Chrisette Michele was raised on the South Shore of Long Island in New York nestled between The famed Hamptons and New York City. She studied Vocal Jazz Performance at Five Towns College, just around the corner from the church where she served as a youth leader. Signed to Def Jam in 2006, she went on to record gold albums, โI Amโ (2007), which received a Grammy Award for the song โBe Okโ and โEpiphanyโ(2010) which debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard pop charts. Hit songs included โEpiphanyโ, โBlame It On Meโ and โWhat You Doโ....
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Chrisette Michele was raised on the South Shore of Long Island in New York nestled between The famed Hamptons and New York City. She studied Vocal Jazz Performance at Five Towns College, just around the corner from the church where she served as a youth leader. Signed to Def Jam in 2006, she went on to record gold albums, โI Amโ (2007), which received a Grammy Award for the song โBe Okโ and โEpiphanyโ(2010) which debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard pop charts. Hit songs included โEpiphanyโ, โBlame It On Meโ and โWhat You Doโ.
She then recorded โLet Freedom Reignโ (2012) which featured the single โBaby Iโm A Starโ co-written by Neyo and Chrisette.
She recorded her first E.P. โThe Lyricists Opusโ(2014) where she had an orchestra and choir accompany songs that would later be featured on her album โBetterโ. โBetterโ(2014) received a Grammy nomination and included the top charting single โA Couple Of Foreversโ.
Chrisette Michele became an independent artist in 2015 and released 2 albums, โMilestoneโ(2016) and โOut of Controlโ(2017), as well as the single โWaitโ(2020).
Chrisette Michele has collaborated with Kem (โIf Itโs Loveโ), Musiq Soulchild & Robert Glasper (โAh Yeahโ), Eric Benet (โTake Itโ), Tyrese (โDonโt Wanna Look Backโ), Rudy Currence (โNo Greater Loveโ), Kierra Sheard (โAngels We Have Heard On Highโ), Rick Ross (โAston Martin Musicโ), Jay Z (โLost Oneโ), NAS (โCanโt Forget About Youโ), The Game (โLet Us Liveโ), Wale (โFragileโ), Ghost Face Killa, Talib Kweli, Black Thought, The Roots and 2 Chainz.
Tour History
Chrisette has been touring since 2007 and continues to do so today. Sheโs toured with India.Arie, Maxwell, Raheem Devaughn, Solange Knowles, Keyshia Cole and Common. Sheโs shared the stage with Patti Labelle, Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan, Lalah Hathaway, John Legend, Tye Tribbet, Jonathan McReynolds, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Boney James, Trap Jazz and George Benson to name a few.
Social Media & Websites
Official Website: https://chrisettemichele.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisettemichele/?hl=en
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisettemichele
Podcast: https://www.comebacksis.com
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