Born & raised in New York City, Michelle Valentine has been a part of the entertainment industry most of her life. As the only child of a single mother also in the business, Michelle spent much of her childhood in recording & rehearsal studios studying tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop & modern dance, as well as fencing, acting, piano, & music theory. At the tender age of 3, Michelle became a regular on Sesame Street. As an adolescent, she won numerous pageants and also began modeling and doing television commercials. During high school Michelle continued her pursuit by participating in all productions both on the stage and behind the scenes.

Michelle graduated Cum Laude from Marymount College where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech, Drama, & Communications, while minoring in Marketing & Creative Writing. As a writer, she has freelanced for several magazines, contributing stories on artists like the legendary Chuck D and the multi-platinum selling Destiny’s Child. As she cultivated her writing style, she began writing songs while also referencing, doing backgrounds and ghost vocaling for several artists. Beating out 100s of hopefuls, Michelle was chosen to help revive the group The Covergirls with her lead and background vocals. Although the group was already in existence prior to her arrival, Michelle gave the group new life as the new lead vocalist, helping them secure a recording deal with Sony’s Epic Records. With Michelle’s sultry rendition of the R&B classic “Wishing On A Star”, the group had a top 5 hit on Billboard and won a New York Music Award.

Having limitless aspirations, Michelle also co-hosted a nationally syndicated radio show called “The Coast to Coast Hip Hop Count Down”, where she conducted numerous on-air interviews with some of today’s hottest artists alongside the infamous "Uncle" Ralph McDaniels. She embarked on her career as an author and has recently completed her second novel (A Girl’s Gotta Eat, scheduled for release in October, 2007 by St. Martin’s Press) while her 1st book, entitled Nyagra’s Falls, published by Simon & Schuster, is currently in stores. She also co-authored the fictionalized autobiographical Insatiable – The Rise of a Porn Star, with adult film superstar, Heather Hunter.