| Chantal Chamandy | |
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| Origin | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Genres | Adult Contemporary, Dance-pop, World |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Ninemuse |
| Website | www.chantalchamandy.com |
Chantal Chamandy (born at Alexandria, Egypt)[1] is a Canadian singer and entertainer based in Montreal, Quebec. She previously performed under the names Chantal Condor and Chantal.
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Her first success was as part of Voggue, a disco duo she formed with Angela Songui. In 1985 they had their most successful single, "Dancin' the Night Away".
After Voggue, she recorded as a solo act. Initially she recorded under her full name, releasing the album Chantal Condor on the Epic Records label in 1986. Her style was sometimes described as Italo disco. Off the album came the singles "Marinero" (reverse side: "Don't You Want My Love") and "Nightmare". She received a Juno Award nomination in 1986 for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year[2][3], but lost to Kim Richardson.
In 1989, she dropped use of her last name, releasing Chantal, on the Columbia Records label. The single "A Little Lovin'" became her only charting single on Canada's RPM 100 Singles chart.
However, after Chantal she did not release new material until 2006, when she released a series of singles on her own independent label Ninemuse. She also used a number of unconventional strategies to get her name and material back into the public eye, including a self-financed marketing campaign on public transit and selling her single "Feels Like Love" for $1 a copy in the Dollarama chain of dollar stores, which resulted in the single selling over 10,000 copies and being picked up for sale in conventional record stores.[1] She released Love Needs You, her first new album since 1989, later the same year.
On 7 September 2007, she performed a concert in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt in conjunction with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.[4] That performance was released on album and DVD in 2008 as Beladi, and was also made available for broadcast on PBS in the United States.
Chamandy is also credited with some small appearances in Canadian films.
List of track titles (writers) - Chantal performs lead vocals for all songs, unless noted otherwise.
Chantal was produced by Peter Wood
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