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Chantal Claret 
Chantal ClaretBackground information Born February 21, 1982
Berkeley, California, U.S.Origin New York City, New York, U.S. Genres Indie rock, Power pop Occupations Singer-songwriter, actress Years active 2004–present Associated acts Morningwood Chantal Claret (born February 21, 1982) is an American singer/songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood.[1]
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Early life
Chantal Claret was born on February 21, 1982 in Berkeley, California.[2] She has spent most of her life in New York City, but has also lived in Texas. As a teenager, Claret was a promoter for several clubs in New York.[3]
Music career
Prior to meeting Pedro Yanowitz and starting Morningwood with him, Claret says she was attending film school with an eye on directing music videos.[4] She directed the Morningwood music video for "Take Off Your Clothes" & "Snobby Little Elf", as well as claymation video for "Little Hard On's" by The Left Rights . In 2002 Claret appeared in the short film, American Mod.[5] She is featured on the song "Wait (The Nexus)" by Mike Relm.[6] Now that Morningwood is on an indefinite hiatus, Claret states in her Twitter biography that she is working on some solo music work.[7]
Vocals
Claret performing in Orlando in 2006
Her singing style has been compared to singers such as Chrissie Hynde, Christina Amphlett, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson, and Beth Ditto.[8][9]
Personal life
Claret, along with Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge, wrote a monthly advice column called "Battle of the Sexes" in Alternative Press magazine for nearly 3 years, which was discontinued in the Winter of 2007.[10]
On January 18, 2008 she married Jimmy Urine (James Euringer), lead singer of Mindless Self Indulgence.[11][12] The couple founded a clothing company together called 'Tour Crush' [13]
References
- ^ Morningwood song credits, Allmusic
- ^ slashxmistress. "Hey Little Pretty With The Tattooed Skin: Chantal Claret".
- ^ Last.fm. "Chantal Claret's mini-bio".
- ^ Cutler, Vanessa, "Morningwood"
- ^ American Mod, Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Skullcandy. Mike Relm and Google present “Wait (The Nexus)”.
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/chantalclaret
- ^ Morningwood bio, Allmusic
- ^ Morningwood bio, MP3.com
- ^ CoreMusik. Thrice.
- ^ Morningwood Blog
- ^ Mindless Self Indulgence website
- ^ http://www.tourcrush.com
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- American female singers
- Musicians from California
- People from Berkeley, California
- Female punk rock singers
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