She was the first student at Leeds College of Music to achieve a 100 per cent pass mark, with 18 distinctions. 

Chantel left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the college’s musician of the year award. Now she will be performing at the Harpenden Public Halls on April 13.

If you measure an artist’s prospects by the company they keep, then Chantel has been moving in the right direction. Early in her career, Chantel was invited to perform with Joe Bonamassa, on two of his UK tours. 

Her 2011 debut album, Like No Other, was produced by Livingstone Brown, whose production credits include Ed Sheeran, Robin Trower, and Shakira. Chantel’s follow up album, Like Control, again produced by Livingstone Brown, was released in October 2015.

The single, Take The Power, was play listed for fove weeks on Planet Rock radio and Chantel has recently been interviewed for features on Sky News and BBC Radio Five Live.

She is currently writing for her third album, debuting some of the new tracks on her 2018 tour which is currently taking place throughout the UK and Europe.

Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1TE. Details: 01582 767525