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Singer/songwriter Chantal Ambroise considers her home the small town of Swansea, MA, and at an early age it was obvious she had a passion and talent for music. By the time she was in high school, she began singing in jazz bands which continued throughout college.
While attending Massachusetts College of Art, she was exposed to new ideas of production, writing, and performance. After graduation, Chantal began singing lead in her own funk/soul band Alto Reform School, which featured some of the most talented and respected musicians in Boston. She was then invited to join the URO. As lead female vocalist renowned rock group, her performances received rave reviews and she was compared to the incomparable Tina Turner.
Chantal moved to Seattle, WA in 2006. While there, Chantal went back to her early beginnings, singing with the all female jazz big band The Mood Swings and opened a show for R&B star Montell Jordan while singing with the band Triple Treat. During this time Chantal traveled to Oakland, CA, to collaborate with progressive hip-hop group Triple Ave. She performed with them in L.A. and Seattle and is featured on their album 'True Working Class Heroes.'
Currently the songstress lives in Providence, RI and in 2009 released her debut album 'Incredibly Human (Big Noise).' With no formal training, Chantal wrote and produced all the songs on the album, which has been well-received and placed on the official 2010 Grammy Awards ballot by The Recording Academy in eight of the most competitive categories. She was placed on the ballot again in five categories in 2011.
She is now writing songs for her next album with
amazing musicians from the Boston area, working in collaboration
with independent label Naya Records while recording at Chillhouse
Studios in Charlestown, MA. Always looking for opportunities
to perform and strengthen her skills, she is the front woman
for the long established, 8-piece R&B/funk/soul band The
Rockin' Soul Horns based in Rhode Island.
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