Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, California) is an American jazz and R&B singer. Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing. She was a successful beauty pageant contestant and model when she was discovered by the late Louil Silas at 22, a record executive who had started his own label, Silas Records, then distributed by MCA. Blessed with an acrobatic range from a low contralto well into her whistle register), she is most known for her emotively seductive breathy vocals. She has recorded several hit records, including "Love's Taken Over", "Alright", "I'm What You Need", "Old School Lovin", and "Free" (a cover of a Deniece Williams song that showcases her effortless flip into whistle register by jumping an octave higher than the song's original top note). Once married to Kadeem Hardison, she is currently married to Kenny Lattimore. The two are currently a duet act on Jive Records, where they remade Minnie Riperton and Peabo Bryson's 70's soul hit "Here We Go" on their album, Things That Lovers Do. It is interesting to note that Chanté is still signed as a catalog artist with MCA. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to make music. ... George Duke (born 12 January 1946) is a piano and synthesizer pioneer. ... Louil Silas, Jr, died 2001, was a record executive who eventually started an MCA imprint, Silas Records. ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... The whistle register is the range of vocal notes above E6. ... In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... Deniece Williams (born June 3, 1950) is an R&B singer best known for her smash hit Lets Hear It for the Boy, which reached the number one position in 1984. ... Kadeem Hardison (born July 24, 1965) is an African-American actor, best known for portraying Dwayne Wayne on the Cosby Show spin-off A Different World. ... Kenny Lattimore (born April 10, 1970) is an African-American R&B singer. ... Jive Records is an American record label that specializes in producing and releasing pop and hip hop music. ... Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 - July 12, 1979) was a soul singer from Chicago, Illinois. ... Peabo Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an R&B singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. ...

In 2000 she earned a Soul Train award nomination for Single of the Year (Female) [1] (http://www.soultrain.com/stma/mwin14.html) for her Billboard No. 2 R&B / No. 10 Pop hit "Chante's Got a Man", the single was also certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in America, she lost the award to Lauryn Hill, R&B Divas Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were also nominated for the award. Soul Train is a long-running American music-related syndicated television program. ... The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a special interest group representing the U.S. recording industry, and the body responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in the USA. For more information about sales data see list of best selling albums and list of best selling... Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975) is an American hip hop singer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963, Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop, R&B and soul singer and actress. ... Mariah Carey in April 2005. ...

Albums

• 1992 - Precious #20 US Billboard R&B (certified Gold by the RIAA)
• 1994 - A Love Supreme #11 US Billboard R&B
• 1999 - This Moment Is Mine #7 Billboard R&B
• 2001 - Exposed #10 Billboard R&B
• 2003 - Things That Lovers Do #3 Billboard R&B
• 2003 - Millennium Collection N/C
• 2003 - Mood (Japan Only Release)

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Singles

Peaks on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ...

• Love's Taken Over - Billboard No. 11 / UK Singles Chart No. 54
• Free/Sail On - UK Singles Chart No. 69
• It's Alright - Billboard No. 11
• Who Do I Turn To - Billboard No. 83
• Satisfy You - Billboard No. 48
• Old School Lovin' - Billboard No. 19
• This Time - Billboard No. 61
• I'm What You Need - Billboard No. 56
• Chante's Got A Man - Billboard No. 2
• I See You In A Different Light - Billboard No. 61
• Straight Up - Billboard No. 23 / UK Singles Chart No. 11
• Bitter - Billboard No. 55

Vocal Profile

• Voice Type: Lyric Coloratura
• Highest note: E7
• Lowest note: E3
• Vocal range: 4 octaves