Shela may refer to:
Shela (シェラ) is a Japanese Pop singer and actress made a debut under avex trax label. Before her career started, shela was the lead vocalist and saxophonist of the three member band FBI from 1997 to 1998. In 1999 she signed with avex trax, and embarked on a solo career. In 2004 she joined the band, sunny-side up, and split with the original line-up in 2005. As of 2009 shela has made her comeback currently signed to the indie label Rosso Records.
Shelah is the Latin transcription of two Hebrew names, sh-l-h (Hebrew: שֵׁלָה, Modern ela, Tiberian ēlāh ; Petition) and sh-l-ch (Hebrew: שֶׁלַח, Modern , Tiberian ). sh-l-h may also be transcribed as Shela.
Among early historical figures, this Hebrew name was used as a single name. For instance, the Biblical figures שלה ("Shelah" or "Shela") and שלח ("Salah" or "Shelah"),.
Another Hebrew name that has been rendered as "Shela" is שילא, as exemplified by the early Third Century Babylonian Rabbi Rav Shela
"Shelah" has also served as a pseudonym in the form of "Shelah haKadosh", referring to Isaiah Horowitz, a 16th-century Jewish mystic. In this case, the given name "Shelah" (של"ה) is a construct based on the initial letters of the Hebrew title of Horowitz' most influential work, Shenei Luhot HaBerit (שני לוחות הברית).
In modern times, "Shelah" (in the form sh-l-ch) has become a surname, as exemplified by Saharon Shelah (b. 1945 Jerusalem).
"Shela" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith, the fifth song on the band's 1985 album Done with Mirrors. The songwriting credits are credited to all members of Aerosmith. Both guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford take turns in soloing, with the main riff played by Brad Whitford.
Although "Let the Music Do the Talking" was the first track from the album to be released to United States radio stations (as a promo-only single) "Shela" was the album's first commercially released single in the US, reaching #20 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in late-1985.
Despite the song being released as a single in the US a music video was not created for it.