Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, California) is an American jazz and R&B singer. Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing. She was a successful beauty pageant contestant and model when she was discovered by the late Louil Silas at 22, a record executive who had started his own label, Silas Records, then distributed by MCA. Blessed with an acrobatic range from a low contralto well into her whistle register), she is most known for her emotively seductive breathy vocals. She has recorded several hit records, including "Love's Taken Over", "Alright", "I'm What You Need", "Old School Lovin", and "Free" (a cover of a Deniece Williams song that showcases her effortless flip into whistle register by jumping an octave higher than the song's original top note). Once married to Kadeem Hardison, she is currently married to Kenny Lattimore. The two are currently a duet act on Jive Records, where they remade Minnie Riperton and Peabo Bryson's 70's soul hit "Here We Go" on their album, Things That Lovers Do. It is interesting to note that Chanté is still signed as a catalog artist with MCA.

In 2000 she earned a Soul Train award nomination for Single of the Year (Female) [1] (http://www.soultrain.com/stma/mwin14.html) for her Billboard No. 2 R&B / No. 10 Pop hit "Chante's Got a Man", the single was also certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in America, she lost the award to Lauryn Hill, R&B Divas Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were also nominated for the award.

Albums

• 1992 - Precious #20 US Billboard R&B (certified Gold by the RIAA)
• 1994 - A Love Supreme #11 US Billboard R&B
• 1999 - This Moment Is Mine #7 Billboard R&B
• 2001 - Exposed #10 Billboard R&B
• 2003 - Things That Lovers Do #3 Billboard R&B
• 2003 - Millennium Collection N/C
• 2003 - Mood (Japan Only Release)

Singles

Peaks on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart

• Love's Taken Over - Billboard No. 11 / UK Singles Chart No. 54
• Free/Sail On - UK Singles Chart No. 69
• It's Alright - Billboard No. 11
• Who Do I Turn To - Billboard No. 83
• Satisfy You - Billboard No. 48
• Old School Lovin' - Billboard No. 19
• This Time - Billboard No. 61
• I'm What You Need - Billboard No. 56
• Chante's Got A Man - Billboard No. 2
• I See You In A Different Light - Billboard No. 61
• Straight Up - Billboard No. 23 / UK Singles Chart No. 11
• Bitter - Billboard No. 55

Vocal Profile

• Voice type: Colorotura Soprano
• Highest note: E7 , B6 ("Wey U"), G#6 (I See You In A Different light), G6 (Free/Sail On)
• Lowest note: E3
• Vocal range: 4 octaves
• Longest Note : 24 seconds ("Inside My Love")