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Gabonese musical artist
Musical artist
Christelle
(born
Christelle Avomo
in 1992) is a R&B/pop singer from
Gabon
. Her debut offering
R&B/Pop EP
was released on February 20, 2009
[1]
and it entered the Billboard Top 40 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on May 9, 2009.
[2]
She immigrated to
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
in 2006 without speaking
English
and started her music career in 2008, only 18 months prior to becoming a Top 40 success. She defines her sound as "
Rihanna
meets
Janet Jackson
".
[3]
Early life
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Christelle was born in
Libreville
in
French
speaking Gabon where she grew up listening to African, French and American music. Her inspirations were
Beyonce
,
Ashanti
,
Brandy
and
50 Cent
, even though she did not understand the English lyrics.
[3]
She immigrated to America in 2006, settling in Las Vegas with the initial goal of becoming a dental hygienist. She enrolled in an intensive English school and graduated in December 2007. In 2008, she started studies at the
International Academy of Design and Technology
along with vocal training with Jeffrey Skousan.
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Recording career
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In 2008, she started working with producers and songwriters Don McGann and Neil Ebanks.
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They completed recordings of "Money Machine", "I'm A Tease" and "My Last Love" and submitted them to the A&R panel at
HitQuarters
, where she became Artist of the Week.
[6]
In 2009, she recorded "Can You Handle Me" featuring Agacee and released the
R&B/Pop EP
and "What You Gon' Do Wit It" featuring Dizzy D which was released as a maxi single and reached Billboard Top 10 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales in May.
Discography
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Albums
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Year
|
Title
|
Charts
|
U.S. Top 40 R&B
|
2009
|
R&B/Pop EP
|
32
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Track listing
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R&B/Pop EP
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- "Can You Handle Me" featuring Agacee ? 3:06
- "You're Busted" featuring mcdc ? 3:17
- "I'm a Tease" ? 3:10
- "Feelin' You (La La La)" ? 4:34
- "I Can't Be Me" ? 4:08
- "Excess Vibration" ? 3:29
Singles
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Year
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Title
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Charts
|
U.S. Hot R&B Singles
|
2009
|
"What You Gon Do Wit It"
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?
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References
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