Che'Nelle

Biography

Cheryline Ernestine Lim, 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×Things Happen for a Reason22 August 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1I Fell In Love With the DJ2Club Jumpin'3Teach Me How to Dance4Hurry Up5Right Back6Mantaker7When We Will Meet Again8Lookin'9Stick With Me10Summer Jam11My Pledge122nd Nature13I Can't Make You Love Me - Interlude14I Fell In Love With the DJ (remix)15Outro (2007).

Early life

Cheryline Ernestine Lim was born to a Chinese father, and a mother of Indian and Dutch heritage. Born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Lim and her family moved to Perth, Australia when she was 10 years old. As a child she gained the attention of her father after singing in his karaoke lounge, seeing her talent. She later started writing and producing her own music in her home studio. Sir Charles Dixon discovered her talents, after she uploaded some of her music onto Myspace. Dixon took her material to Virgin Records and Virgin flew Che'nelle to New York City at the end of 2005 to meet with representatives from the label. The chairman of the label and longtime music business baron, Jason Flom, signed her immediately. Within two days, she had completed the deal and was marketed as a world-class artist.
Che'nelle worked as a promotions assistant before moving to New York in January after signing a six-album deal with Virgin Records America. In Australia, she is represented by EMI.

2006–2008: Things Happen for a Reason

She performed as the opening act on American rapper Kanye West's Australian tour in March 2006.
Her debut album Things Happen for a Reason×Things Happen for a Reason22 August 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1I Fell In Love With the DJ2Club Jumpin'3Teach Me How to Dance4Hurry Up5Right Back6Mantaker7When We Will Meet Again8Lookin'9Stick With Me10Summer Jam11My Pledge122nd Nature13I Can't Make You Love Me - Interlude14I Fell In Love With the DJ (remix)15Outro 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×I Fell in Love With the DJ1 January 2007 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham radio edit)3:422I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham extended)4:503I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham extended instrumental)4:49" featuring reggae artist Cham. The song was also produced in Bahasa Malaysia with the title of "DJ yang Ku Puja".
She also co-wrote American singer and former Pussycat Dolls member Carmit Bachar's song "Fierce×Fierce28 April 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Fierce3:27", Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter's debut single "Hell No!" and English singer Leona Lewis's song "Can't Breathe".

2009–present

Her second album was later confirmed and given the working title Feel Good×Feel Good10 February 2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Feel Good3:342Sunshine3:163First Love4:214Pretty Boy3:305Eliminated3:246Missing (English version)4:227Tear Jerker4:038Running a Muck4:279Headphones3:5410Venus & Mars4:0111Razor3:2112See Thru3:2213I Fell in Love With the DJ (Ruff Diamond remix)3:5214First Love4:2215Missing (House version)5:01, named after the first single from the album.
The first single "Feel Good" from this album is strongly influenced by reggae and dancehall music just like her first single "I Fell in Love with the DJ×I Fell in Love With the DJ1 January 2007 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham radio edit)3:422I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham extended)4:503I Fell in Love With the DJ (Cham extended instrumental)4:49" from her debut album (Things Happen for a Reason×Things Happen for a Reason22 August 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1I Fell In Love With the DJ2Club Jumpin'3Teach Me How to Dance4Hurry Up5Right Back6Mantaker7When We Will Meet Again8Lookin'9Stick With Me10Summer Jam11My Pledge122nd Nature13I Can't Make You Love Me - Interlude14I Fell In Love With the DJ (remix)15Outro, 2007) which features Jamaican dancehall artist "Cham". The music video for "Feel Good" premiered online on 11 January 2010.
The album Feel Good was released on 10 February 2010 in Japan via EMI Japan.
The album garnered the singles "Feel Good" and "Missing".
Her third album and first cover album, called Luv Songs×Luv Songs20 July 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1BABY I LOVE U5:252Sunshine Girl3:443For You5:154So Sick3:105SAKURA4:336Everything6:137ガラス越しに消えた夏3:588Missing4:249Saving All My Love For You4:0210Lovin’ You3:2411Without You4:2712上を向いて歩こう4:1713Missing (Japanese Ver.)4:24 was released on 20 July 2011 in Japan only, which featured covers of songs by American R&B singers such as Ne-Yo, Minnie Ripperton and Whitney Houston and also songs in Japanese.
In 2015, Che'Nelle was invited to the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice, where she performed live with figure skater and two-time Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, to the song "Believe×Believe29 June 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1サンシャイン・オン・ユー3:242フォール・イン・ラヴ3:553ストーリー3:504ビリーヴ4:375アイム・ウィズ・ユー4:456STARS5:447ハプニング・アゲイン4:588レイン3:409クリスタルズ・オブ・ラヴ3:3910愛の歌4:0711ラスト・ボーイ4:1412You're My Only Shinin' Star4:0413トゥ・ユー4:2814ビリーヴ (ロング・ヴァージョン)6:23" amongst others.
In 2017, Che'Nelle completed her contract with Universal Music Japan sublabel Virgin Music.
In 2023, Che'Nelle announced she signed with Avex Trax. Her first single under the label, "I Am", was released in December.
In 2025, Che'Nelle was featured in the third version of New Zealand band Drax Project's song "Woke Up Late" as part of their promotion tour in Japan. To mark its release, several photos and video clips were uploaded on her Instagram account that depicted her in the studio recording her vocals and at the Sydney Park singing with the band. It marked her first Trans-Tasman release since relocating in Japan.