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Che'Nelle

 
Artist: Che'Nelle
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Che'Nelle

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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Representative Albums: "Things Happen for a Reason," "Che'Nelle"

Biography

Che'Nelle Lim's stylistic versatility can be attributed to her passion for karaoke, which she began to love as a youngster growing up in the Kota Kinabalu village of Sabah, Malaysia. Karaoke helped her get through the culture shock of her family's relocation to Perth, Australia, and she took it singing a few steps further several years later by writing and producing some material of her own, which she put together in her home studio. She uploaded some songs to her MySpace page, catching the interest of longtime radio programmer and DJ Sir Charles Dixon. The Virgin label, impressed with her abilities and potential star power, signed her after Dixon arranged contact near the end of 2005. Things Happen for a Reason, released in 2007, featured productions from a diverse host of heavyweights -- including James Poyser, Sean Garrett, and Rich Harrison -- with each song either written or co-written by Che'Nelle. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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Che'Nelle
Born 10 March 1983 (1983-03-10) (age 26)
Origin Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Genres Pop, dancehall, hip hop, R&B, dance-pop, reggae, reggaeton, reggae fusion
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 2006–present
Labels EMI
Website Chenelle-World.com

Cheryline Lim (born 10 March 1983 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) also known as Che'Nelle is a R&B singer-songwriter and producer signed to Virgin Records America. Her father is a Borneon-born Chinese, and her mother is a mixed of Kadazan and Dutch heritage.[1]

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2005-present: Things Happen for a Reason

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. 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 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".

2008-present: Sophomore Album

Reportedly Che'Nelle is currently recording her sophomore album. Although yet to be confirmed because of the announcement of the single Razor with Grammy Award Nominated R&B Sensation Colby O'Donis has sparked these. The album is rumoured to be released towards late 2009 or early 2010.

Che'Nelle's debut cover album, Things Happen for a Reason

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions Sales and certifications
JPN
2007 Things Happen for a Reason
  • 1st studio album
  • 25 September 2007
 17

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions[2][3][2][4][2][5][6][7] Album
AUS 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 36 Things Happen for a Reason
"Hurry Up" 81 76 62 19 15 21 83 67 43
2008 "First Love" (Japan) - - - - 59 - - -
2009 "Razor/Stranger" (featuring Colby O'Donis) - - - - - - - -
2009 "Missing" (Japan) - - - - - - - -

Awards and nominations

Year Award
2008 Japan Gold Disc Award win for Top New Artist. [8]

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4261820976
  2. ^ a b c "Chenelle and Cham - I Fell In Love With The Dj global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  3. ^ Hungary Airplay Chart
  4. ^ Romanian Airplay Chart Issue 2/2008
  5. ^ Billboard Japan Hot 100
  6. ^ Billboard Pop 100
  7. ^ ARIA Chart Top 100 Singles Issue #922
  8. ^ http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2008.html

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Che'Nelle
Studio albums
Singles
"I Fell in Love with the DJ" · "Hurry Up" · "First Love"
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