Chantel McGregor

Chantel McGregor
Background information
Birth name Chantel McGregor
Born Bradford, England
Genres Rock, blues, blues-rock
Occupation(s) vocalist, guitarist, songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Website www.chantelmcgregor.com

Chantel Dawn McGregor (born in Bradford, England) is a British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.

History

Chantel McGregor attended Leeds College of Music where she achieved a number of awards, including the Leeds College of Music Prize for Outstanding Musicianship. She gained a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music in 2008,[1] and has gone on to develop a career in the UK and international blues music scene, performing solo and with her band.

In 2011, she was voted "Young Artist of the Year" at the British Blues Awards,[2] and in 2012, she was voted "Best Female Vocalist" at the British Blues Awards.[3] In 2013 she won two categories, "Guitarist Of The Year" and "Best Female Vocalist", at the British Blues Awards.[4] and again won the "Guitarist Of The Year" category in 2014.[5]

Her debut album Like No Other, released in 2011, was produced by Livingstone Brown,[6] who has worked with such artists as Ed Sheeran, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and Corinne Bailey Rae. Her second album Lose Control, also produced by Livingstone Brown, was released on 9 October 2015.

Discography

Title Details
Like No Other
  • Released: 24 June 2011
  • Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM001
  • Format: Digital download, CD
Lose Control
  • Released: 09 October 2015
  • Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM002
  • Format: Digital download, CD

References

  1. ↑ "Chantel McGregor is the business". Leeds College of Music. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "2011 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "2013 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "2014 Winners". British Blues Awards. Nottingham Blues Society. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Sleeves notes to Like No Other

External links

Wikinews has related news: Chantel McGregor: Live at Edinburgh's 'The Caves'


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