale of events triggered her passion for music at the age of six. Sheila’s life stories would eventually evolve into words on paper and notes in the air. It was then that her life started to make sense. Sheila’s music became the only reliable source of comfort for her and she never took it for granted.