Born in 1966, London, Britain. Janet relocated to Jamaica at age three and grew up in the Aged Harbour Bay part of St. Catherine.

Following a customary path of many Jamaican performers, her vocals had been nurtured performing in the neighbourhood chapel choir. Although a reliable chorister, she was inspired by the US, R&B, pop and reggae hits that she performed in neighbourhood shows. In 1981 she moved in to the sound system circuit, forming an allegiance working with the St. Catherine-based Ghetto Sound, performing both as vocalist and in the DJ style. Her versatility obtained her notoriety and she demonstrated that she was similarly proficient at performing in stage shows.

Lee Davis relocated to the UK and her preliminary recording session emerged when she linked up with DJ Jah Walton through soundman Vego Wales. She was asked to talk on the number #1 hit for Style Records, ‘No Touch Me Style’, working with the DJ performing as Joseph Natural cotton. Although Lee Davis had not been credited on her behalf performance in the hit, she quickly obtained reputation with her solo hit for Flash, ‘Never Gonna Let You Go’.

 In 1987 she returned to Fashion for ‘Two Timing Lover’, while the B-side, ‘Call Me An Angel’, featured her DJ skills, recorded under the name of Shako Lee. The song was written by Philip Leo who also worked with her for the vocal/DJ release ‘I’m Gonna Make You Happy Again’ and ‘I’m In Love’. She also worked with High Power, resulting in the concurrent release of ‘Prisoner Of Love’. In 1990 she topped the reggae charts in combination with C.J. Lewis, performing a version of the 60s hit from Keith And Enid, ‘Worried Over You’. Lee Davis’ success led to a four-album contract with Island Records, and although no album surfaced, the label released ‘Spoilt By Your Love’ and ‘Pleasure Seekers’. The Island sessions were supervised by Barry Boom, who released ‘Just The Lonely Talking Again’, ‘Love Is Alive’, ‘Never Say Never’ and the classic ‘Hello Stranger’. 
Following from his success with Deborahe Glasgow, Gussie Clarke recruited Lee Davis to perform backing vocals on Cocoa Tea’s Authorised and released her solo hit, ‘Oops There Goes My Heart’. Following from her disappointing brush with the majors she returned to Fashion, secure in the knowledge that she could compete on the wider market while maintaining her credibility within the reggae community. 

By 1992 she dominated the UK lovers rock scene with a continuous profile on the reggae chart, including the hits ‘Ooh Baby Baby’, ‘Big Mistake’, ‘Ready To Learn’ and another chart-topper, in combination with Tippa Irie, ‘Baby I’ve Been Missing You’. Another DJ combination came with General Levy for a version of the 
Joya Landis Treasure Isle hit, ‘Moonlight Lover’. 

In 1994 her series of Fashion hits surfaced on Missing You, alongside an array of self-composed new tracks and has proved to be an all-time classic in the lovers rock genre. In 1995 she was awarded a number of accolades including Best Female Singer and Best UK Album by the British Reggae Industry and the Bob Marley Award for Best Female Singer by the Black Arts, Sports And Enterprise Awards. By 1997 her quest for international recognition was almost complete, having been described as the ‘queen’ of contemporary lovers rock. Her collaboration with Mr. G Spot, Wayne Marshall and Barry Boom highlighted her songwriting, singing and DJ skills, as well as consolidating her reputation for sheer hard work and professionalism.