Keshia's new album "Night & Day" was released worldwide on November 8th! Boasting 5 singles, the uptempo "Table Dancer", acoustic "Test Drive", sexy "Set U Free", inspirational "Shooting Star" and ballad "I Miss U", the album is a smash! The 23 year old singer, songwriter, actress, Ford model and fashionista, Keshia Chanté is considered a seasoned veteran in Canada’s entertainment industry. Since age 16, Chanté has released two albums through SONY Music, having a Gold record for her debut release, sales hitting Platinum status, a Juno Award for “R&B/Soul Recording of the Year”, eight top ten radio singles (Shook-The Answer, Unpredictable, Bad Boy, Does He Love Me and Let the Music Take You, Ring Da Alarm, Been Gone, 2U), six Canadian Urban Music Awards and a Canadian Radio Award to name just a few. All that might leave you breathless, but Chanté’s resume doesn’t stop there. She has also been the face of Sony’s Cybershot Digital Camera, Ontario Tourism’s “Yours To Discover” Campaign, Ecko Red, and has expanded her acting portfolio as the lead character in the 2009 TV series "Soul" (VisionTV) and has guest starred on Global’s “Da Kink In My Hair”. In recent months, Keshia has stretched her time between New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami and Toronto working with high profile producers and songwriters on her new record. When asked what kind of sound this new album will have, Chanté says, "It's moody and full of depth. It’s the most honest, creative and personal body of work I have ever created. I've honed my songwriting skills, and have taken the intimacy of my diary into this album. I feel I’ve graduated from being a ‘singer’ to an ‘artist’. You can expect some real musicianship and plenty of theatrics." Exciting times for this young entrepreneur who also hopes to launch her own clothing and perfume lines sometime in the near future. At this rate, Chanté should soon have her very own empire!
Keshia was born in Ottawa, Ontario and she went to St. Peter Catholic High School and then moved to Brampton, Ontario at the age of 14. She then attended Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School, and graduated with her class in 2007. Her father is of Trinidadian descent and her mother is of Portuguese and Puerto Rican descent.
Her debut "Shook (The Answer)" appeared in early 2003. It was only meant to be a "buzz" single but it surprisingly broke into the Top 10 on Canadian music charts and won an Urban Music Award for "Best Pop/R&B Single".
For the follow-up, "Unpredictable", she released her first video, which hit number one on YTV and the top ten on MuchMusic. In November 2003, the CD single of "Unpredictable" was certified gold. Because of that single, in 2003, she won the Canadian Radio Music Award for "Best New Solo Artist".
In early February 2004, Chanté's third single, "Bad Boy", was released. It was also successful, breaking the Top 5 on radio and becoming the #1 video on MuchMusic for 4 weeks. The video was directed by director Little X. Later, in June 2004, Chanté topped the charts again (Top 5) with the release of her fourth single "Does He Love Me?" ft. Foxy Brown which Chanté & Foxy Brown wrote and "Young Gav" (Foxy Brown's older brother) produced. The video was also directed by Little X and became #1 on MuchMusic for 3 weeks.
On June 22, 2004 Chanté released her debut album self-titled debut album. On December 3, 2004 it was certified gold. It contained her previous singles, as well as her later to be released fifth "Let the Music Take You" penned by Chanté. In October 2004, at the Canadian Urban Music Awards Chanté swept all three of nominations, winning awards for "Best New Artist", "Video of the Year" (for Bad Boy), "Fans' Choice Award" and by surprise taking home the "Rising Star of the Year" award.
After her signing, Chanté moved to New York to begin working on her second album. During that time, Chante was on Teen People Magazines "Rock The Runway" Mall Tour (where Ciara started) and Seventeen Magazine's "Rock N' Shop" Mall Tour (where Britney Spears started). In May 2006, she posted 3 brand new songs, "Been Gone", "Kiss" and "Summer Love" on MySpace.
In March 2006 she released her "2U" Album teaser single, "Ring The Alarm", which was used for WarChild's "Keep The Beat" charity campaign. All the proceeds from "Ring The Alarm" went to supported children at war and was also featured on triple platinum compilation "MuchDance 2006".
In July of that year, she released her single "Been Gone", produced by Philadelphia's Matrax Productions. The video was shot by Little X (making it her 3rd collaboration with him) and was shot inside of "Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School" where Chante attended in her last year of school and graduated. Her second single, "2U", produced by Matrax was released in early November. 2U's video was shot on October 22 in Miami by director Bobby O'Neill, and was released on Yahoo Music Canada on November 16.
Also in 2006, Chanté made a featured cameo appearance in label mate Bow Wow's video "Shortie Like Mine". The video depicts Rapper Bow Wow searching for Keshia Chanté on his laptop. They send messages back and forth throughout the video.
Her second album was released on December 5, 2006 in Canada through Sony/BMG Canada and was released in May 2007 in Japan.
In August 2008, Chante began filming Soul, a television series in which she stars as "Mahalia". In February 2009, Soul began to air on VisionTV throughout Canada.
Chante is the face of Ontario Tourism and sings the theme song "There's No Place Like This". Chanté is the face of Sony's new Cyber-Shot Digital Camera and was the face of EckoRed in 2006.
Building awareness about AIDS with the Stephen Lewis Foundation and BET'S Rap-It-Up campaign, building awareness about children affected by war in third world countries with WarChild's Keep The Beat and has visited Dominican Republic to work with World Vision.
Award wins
2003
Urban Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single for "Shook (The Answer)"
Canadian Radio Music Award for Best New Artist
2004
Canadian Urban Music Award for Best New Artist
Canadian Urban Music Award for Video Of The Year for "Bad Boy"
Canadian Urban Music Award for Fans Choice
2005
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recoding Of The Year
Canadian Urban Music Award for Video Of The Year for "Does He Love Me?"
2006
Yahoo Music Canada Online Award for Best Canadian Video for "Been Gone"
Summer Love
Keshia Chanté Lyrics
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I've been checking for him seriously
And when he walks by I say hi
He don't reply like he doesn't even notice me
But I know its all a front
I can tell he really wants to come close and kick it to me
But he's running out of time
Hurry up and make up your mind
[Chorus]
I'm falling like autumn leaves
You call like a winter breeze
Can't wait til spring comes and leaves
Cause I miss what I was getting in the summer time
I remember (remember my)
Summer love, summer love (remember my)
Summer love, summer love
Now that its cold I don't know here to go
I can't wait for the seasons to change to bring me back to my
Summer love, summer love (I remember my)
Summer love, summer love (I remember my)
Summer love, summer love
All I want is to take back the day we had to say goodbye
I would of held on really tight
If I would of realized that night we were gonna part
Drove me crazy to go and even though I'm gone
I left him with a piece of my heart
Though the seasons change my feelings remain
And I know they will always be
Until I find my summer love, he's all ill be thinking of
[Chorus]
Summer love, summer love (remember my)
Summer love, summer love
Now that its cold I don't know here to go
I can't wait for the seasons to change to bring me back to my
Summer love, summer love (I remember my)
Summer love, summer love (I remember my)
Summer love, summer love
All I want is to take back the day we had to say goodbye
I'm just telling you what you told me baby,
Never thought you could be so cold to me baby
Just when I thought you would go with me baby
Where did you go my summer love?
Either I'm confused or you lied to me baby
Why you couldn't be here to ride with me baby?
In the middle of July you leave baby
Where did you go my summer love?
[Chorus]
We had to say goodbye, we had to say goodbye
The song "Summer Love" by Keshia Chanté is about a young woman who is reminiscing about a past summer romance that she had with a guy. The woman has fallen for this guy and can't seem to get him out of her head. She recalls how she tried to get his attention by saying hi to him, but he never responded, making her believe he didn't notice her. However, she knew that he was just putting on a front and secretly really wanted to get close to her. Despite this, the guy never made a move, and summer came to an end. They parted ways, and she regrets not holding onto him tightly that last night.
In the chorus, the woman is expressing how deeply she misses the summer love she had with this guy. She compares her feelings to falling autumn leaves and how he calls her like a winter breeze. She's yearning for the return of the summer season to bring her back to her summer love. The woman admits that even though she's gone, her feelings for him never changed, and he's always on her mind.
Overall, the song is a bittersweet tale of a woman who can't let go of her summer love. It's a relatable story that many people have experienced, where a summer romance feels like a love that's too good to be true, and it ends too soon.
Line by Line Meaning
I looked in his pretty brown eyes and ever since I saw him
The singer is captivated by the appearance of a man and has been actively keeping an eye on him ever since their first interaction.
I've been checking for him seriously
The singer is taking a sincere interest in the man and is actively looking for chances to interact with him.
And when he walks by I say hi
The singer greets the man whenever she encounters him.
He don't reply like he doesn't even notice me
The man ignores the artist's greetings and acts as though he does not see her.
But I know its all a front
The artist believes that the man is pretending to ignore her, and that he is actually interested in her.
I can tell he really wants to come close and kick it to me
The singer is convinced that the man is interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with her.
But he's running out of time
The singer believes that time is running out for the man to make a move towards a relationship with her.
Hurry up and make up your mind
The artist wants the man to decide whether or not he wants to pursue a relationship with her.
I'm falling like autumn leaves
The artist's emotions are falling like autumn leaves, meaning she is experiencing strong feelings of attraction or love for the man.
You call like a winter breeze
The man communicates with the artist infrequently, similar to how a winter breeze comes and goes with no set pattern.
Can't wait til spring comes and leaves
The singer is looking forward to the end of winter and the start of spring, which may bring a renewed relationship with the man.
Cause I miss what I was getting in the summer time
The artist misses the romantic interaction she shared with the man during the summer.
All I want is to take back the day we had to say goodbye
The singer longs to go back to the last day she saw the man, and make a different decision.
I would of held on really tight
The singer regrets not holding onto the man more tightly, presumably on the last day they were together.
If I would of realized that night we were gonna part
The singer did not initially realize that the last night she spent with the man would be their last interaction.
Drove me crazy to go and even though I'm gone
The separation from the man is emotionally difficult for the artist and is causing her distress, even in his absence.
I left him with a piece of my heart
The artist is carrying grief and heartbreak over the end of her relationship with the man, and feels that part of her heart remains with him.
Though the seasons change my feelings remain
The singer's feelings of love for the man have remained constant, even as the seasons around her have changed.
And I know they will always be
The singer is confident that her feelings for the man will never change.
I'm just telling you what you told me baby
The artist is reminding the man that he previously expressed a desire to be with her.
Never thought you could be so cold to me baby
The artist is surprised and hurt by the man's change in behavior towards her.
Just when I thought you would go with me baby
The artist had believed that the man was interested in pursuing a relationship with her, up until recently.
Where did you go my summer love?
The singer is questioning the man's sudden departure from her life, which has left her feeling lost.
Either I'm confused or you lied to me baby
The artist is unsure if the man ever had genuine feelings for her, or if he was insincere in his earlier interactions with her.
Why you couldn't be here to ride with me baby?
The singer is lamenting the loss of a potential romantic connection with the man, and wondering why he is no longer present in her life.
In the middle of July you leave baby
The man left the singer's life during the middle of July, which is associated with summertime and memories of their previous romantic interactions.
We had to say goodbye, we had to say goodbye
The singer and the man had to part ways, despite their shared romantic feelings, and are left feeling regretful about it.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAMES TODD SMITH, RASHAD SMITH
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