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CHANTELLE BARRY

GENRE
Independent / Pop

PLACE
Manhattan Beach - USA

BIOGRAPHY

Chantelle Barry "long overdue,..the best kept secret on the planet" (Lionel Richie) Chantelle's music is "soulful and organic with a hint of world flavor" featuring such instruments as the Hawaiian ukulele and the African djembe drum. With lyrics that demonstrate a down to earth-ness about real life experience and hooky melodies that emanate from her broad range of musical influences (Fleetwood Mac, John Mayer, Carole King, The Beatles, Jason Mraz, India Arie and Amos Lee to name a few) Chantelle is undoubtedly "an old soul with a new sound". A native of Perth Western Australia, Chantelle Barry first caught the public's eye in 2000 when she won Australia's version of POPSTARS, earning a coveted spot in the all-girl pop group, Bardot. The group's debut single, "Poison", entered the ARIA Singles Chart at 1, where it spent two consecutive weeks, earning a double platinum certification. It became the sixth highest selling single in Australia in 2000, and was the highest selling single by an Australian act that year.

Currently residing in Los Angeles, Chantelle has returned to her singer/songwriter roots and has just completed her debut solo album entitled 'Simple Things' which will be have an official online iTunes release mid 2009. Her songwriting efforts have garnered her a Top 5 Finalist in Songwriters Universe 'Song Of The Month' contest, a 3rd place win in the Song of the Year songwriting contest and helped her reach the finals in the Music Nation online music competition. Chantelle was also recently named 'Top 10 Band' in the 2009 Indie Music Assault to be held at Paramount studios late this year.

Chantelle Barry has toured the local L.A. music scene for 5 years including a residency at the highly acclaimed Genghis Cohen 7. She performs at such venues as Hotel Cafe, Harvelles, Rm 5 Lounge, Tangier, Saint Rocke, Cat Club and The Mint.

When she is not in the studio you can find Chantelle on both the big and small screens. She has starred in feature films including a cameo appearance in Universal Pictures Couples Retreat, and most recently, she has guest starred on Entourage (HBO), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), The Paul Reiser Show (NBC), and she has a recurring guest role on 90210 (CW) as the Beverly Hills brat 'Nina. She is currently in pre-production to star in a Sci-Fi channel film "Jason and The Necronauts".

FIND MUSIC ON LINE
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