Chantel McGregor

Chantel McGregor
Background information
Birth name Chantel McGregor
Born Bradford, England
Genres Rock, blues, blues-rock
Occupation(s) vocalist, guitarist, songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Website www.chantelmcgregor.com

Chantel Dawn McGregor (born in Bradford, England) is a British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.

History

Chantel McGregor attended Leeds College of Music where she achieved a number of awards, including the Leeds College of Music Prize for Outstanding Musicianship. She gained a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music in July 2009, and has gone on to develop a career in the UK and international blues music scene, performing solo and with her band.

In 2011, she was voted "Young Artist of the Year" at the British Blues Awards,[1] and in 2012, she was voted "Best Female Vocalist" at the British Blues Awards.[2] In 2013 she won two categories, "Guitarist Of The Year" and "Best Female Vocalist", at the British Blues Awards.[3] and again won the "Guitarist Of The Year" category in 2014.[4]

Her debut album "Like No Other", released in 2011, was produced by Livingstone Brown,[5] who has worked with such artists as Ed Sheeran, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and Corinne Bailey Rae.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "2012 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "2013 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society.
  4. ↑ "2014 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society.
  5. ↑ Sleeves notes to Like No Other

External links

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