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Che'Nelle Born 10 March 1983 Origin Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Genres R&B, dancehall, hip hop, dance, reggae, reggaeton, reggae fusion Occupations Singer-songwriter Years active 2006–present Labels EMI, Capitol Associated acts Cham, Colby O'Donis, Lecca, Shaggy Website Chenelle-World.com Cheryline Lim (born 10 March 1983) known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.
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1983-2005: Early life
Cheryline Lim was born 10 March 1983. She was born to a Bornean-born Chinese father, and a mother of a mixed of Indian and Dutch heritage. Born in Malaysia, Lim and her family moved to Perth, Australia when she was 10 years old,[1] As a child she gained the attention of her father after singing in his karaoke lounge, seeing her talent.[1] She later started writing and producing her own music in her home studio.[2] Sir Charles Dixon discovered her talents,[1] after she uploaded some of her music onto Myspace[2] Dixon took her material to Virgin Records and Virgin flew Che'nelle to New York at the end of 2005 to meet with representatives from the 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.[3] In Australia, she is represented by EMI.
2006-08: Things Happen for a Reason
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 25 September 2007 in Japan and 29 October 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 with the title of "DJ yang Ku Puja".
Also, She co-wrote Carmit Bachar's single "Fierce", Ricki-Lee's debut single "Hell No!" and Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe"
2009-present: Feel Good
Her second album was later confirmed and given the working title "Feel Good", named after the first single off the album.
The first single "Feel Good" from this album is strongly influenced by Reggae and Dancehall music just like her first single "I Fell In Love With The DJ" off her debut album (Things Happen For A Reason) which features Jamaican Dancehall artist "Cham". The music video for "Feel Good"[4] premiered online on 11 January 2010.[5]
The album "Feel Good" was released on 10 February 2010 in Japan via EMI Japan.
The album has so far garnered the singles 'Feel Good' and 'Missing'.
Discography
Main article: Che'Nelle discographyStudio albums
Year Album Peak position Sales and
certificationsJPN 2007 Things Happen for a Reason - Released: 25 September 2007
- Label: EMI/Capitol
- Formats: CD, digital download
12 2008 Things Happen for a Reason (Japanese Special Edition) - Released: 20 August 2008
- Label: EMI Japan
- Formats: CD, digital download
95 2010 Feel Good - Released: 16 February 2010
- Label: EMI Japan
- Formats: CD, digital download
41 2011 Luv Songs - Released: 20 July 2011
- Label: EMI Japan
- Formats: CD, digital download
3 178,576 Singles
As a lead artist
Year Single Peak positions[6][6][6][7][8][9][10][11] Album AUS
[12]U.S. Pop FRA Hungary Airplay JPN POR RO SWI UK 2007 "I Fell in Love with the DJ" 62 98 30 35 4 33 11 47 - Things Happen for a Reason "Hurry Up" 81 - - 19 15 - 83 - - 2008 "First Love" - - - - 51 - - - - 2010 "Feel Good" - - - - 29 - - - - Feel Good "Missing" - - - - - - - - 2011 "Baby I Love U" - - - - 3 - - - - Luv Songs As a featured artist
Year Single Album 2008 Sugar (Hydro featuring Che'Nelle) Crucial 2009 Tight (Peter Ram featuring Che'Nelle) 2009 Hold On Me (Israel featuring Che'Nelle) The Legacy 2009 Wish You Were Here (Mýa featuring Che'Nelle) Sugar & Spice Other album appearances
Year Title Album 2008 Scrambalen (Hydro featuring Che'Nelle) Crucial 2008 Young Boy (Messiahbolical featuring Che'Nelle) Throwaway Rhymes Pt. II (Mixtape) 2008 Before (Messiahbolical featuring Che'Nelle) Throwaway Rhymes Pt. II (Mixtape) 2009 Postcard (Lil' Eddie featuring Che'Nelle) City Of My Heart Awards and nominations
Year Award 2008 Japan Gold Disc Award win for Top New Artist.[13] References
- ^ a b c Air Bourne (13 February 2010). "Malaysian-born singer Che’Nelle is back with her second disk, "Feel Good"". The Bajan Reporter. http://bajanreporter.com/?p=8241. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Che'Nelle Music News & Info". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/che-nelle/discography/songs/873118#/artist/che-nelle/873118. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ Chandran, Sheela (25 July 2007). "Virgin deal for Malaysian-born singer Che'nelle". The Star Online (Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/25/nation/18393787&sec=nation. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
- ^ http://blog.thenext2shine.com/2010/music-video-chenelle-feel-good
- ^ "Artist - Che'Nelle". EMI Music Japan. 2010. http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/chenelle/. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ a b c "Chenelle and Cham - I Fell In Love With The Dj global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ Hungary Airplay Chart
- ^ Romanian Airplay Chart Issue 2/2008
- ^ Billboard Japan Hot 100
- ^ Billboard Pop 100
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100#/charts/japan-hot-100?begin=41&order=position
- ^ ARIA Chart Top 100 Singles Issue #922PDFAustralian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 March 2010
- ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2008.html
- Romero, Angie (15 May 2006). "Che'nelle". VIBE. http://www.vibe.com/music/next/2006/05/chenelle/. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
- "BigUpRadio :: Che'nelle". http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=7754.
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Singles Related articles Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Australian female singers
- Australian pop singers
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- People from Sabah
- Reggae fusion artists
- Rhythm and blues singers
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