35 Comments Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Che’nelle
The Australian songstress has hit U.S. shores with her barely there underwear and kinky foreplay. Now those are customs!
Che’nelle loves it Down Under. Not in the perverted sense, though—Capitol Records’ new progressive pop tart is Australia’s finest export since Kylie Minogue.
Raised in Perth, the soundtrack to the 24-year-old’s youth was far from Wiggles-like kiddie trash. Her ears were open to various forms of music, particularly Caribbean rhythms.
Fortunately, airfare isn’t necessary to wind up alongside Che’nelle. Since relocating to New York City in early 2006, the slender singer/songwriter has been pulling studio all-nighters to complete her diverse debut, Things Happen For a Reason. Gaining inspiration from Whitney Houston’s pre-narcotics catalog, Che’nelle hopes her sound gathers a few fiends. Once word of her underwear preference gets out (hint: “Thong Song”), however, craving “crack hits” will take on a whole new meaning.
Born in Malaysia; raised in Australia. How the hell did you get into reggae/dancehall?
I went looking for something different. Reggae didn’t actually come to Australia until, like, five years ago, but it was so underground. A DJ over there introduced me to it. More hip-hop clubs mix [their music] with reggae; they never used to do that, and now there’s dancehall clubs, as well. So in the span of six years, it just exploded.
Your love of music started way before you claimed Aussie, though, right?
Yeah. When I was in Malaysia, I was like 4, and I remember watching the Grammy Awards and seeing Whitney Houston singing “One Moment In Time.” I thought it’d be cool to do that. My mom told me that I made her rewind it over and over. My dad had a karaoke bar, and I would go there on the weekends. What’s funny was that I didn’t really grow up with lullabies.
No lullabies? Damn, they cut your childhood shorter than Gary Coleman.
I did have some lullabies! I just didn’t sing many of them. Before I’d go to sleep at night, my mother would sing a new song [for me] to perform at the karaoke bar. The first song she taught me was “Sad Movies.” Back then, I didn’t know what it meant, but now that I look back, the lyrics were about this chick who was supposed to go to the movies with her man, but he canceled. So she went to the movies anyway, and there he was with another girl.
Thus automatically making every man in your life a scumbag, huh?
[Laughs] No!
So what’s your current status—taken or single as a dollar bill?
I’m single. Very single.
Very nice. What happened with your last relationship?
I broke up with him when I was, like, 21. He was the producer that I first worked with, and that got me inspired. So it was definitely a “piece of my heart was gone” kind of thing… He was nine years older than me, so there was the age difference as well—I was just a kid then. I had ambitions, and I had goals that I wanted to get to, and so did he. He knew that if I was to stay with him, I wouldn’t be able to take off.–Damien Scott
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35 Responses to “Che’nelle”
09.4.07 at 5:56 pm
chad says:
chenelle is super sexy.. but this single is garbage. the beat is hot but the lyrics could have been better. www.myspace.com/chad8353
09.5.07 at 8:31 pm
shronda reeves says:
hate it, you wont catch me bumping that shh in my car, but she cute song…….mess….
09.6.07 at 3:15 am
geewizz says:
She is sexy, looks good but not feeling the tune.
09.7.07 at 7:26 pm
T says:
too bad my media dont work on my computer since i have a virus, so i cant hear the song, but she’s alright looking :-)
09.10.07 at 2:14 am
ACE says:
Baby girl is oh so sexy! I like tha song and video as well.
09.10.07 at 8:05 pm
J-getta says:
i like da beat and she sexy and all and cham is hot wit da lyrics but the song is aight i heard betta. holla
09.13.07 at 8:36 pm
Chris says:
Che’nelle’s hot — I skipped the video however based on everyone’s comments. Might have to listen to it later on sometime.
09.16.07 at 1:58 pm
Mister Ray Z says:
nice body-average looking face
09.24.07 at 8:03 pm
DantheMan says:
This song is hella weak.
09.27.07 at 1:21 am
monica says:
LUV DIZ SONG N NICE BODY,M IN LUV WID A DJ 2!!!!!!
09.27.07 at 5:40 am
Malaysian Soul: Che’Nelle. « 生きのいい says:
[…] King. […]
10.2.07 at 3:16 pm
george says:
i love you
10.3.07 at 6:02 pm
ClarkKent23 says:
You think that Che’Nelle is a catch. Check out Ms. Persian! http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/brains-beauty/id.36/title.persian
10.4.07 at 11:18 pm
ashlito says:
this chick is a moron. reggae only 5 years ago in Oz?????/??/
ignorant teeny bopper….
reggae been large on the East Coast of Australia since the 70’s in all forms.
funny how some youngsters think the world didn’t exist before them.
check it a big west indian community over here and also lots of others into reggae(pacific islanders, latinos etc.)
10.9.07 at 3:25 pm
chuizy says:
u dudes r off da hook.she’s fine,finer n smokin
10.9.07 at 5:44 pm
Che’nelle says:
Im the finest bitch on here you other hoes are sad.
10.13.07 at 8:01 pm
dah boomtiing u get mee says:
i fell in with the dj BIG TUNE BIG TUNE PULL IT UP BABY CHAM TUNEE WHEEEEEEEL
10.16.07 at 1:03 pm
smooth( Ceo)cali's finest says:
cograt’s chenelle on ur muszic and modeling!!
maybe in tha B.I.G’s we can network together. we’ll talk , I promise ,well maybe if i have
time just kidding.
u are a special yung lady..
i supported u know u support me.
10.25.07 at 2:17 pm
Facedanation says:
Chenelle that was a good look. Nice club banger! I can see you going places.
10.31.07 at 6:18 pm
ClarkKent23 says:
I think Essence Natae is better looking… http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/brains-beauty/id.40/title.essence-natae
11.7.07 at 6:10 pm
John K says:
She’s hot and sings hotter - ya haters need to realize she’s genuine!
11.13.07 at 4:56 pm
Cedrick says:
she is hot and can sing that makes her hotter.
11.13.07 at 9:28 pm
hiphop videos says:
I think she cool, nice tune its ok
12.4.07 at 11:36 am
Tuff Tony says:
Datz A nice dancehall banger. I hope I be the DJ she fall in love with cheyeah!!!
12.7.07 at 5:43 pm
d.l.d says:
that video and somg is hot i wanna hear the whole album
12.27.07 at 12:17 am
Big Morg -"The Profit" says:
I wonder who she slept with to get this video.
On the cool thou nice beat and concept — lyrics need work.
01.9.08 at 9:30 am
JCosta says:
OK, she can’t sing like Alicia Keyes, but she’s damn fine.
01.16.08 at 5:05 pm
Dun says:
She iight…
02.8.08 at 2:36 am
Bella says:
Can’t stand her - end of story.
02.15.08 at 10:18 pm
perth says:
I remember going to reggae clubs in Perth in the 90’s…..seems pretty pretentious
02.28.08 at 7:55 pm
Desziie says:
I heard dis song last yr but dis my song! And she’s pretty! no homo
04.12.08 at 6:35 pm
yahooredland says:
snapping neighborhood I go back the dead in many plants Now, A huge
12.23.08 at 11:52 pm
milo says:
I LURRRRRRRRVE HER!!!!
i aint fond of her tunes though she still sexy as hell
12.24.08 at 1:47 pm
bless says:
ummm yea well if you can’t be creative just jack some jamaican music. from reggaeton to this garbage come on! come out with some Australian music sing about kangaroos or dingos or something dont Jack Jamaican music and ontop of that make it sound like shit! Girl alright looking but she flat chested and shes Malaysian if Australia doesnt have any form of music then sing Malaysian music. This shit gone back from Dancehall artist Sean Paul blowing up in my opinion BUT Sean Paul is from Kingston Jamaica born and raised so it’s understandable why he is the way he is. Che’nelle has no ties to jamaica or the west indies for that matter this shit is what makes me sick. Realistically where is she going to go with this music when people start asking her questions what she gonna say oh i was watching Whitney Houston then i got inspired to become a dancehall artist. This shit is purely “INDUSTRY Driven” I see Che’nelle the way I see puppets. If I were Austrailian or Malaysian i would be offended by her. To add some positivity on this Che’nelle if you can’t find your own creativity and you want to be in the entertainment industry try acting or modeling you have more of an actrice appeal in my opinion, In terms of that shit i just heard I feel saturated for even watching your music video.
12.27.08 at 12:01 am
Ernesto says:
I Go Down Under On This Australian Any Day. Sweetie! Keep Doin’ Ya Thang!!!.