Keshia Chanté Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2005, she received the JUNO Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
• Is a supporter of various charitable organizations, including the Stephen Lewis Foundation, World Vision and the Keep The Beat campaign
• Won the 2005 Canadian Urban Music Award for Video of the Year
• Has served as a Youth Ambassador for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
• Got her big break when a recording of her performing at the age of six was brought to the attention of a local DJ, who decided to send her tape to a record studio
• Is inspired musically by the work of rap artist Tupac Shakur
• Acquired stock shares in the fashion brand Marciano in 2009