Che'Nelle
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| Che'Nelle | |
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 Debut album of Che'Nelle
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| Born | 10 March 1983 |
| Origin |  Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Perth, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Pop, dancehall, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | EMI |
| Website | Chenelle-World.com |
Cheryline Lim (born March 10, 1983 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) also known as Che'Nelle is a pop/dancehall singer-songwriter and producer signed to Virgin Records America. She was born to a Chinese Malaysian father and Indian-Dutch mother.
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[edit] Biography
Born in the town of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah state of Malaysia, her most cherished hobby when she was young was karaoke. At the age of ten, Che'Nelle and her parents moved to Perth, Western Australia. She had some difficulties fitting in as the culture and pace of life was different to what she was used to. Again, she gravitated towards the karaoke scene. Karaoke provided her with somewhere to sing and hone her craft with no boundaries.[1]
She showed signs of lyrical and musical prowess when she improvised her own lyrics, ignoring the ones provided by the karaoke system in her father's karaoke lounge.[2]
At 14 she joined a Top 40 cover band and remained in it for 5 years.[3] At college, she learned to use music composition and editing tools[4], and went on to study music at degree level at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
After completing her degree, she was employed at a music publishing company as a staff songwriter. One of the songs she co-wrote 'Hell, No!' was chosen as the debut single of Ricki-Lee Coulter, a finalist in the second season of the Australian Idol competition. It scored Che'Nelle her first Australian top 5 hit as a songwriter, with an impressive 21-week run in the top 100 chart. [5]
While still working on her demo in her bedroom studio, Che'Nelle uploaded her recordings to her profile on MySpace; Sir Charles Dixon became her manager after listening to them.
Dixon took her material to Virgin Records and flew Che'nelle to Los Angeles at the end of 2005 to meet with representatives from label. The chairman of the label and longtime music business baron, Jason Flom, signed her immediately. Within two days, she had completed the deal and was marketed as a world-class artist.
Che'nelle worked as a promotions assistant before moving to New York in January after signing a six-album deal with Virgin Records America. In Australia, she is represented by EMI. She performed as the opening act on Kanye West's Australian tour in March 2006.
Her debut album Things Happen for a Reason was released on September 25, 2007 in Japan and October 29, 2007 in Australia.
The first single from this album was "I Fell In Love With The DJ" featuring reggae artist Cham. The song was also produced in Bahasa Malaysia version with the title of "DJ yang Ku Puja".
[edit] Discography
- Release Date: September 25, 2007
- Label: Capitol Records
- U.S. sales
- World Widesales:
- Chart: #17 (Japan)
- Singles: "I Fell in Love With the DJ" (#98 Billboard Hot 100, #4 Japan, #30 France), "Hurry Up"
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
- Romero, Angie. "Che'nelle", VIBE, 2006-05-15. Retrieved on 2006-05-30.
- Nand, Ashlene. "ALTERNATIVES -- Che'nelle: World View", AllHipHop.com. Retrieved on 2005-05-30.
- "Che'nelle's dream", NEWS.com.au, AAP, 2006-03-29. Retrieved on 2006-05-31.
- Chandran, Sheela. "Virgin deal for Malaysian-born singer Che’nelle", The Star Online, Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd, 2007-07-25. Retrieved on 2007-07-26.
- Omar, Aref. "Personality: Che'Nelle happens", Sunday People, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, 2007-10-31. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
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