Chemda Khalili
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| Chemda Khalili | |
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 ]Singing during a Conjure One show at the Red Room in Vancouver, 2005. Photo by Real / Law / World
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| Birth name | Chemda Khalili |
| Born | December 2, 1975 |
| Genre(s) | Pop/Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Dancer, Podcaster |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Website | www.chemda.com |
Chemda Khalili (born December 2, 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a New York based singer/songwriter. She was born to an Iraqi mother and Iranian father of Jewish descent.[1] In 1995 Chemda made her first professional appearance on well-known reggae artist Dr. Israel's second album.
In 1996 she toured as the lead singer and choreographer for the dance group Mighty Dub Katz, appearing on Canada's Much Music. During that same year Chemda was the vocalist of the hit song Where Did Your Love Go by Rhythm 544.
Between 1997 and 1999 Chemda received some airplay on WKTU (under the name Caprice) with There Goes Your Heart and sung with famed comedian Jeffrey Ross in an appearance on Comedy Central.
Chemda worked with Rhys Fulber (formally of Front Line Assembly), where she worked on the 2002 self titled album Conjure One. Chemda sings on four of Conjure One's tracks, and she co-wrote two of the songs (one of which was licensed to ESPN and played on its year-end sports program in early 2002, the other licensed to EA Sports for FIFA 2002. That same track, Redemption, was remixed by Max Graham and is being distributed on several records. Chemda has just completed a United States and Canadian tour as the solo vocalist for Conjure One. She was also involved in Under the Highway, a gypsy musical comedy by David Jenness, in which she choreographed the dance routines and musical numbers. She also had a starring role in the production.
In the spring of 2006, Chemda toured with Dreadtone International in Europe.
On episode 689 of Keith and the Girl Chemda stated that she did have musical projects in the future in mind. Including a solo career, and a one-woman musical about "orion" the god of houseplants.
On Chemda's website is a Single that (according the the website) is still a work in progress, The track is called Surrender, and is up for download. Was featured on the very first episode of Keith and the Girl
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With her partner Keith Malley, a standup comedian, and comedic author, she is the co-host of the Keith and The Girl talkshow, a top-ranking podcast since 2005.
