DeJanelle Lori Mercer (born April 13, 1975) is an American singer and dancer. She is best known for being part of the girl group Blue Sky.
Early life[]
Mercer was born on April 13, 1975 in East Orange, New Jersey. Her mother was African-American and her father was half-Mohegan and half-Chinese. Her mother had sung in a R&B vocal group named Wonder. She attended the Milton Hershey School, a private boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania for children in social and financial need. She was on the Milton Hershey gymnastics team and also attended music classes there.