# Che'Nelle

| Che'Nelle |
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| Che'Nelle in 2016 |
| Background information |
| Birth name | Cheryline Ernestine Lim |
| Born |  (1983-03-10) March 10, 1983 |
| Origin | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Genres | * R&B
* soul
* reggae
* hip hop
* dance
 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | * EMI
* Capitol
* Universal
 |
| Website | Chenelle-World.com |

**Cheryline Ernestine Lim** (born March 10, 1983), known by her stage name **Che'Nelle**, is an Australian singer-songwriter.

She gained popularity in Japan with the release of her debut studio album, *Things Happen for a Reason* (2007). Her debut single "I Fell in Love with the DJ" released in 2007, reached the top twenty in France.

## Beginning, early career with the *Dear Summer* albums and *Things Happen for a Reason*

Lim moved to Perth, Western Australia at age 10. Before breaking out on the music scene in 2007, Che'Nelle was featured on English hip hop and R&B music producer S4DK's "Dear Summer" albums including the first installment in 2005 with a R&B ballad called "Slow Down" which sampled fellow R&B singer Bobby V's song of the same name, two years later she appeared on the second and final installment called "Dear Summer Volume Two" with the R&B ballad "Hooked Up".

Her debut album *Things Happen for a Reason* was released on 25 September 2007 in Japan and 29 October 2007 in Australia.
The first single from this album was "I Fell in Love with the DJ" featuring reggae artist Cham.

## 2008 - 2010: Songwriting, *Feel Good*

Che'Nelle has written songs for herself and also co-wrote Carmit Bachar's single "Fierce", Ricki-Lee's debut single "Hell No!" and Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe".

Her second album was later confirmed as *Feel Good*, which it was named after the first single from the album, the song and album was strongly influenced by R&B and reggae much like *Things Happen for a Reason*, however *Feel Good* and (to date) all her other albums wre only released in Japan.

## 2011: *Luv Songs*

In 2011, Che'Nelle released her third album *Luv Songs* which saw a departure from Che'Nelle's reggae sound for an R&B, soul sound. The album consisted of mainly R&B cover ballads from American singers like Ne-Yo, Whitney Houston and Minnie Riperton as well as cover of many Japanese known songs.

## 2012: *Believe*

In 2012, Che'Nelle released her forth album *Believe*; much like 2011's *Luv Songs* it was heavily rooted in an R&B and Japanese music sound.

## 2013: *Aishiteru (I Love You)*

In 2013, Che'Nelle released her fifth album *Aishiteru* which is Japanese for the phrase "I Love You", the album was her first album to be mainly recorded in Japanese with a few English songs.

## 2014: *Luv Songs 2*

In 2014, Che'Nelle released her sixth album *Luv Songs 2*; it was her second installment in the *Luv Songs* series and like 2011's *Luv Songs*, it features a mixture of traditional Japanese love songs with several covers of R&B songs including "We Found Love" by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna.

## 2015: *@chenelleworld*

In 2015, Che'Nelle released her seventh album *@chenelleworld*, it is her most recent album.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certifications |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JPN |
| English |
| 2007 | Things Happen for a Reason 1st International Album
* Released: 22 August 2007
* Label: EMI, Capitol, USM Japan
* Formats: CD, digital download
 | 12 | * JPN: 65,000+
 |  |
| 2010 | Feel Good 1st Japanese Album
* Released: 10 February 2010
* Label: EMI Japan, USM Japan
* Formats: CD, digital download
 | 41 | * JPN: 5,500+
 |  |
| Bilingual |
| 2011 | Luv Songs 1st Cover Album
* Released: 20 July 2011
	+ Re-Released: 13 November 2013
* Label: EMI Japan, USM Japan
* Formats: CD, digital download
 | 3
231 | * JPN: 360,000+
* JPN: 400+
 | * RIAJ: Platinum
 |
| 2012 | Believe (ビリーヴ) 2nd Japanese Album
* Released: 4 July 2012
* Label: Universal International
* Formats: CD, digital download
 | 2 | * JPN: 280,000+
 | * RIAJ: Platinum
 |
| 2013 | Aishiteru (I Love You) 3rd Japanese Album
* Released: 7 August 2013
* Label: Universal International
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 | 2 | * JPN: 65,000+
 | * RIAJ: Gold
 |
| Best Songs 1st Japanese Best Album
* Released: 4 December 2013
* Label: Universal International
* Formats: CD, digital download
 | 4 | * JPN: 78,000+
 | * RIAJ: Gold
 |
| 2014 | Luv Songs 2 2nd Cover Album
* Released: 4 June 2014
* Label: Delicious Deli Records, Virgin Music
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 | 12 | * JPN: 32,000+
 |  |
| 2015 | @chenelleworld 4th Japanese Album
* Released: 11 February 2015
* Label: Delicious Deli Records
* Formats: 2 CDs, CD, digital download
 | 6 | * JPN: 50,000+
 |  |

### Extended plays

| Year | Album | Peak position | Sales | Certifications |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JPN |
| Bilingual |
| 2012 | Touch (Close to You) 1st Japanese Digital EP
* Released: 9 November 2012
* Label: EMI Japan
* Formats: digital download
 | — | * JPN: —
 |  |

### Singles

#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales and Certifications | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AUS | US Pop | FRA | HU Airplay | KOR Gaon | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | JPN RIAJ\* | POR | RO | SWI |
| 2007 | "I Fell in Love with the DJ" | 62 | 98 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | 47 |  | *Things Happen for a Reason* |
| "Hurry Up" | 81 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — |  |
| 2008 | "First Love" feat. Lecca | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — |  | *Feel Good* |
| 2010 | "Feel Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 81 | — | — | — |  |
| "Missing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |  | *Feel Good / Luv Songs* |
| 2011 | "SAKURA" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — |  | *Luv Songs* |
| "So Sick" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |  |
| "Baby I Love U" | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | * RIAJ Digital download
	+ PC downloads: Double Platinum
	+ Cellphone downloads: Double Platinum
 |
| 2012 | "Story" | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | * JPN: 13,000+
* RIAJ Digital download
	+ PC downloads: Gold
 | *Believe* |
| "Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | * RIAJ Digital download
	+ PC downloads: Double Platinum
	+ Cellphone downloads: Gold
 |
| "Fall in Love (Single Version)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — |  | *Touch (Close To You) EP* |
| "Touch (Close To You)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — |  | *Touch (Close To You) EP / Aishiteru* |
| 2013 | "I WILL" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — |  | *Aishiteru* |
| "BURNING LOVE" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |  |
| "Aishiteru" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "Zutto (English Version)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |  | *Luv Songs 2* |
| "Happiness" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | * JPN: 23,000+
* RIAJ Digital download
	+ PC downloads: Double Platinum
 | *@chenelleworld* |
| "Always Love U" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — |  |
| 2015 | "Fierce" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |  |

* \* RIAJ Digital Track Chart was established in April 2009 and cancelled in July 2012.

#### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | "Young Boy" | Messiahbolical | *Throwaway Rhymes Pt. II* (Mixtape) |
| "Before" |
| 2007 | "Somebody’s Gotta" | Various Artists | *Powerful Music, Vol. 2* |
| "I'm Still Here" | *Powerful Music, Vol. 3* |
| 2008 | "Sugar" | Hydro | *Crucial* |
| "Scrambalen" |
| 2009 | "Hold On Me" | Israel | *The Legacy* |
| "Wish You Were Here" | Mýa | *Sugar & Spice* |
| "Tight" | Peter Ram |  |
| "III Woman" | The III Ones |  |
| "Soul Life" |  |
| "Hands On" | Casely feat. Vein |  |
| "Postcard" | Lil' Eddie | *City of My Heart* |
| 2010 | "Ohh Yeah (Reggae)" | Jaicko |  |
| "Streets" | Akon feat. L.A. |  |
| 2011 | "Here On Earth" | Chrishan | *Heart of a Lion* |
| "Sunadokei" | SEEDA | *In The Moment* |
| "Girls" | SEEDA feat. Hayashi Taka |
| 2012 | "No Tears Left" | Davion Farris |  |
| "The Last Word" | Jimmy Burney |  |
| "Spend a Little Time" | Knowledge Bones | *Eyes on the Prize* |
| "Till It's Done" | Bizoh |  |
| 2013 | "Thank You" | Vein |  |
| "Titanium" | David Guetta | *Nothing But the Beat 2.0 (Japanese Edition)* |
| "After the Storm" | AI | *Moriagaro* |
| "Be Right There" | Dandee | *Building Bridges* |
| "Fun Fun Christmas" | TEE feat. LEO | *Francfranc presents Fun Fun Christmas / Best Songs* |
| 2014 | "Happy Tears" | SPICY CHOCOLATE feat. MACO | *Shibuya Shunai Monogatari* |

#### Non-album tracks

| Year | Title | Album |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | "Hooked Up" | *Dear Summer, Vol. 2* |
| 2011 | "Somethin' 'Bout A Saturday" | *Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale Soundtrack* |

## Awards and nominations

List of awards received by Che'Nelle| Year | Award | Nomination | Nominated work | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Japan Gold Disc Award | Top New Artist | Che'Nelle | Won |
| 2012 | Concept Album of the Year | Luv Songs | Won |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Karaokee! Song | Baby I Love U | Nominated |
| 2013 | Japan Gold Disc Award | Western Artist of the Year | Che'Nelle | Won |
| Western Album of the Year | Believe | Won |
| Song of the Year by Download | Believe | Won |
| Best 3 Western Albums | Believe | Won |

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