Che'Nelle

{{short description|Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Che'Nelle

| image = YOU & I artwork (cropped).png

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| caption = Che'Nelle in 2016

| birth_name = Cheryline Ernestine Lim

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of dates | 22 | 2006 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 2007 | 7 | 25 }}{{Cite news

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|title = Che'nelle

|work = VIBE

|date = 15 May 2006

|access-date = 30 May 2006

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|archive-date = 16 July 2006

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| birth_place = Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|dancehall|dance|hip hop|reggae}}

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2006–present

| label = {{hlist|Capitol|EMI|Delicious Deli|Virgin|Avex Trax}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Cham|Colby O'Donis|Lecca| Shaggy|Shifta}}

| website = {{URL|chenelleworld.com}}

}}

Cheryline Ernestine Lim, known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is a Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter. She gained popularity in Japan with the release of her debut studio album, Things Happen for a Reason (2007).

Early life

Cheryline Ernestine Lim was born to a Chinese father, and a mother of Indian and Dutch heritage. Born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Lim and her family moved to Perth, Australia when she was 10 years old.{{cite news|url=http://bajanreporter.com/?p=8241|title=Malaysian-born singer Che'Nelle is back with her second disk, "Feel Good"|publisher=The Bajan Reporter|author=Air Bourne|date=13 February 2010|access-date=2 March 2010}} As a child she gained the attention of her father after singing in his karaoke lounge, seeing her talent. She later started writing and producing her own music in her home studio.{{cite news|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=che'nelle|chart=all}}|title=Che'Nelle Music News & Info|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 March 2010}} Sir Charles Dixon discovered her talents, after she uploaded some of her music onto Myspace. Dixon took her material to Virgin Records and Virgin flew Che'nelle to New York City 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.{{cite news|first=Sheela|last=Chandran|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/25/nation/18393787&sec=nation|title=Virgin deal for Malaysian-born singer Che'nelle|work=The Star Bhd|date=25 July 2007|access-date=26 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012120513/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F25%2Fnation%2F18393787&sec=nation|archive-date=12 October 2007|url-status=dead}} In Australia, she is represented by EMI.

Career

=2006–2008: ''Things Happen for a Reason''=

She performed as the opening act on American rapper Kanye West{{'}}s Australian tour in March 2006.

Her debut album Things Happen for a Reason was released{{Cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/Things-Happen-Reason-Chenelle/dp/B000T0C0M2|title = Amazon – Music – Things Happen for a Reason|date = 25 September 2007|access-date = 31 January 2018|work = Amazon ((Music))}} 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".

She also co-wrote American singer and former Pussycat Dolls member Carmit Bachar{{'}}s song "Fierce", Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter{{'}}s debut single "Hell No!" and English singer Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe".

=2009–present=

File:YOU & I artwork.png

Her second album was later confirmed and given the working title Feel Good, named after the first single from 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" from her debut album (Things Happen for a Reason, 2007) which features Jamaican dancehall artist "Cham". The music video for "Feel Good"{{cite web |url=http://blog.thenext2shine.com/2010/music-video-chenelle-feel-good |title=New Music | TheNext2Shine:Exclusive RNB Music Downloads |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127140907/http://blog.thenext2shine.com/2010/music-video-chenelle-feel-good |archive-date=27 January 2010 }} premiered online on 11 January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/chenelle/|title=Artist – Che'Nelle|publisher=EMI Music Japan|year=2010|access-date=2 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009023954/http://www.emimusic.jp/artist/chenelle/|archive-date=9 October 2010|url-status=dead}}

The album Feel Good was released on 10 February 2010 in Japan via EMI Japan.

The album garnered the singles "Feel Good" and "Missing".

Her third album and first cover album, called Luv Songs was released on 20 July 2011 in Japan only, which featured covers of songs by American R&B singers such as Ne-Yo, Minnie Ripperton and Whitney Houston and also songs in Japanese.

In 2015, Che'Nelle was invited to the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice, where she performed live with figure skater and two-time Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, to the song "Believe" amongst others.{{Cite news |url=https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/othersports/figure/2015/06/01/4_7/index.php |script-title=ja:羽生結弦はなぜ、アイスショーで4回転ループに3回も挑戦したのか |trans-title=Why Yuzuru Hanyu tried the quadruple loop jump three times at the ice show |publisher=Shueisha |first=Toshimi |last=Oriyama |location=Chiyoda, Tokyo |language=ja |date=June 1, 2015 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610164108/https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/clm/othersports/figure/2015/06/01/4_7/index.php |url-status=live }}

In 2017, Che’Nelle completed her contract with Universal Music Japan sublabel Virgin Music.

In 2023, Che’Nelle announced she signed with Avex Trax. Her first single under the label, "I Am", was released in December.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-17 |title=シェネル、6年ぶりとなる日本語詞シングルのリリースが決定 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000240940 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Barks |language=ja}}

In 2025, Che’Nelle was featured in the third version of New Zealand band Drax Project's song "Woke Up Late" as part of their promotion tour in Japan. To mark its release, several photos and video clips were uploaded on her Instagram account that depicted her in the studio recording her vocals and at the Sydney Park singing with the band. It marked her first Trans-Tasman release since relocating in Japan. {{cite web |first1=𝑪𝒉𝒆'𝑵𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 |title=𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 「𝑾𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝑼𝒑 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆 (𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕. 𝑪𝒉𝒆'𝑵𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆)」 𝟒.𝟐𝟓 (𝑭𝒓𝒊) 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIs-WPtTrPc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |publisher=𝑪𝒉𝒆'𝑵𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 |access-date=29 April 2025}}

Discography

Things Happen for a Reason (2007)
Feel Good (2009)
Believe (2011)
Aishiteru (2013)
@Chenelleworld (2015)
Destiny (2017)
Metamorphosis (2017)

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col"\| Role ! scope="col"\| Notes
scope="row" \| "The Waste" \| rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Alien Harlot \| rowspan="4" \| Short movie
scope="row"\| "Multifarious" \| Maria
scope="row" \| "A Hollywood Zone" \| rowspan="1" \| 2011 \| Alicia
scope="row" \| "Ava" \| rowspan="1" \| 2013 \| herself
scope="row" \| "Bond: Kizuna" \| rowspan="1" \| 2019 \| Mew \| Movie

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col"| Role

! scope="col"| Notes

scope="row" | "The Waste"

| rowspan="2" | 2010

| Alien Harlot

| rowspan="4" | Short movie

scope="row"| "Multifarious"

| Maria

scope="row" | "A Hollywood Zone"

| rowspan="1" | 2011

| Alicia

scope="row" | "Ava"

| rowspan="1" | 2013

| herself

scope="row" | "Bond: Kizuna"

| rowspan="1" | 2019

| Mew

| Movie

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of awards received by Che'Nelle ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Nomination ! scope="col" \| Nominated work ! scope="col" \| Result
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| Japan Gold Disc Award \| rowspan="1" \| 2008 \| Top New Artist \|Che'Nelle \|{{Won}}
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Concept Album of the Year \|Luv Songs \|{{Won}}
scope="row" rowspan="1" \| MTV Video Music Awards Japan \| Best Karaokee! Song \|"Baby I Love U" \|{{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="4" \| Japan Gold Disc Awards \| rowspan="4" \| 2013 \| Western Artist of the Year \|Che'Nelle \|{{Won}}
Western Album of the Year \| rowspan="3" \|"Believe" \|{{Won}}
Song of the Year by Download \|{{Won}}
Best 3 Western Albums \|{{Won}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of awards received by Che'Nelle

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Nomination

! scope="col" | Nominated work

! scope="col" | Result

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Japan Gold Disc Award

| rowspan="1" | 2008

| Top New Artist

|Che'Nelle

|{{Won}}

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Concept Album of the Year

|Luv Songs

|{{Won}}

scope="row" rowspan="1" | MTV Video Music Awards Japan

| Best Karaokee! Song

|"Baby I Love U"

|{{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="4" | Japan Gold Disc Awards

| rowspan="4" | 2013

| Western Artist of the Year

|Che'Nelle

|{{Won}}

Western Album of the Year

| rowspan="3" |"Believe"

|{{Won}}

Song of the Year by Download

|{{Won}}

Best 3 Western Albums

|{{Won}}

References

{{Cite news

|url = http://www.bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=7754

|title = BigUpRadio :: Che'nelle

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100130104941/http://bigupradio.com/artistDetail.jsp?aid=7754

|archive-date = 30 January 2010

|df = dmy-all

}}

External links

[http://www.chenelleworld.com/ Official Website]
[https://www.universal-music.co.jp/chenelle/ Universal Music Japan Official Profile]
[https://ameblo.jp/chenelle-blog/ Ameblo Blog]
[https://chenelle.jp/ Official Fan Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517011308/https://chenelle.jp/ |date=17 May 2023 }}
[https://myspace.com/chenelleworld Official MySpace Profile]
[https://www.facebook.com/chenelleworld Official Facebook Profile]
[https://twitter.com/chenelleworld Official Twitter Profile]
{{IMDb name|id=2918944 |name=Che'Nelle}}