Singer Shenelle came to Japan from Australia and appeared on Fuji TV’s popular program “Chidori no Oni Renchan” which was broadcast on the 25th (Sunday). She successfully achieved the Oni Renchan in her first attempt at the “Chorus Only Karaoke” project.
The program is a predicted showdown variety show where Chidori (Daigo, Nobu) serves as MC. Chenelle appeared on “Chorus Only Karaoke,” a project where you could win a prize if you could sing the chorus of a famous song without missing a single note.
In addition to Chenelle’s own songs “Believe” and “happiness,” she perfectly performs famous songs such as Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and Mika Nakashima’s “STARS” without missing a single note. She sang the song, and the performers, Kamaitachi Hamaie, praised it highly, commenting that it was “the best singer in the world.” She showed off her overwhelming singing ability.
Chenelle’s husband and 3-year-old daughter also appeared in the recording to support her. It calmed Chenelle, whose nervousness was increasing as she neared her accomplishment.
In fact, Shenelle’s husband, G. Madison, is a world-class dancer who has also worked as a backup dancer for Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga, and he choreographed and directed the music video for Shenelle’s new song “SOS,” which was released in February. He also works as a choreographer for Chenelle.
Shenelle originally received the offer to appear on the show to promote this song, but now that she’s close to achieving 10 songs, she doesn’t care about promotion anymore! He showed his determination to achieve Oni Renchan, and succeeded brilliantly on his first attempt.
After the broadcast ended, both “Chenel” and “Chidori no Oni Renchan” became trending on X,
“I cried when I heard Shenelle’s singing voice,” “Shenelle was so good that I couldn’t stand her,” “Shenelle was so amazing that I couldn’t take my eyes off her.”
There were many posts praising Shenelle’s singing voice.
“Chidori no Oni Renchan” in which Chenelle appeared can also be viewed on TVer.
■Release information
Release date: February 2, 2024 (Friday)
Title: SOS
Artist: Che’Nelle
■Chenel Profile
Australian artist and songwriter.
In 2007, she made her world debut from the US major label Capitol Records. “Love with DJ” from the same album became a big hit in Japan, and her first album topped the Oricon Western music chart in Japan, and she also won the Newcomer Award at the Gold Disc Awards.
After that, she became a hot topic in the J-Pop world with “Baby I Love You,” a cover of TEE’s famous song with English lyrics. The theme song “Believe” for the movie “BRAVE HEARTS Umizaru” and “Happiness” for the Fuji TV drama “Dear Sister” became big hits, establishing her presence in the love song world. After giving birth and raising her children, she released her first single with Japanese lyrics in six years in December 2023, restarting her activities in Japan in earnest.
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