Japan Today's Kamasami Kong sits down with Malaysian-born Australian recording artist Che'Nelle. In 2010 Che’Nelle released her first Japanese exclusive album “Feel Good”, followed by her breakthrough “Luv Songs” in 2011, an album of covers which became a huge hit, reaching #3 on the Oricon and being certified Platinum for sales. In 2012, Che’Nelle released her first Japanese language album “Believe”.
In this interview, Che'Nelle talks about her musical roots, getting found through social media, and a number of other secrets.
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The Chronic
Never heard of her.
DudeDeuce
Chenelle's "I Love You" and Kimura Kaela's "Butterfly" were 2 of the most played out songs in the past few years and unfortunately still haunt my dreams.
TheDevilsAssistant
Never heard of her either, but she's got a really nice smile . I think I'll check out her music...
titaniumdioxide
You're all are missing out! She's very popular these days. I like her. She has so much power in her voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgrLSz1S8nk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGsNbsHm-LA
maglev101
w8gger please...so "good" music are only those produced in the west right?
malfupete
^I don't know of any Japanese classic rock bands that reached the same heights as Zeppelin, The Stones..
Moderator
Back on topic please.
TheDevilsAssistant
Titanium, thanks for the links! Well, she just earned another fan. Enjoyable!
Vernie Jefferies
Che'Nelle is very popular in Japan. Her song "Baby I Love You" is the current Number #1 song played at weddings for the past few years.
Alex Einz
Who?
pochan
Will good music ever be popular again or are we doomed to have this insipid bubble gum sung by people that look like mannequins occupying the place of more deserving serious musicians? There was a time when music like Jimi Hendrix, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie and much more was occupying the charts. What happened?
JeffLee
18 minutes is a tad long for such an interview, methinks.
silvertongue
I 'believe' that the one and only Justin Bieber has that album title already!
pochan
Popular music yes. If you want to talk about music generally there is good stuff everywhere.
pochan
But you will know her song. It has been blaring out in Japanese supermarkets for about a year or more