BIO

Born in the Sacramento area of California, Janel Chanté was raised in a single parent household as the eldest of three siblings. At the early age of five, she began to express interest in the performing arts playing instruments in her home such as the piano. During her elementary education she wrote and performed her first musical during chapel where she discovered she could sing. Janel went on to learn how to play the guitar and drums as part of her childhood education & began writing songs.

Transitioning to high school she began singing The National Anthem for basketball and football games as well as singing at local festivals and competitions. Janel even once auditioned for Americas Got Talent in her Freshman year of high school and performed a customized rendition of “Feeling Good” for her class of 2013 high school graduation. During her high school education, Janel also found her passion for acting by participating in her school’s Drama Club. Here she performed in her first and favorite musical to date, “Little Shop of Horrors” alongside “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”, & “Halloween Horror Show”.

These performances along with the support of her drama teacher then prompted her to attend Academy of Art University where she received her BFA in Acting. There she has performed in the musicals and showcases “Drowsy Chaperone”, “In the Heights”, “Here’s To the Ones Who Dream”, and “No One Is Alone”. Additionally, Janel began to take her songwriting more seriously in college writing her first song titled “Meditation”, leading into her other top singles, “Queen”, and “Play”. Janel wrote and released her first song titled “Meditation” on Soundcloud using the instrumental of “Respiration by Blackstar” discussing experiences of a first love. She then went on to write “Queen” expressing female empowerment and all it represents surrounding an awakening of self love, self respect, and self worth. Moreover, she then wrote “Play” sharing views on the intimacies of a committed and long lasting love.

Post college graduation Janel has played a lead role in the short film “My Sister’s Soul”, booked commercial work for the applications and websites “Cherie” and “TikTokData.com” as well as recently performed in the play “Rachel” and one-act play “Heart Like An Ocean”.

Janel is also a teacher, directing music at “42nd Street Moon Theater”, serving as an acting instructor with “Tomorrow Youth Repertory Theater” and “Word for Word” as well as teaching musical theater with the “Youth American Conservatory Theater” otherwise known as “A.C.T.” all based in San Francisco, California.

Janel continues to teach while writing music for the release of her EP and maintaining the pursuit of her acting career.