Michelle is fluent in French. She is an indie/pop artist who also plays the… Read Full Bio ↴Michelle is fluent in French. She is an indie/pop artist who also plays the piano and guitar and enjoys listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Robyn and Imogen Heap.

Chamuel studied violin with her father since childhood, took piano lessons at age four and played violin in the Wellesley Middle School orchestra. In seventh grade she started to sequence music on a Korg Triton, sing and compose. She produced a full-length CD during her senior year. She graduated from Wellesley High School in 2004 and studied performing arts technology at the University of Michigan, where she graduated summa cum laude in 2008

From 2007 to 2011, Chamuel was the lead vocalist of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based band My Dear Disco, which was renamed Ella Riot in March 2011. In college, she collaborated with classmate and band founder Tyler Duncan, and recorded music with band guitarist Robert “DJ Body-Rock” Lester. Prior to her joining the group as lead vocalist, the band was instrumental. Her addition became a turning point in the band's direction. The name change to "Ella Riot" was inspired by the musical influence Ella Fitzgerald had on Chamuel. In September 2011, the band announced the decision to put Ella Riot on an indefinite hiatus.

Since 2011, Chamuel has worked as an independent artist. She has released many albums and singles in conjunction with Ella Riot as well as in collaboration with other artists. Many of her independent releases are under artistic trade name The Reverb Junkie.

In 2013, she participated in the fourth season of NBC's The Voice on Usher's team, and was the runner-up to winner Danielle Bradbery.

Call Your Girlfriend
Michelle Chamuel Lyrics

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Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new

Tell her not to get upset
Second guessing everything you said and done
And then when she gets upset tell her

How you never mean to hurt no one

Then you tell her that the only way her heart will mend
Is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now
But you're still her friend and then you let her down easy

Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new

Don't you tell her how I give you something
That you never knew you missed
Don't you even try to explain
How it's so different when we kiss

You just tell her that the only way her heart will mend
Is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now
But you're still her friend and then you let her down easy

Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new

And now it's gonna be me and you

So tell her that the only way her heart will mend
Is when she learns to love again
And it won't make sense right now
But you're still her friend and then you let her down easy

Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk
Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new

So call your girlfriend
Come on it's time you had the talk

Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
But you just met somebody new

Overall Meaning

The song "Call Your Girlfriend" by Michelle Chamuel explores the painful conversation that is necessary when a person decides to end a relationship to pursue another person. The song urges the singer to take responsibility for their actions and to speak with honesty and compassion when they speak to their girlfriend about the situation. The singer advises the singer to explain that it is not the girlfriend's fault that the relationship is ending, but rather that the singer has fallen in love with someone else.

The song also acknowledges the complicated emotions that arise when a relationship ends, urging the singer to be patient as their former partner works through their feelings. The lyrics suggest that healing will come with time, and that the singer can still be a good friend to their ex-partner, despite the pain of the break-up.

Overall, "Call Your Girlfriend" is a poignant exploration of the complexities of human relationships, and the difficult conversations that must take place when a relationship ends.

Line by Line Meaning

Call your girlfriend
It's time to make that phone call to your girlfriend

It's time you had the talk
It's time to have a serious conversation with her

Give your reasons, say it's not her fault
Explain your reasons and clarify that she is not to blame

But you just met somebody new
However, you have met someone else

Tell her not to get upset
Ask her to keep calm

Second guessing everything you said and done
She might be analyzing everything that happened in the relationship

And then when she gets upset tell her
When she gets angry and emotional, let her know

How you never mean to hurt no one
You never intended to hurt her

Then you tell her that the only way her heart will mend
Explain to her that the only way to heal is to learn to love again

Is when she learns to love again
She has to start the process of loving again

And it won't make sense right now
It might seem confusing at the moment

But you're still her friend and then you let her down easy
You will still support her, but you will have to end the relationship gently

Don't you tell her how I give you something
Do not bring up the topic of a third person

That you never knew you missed
Something that you never knew you were lacking

Don't you even try to explain
Do not try to justify your new relationship

How it's so different when we kiss
Your new relationship is completely different to your current one

And now it's gonna be me and you
You are now going to be with someone else

So call your girlfriend
Make that phone call to your girlfriend as soon as possible

Come on it's time you had the talk
Urge yourself to have the conversation with her

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Klas Frans Ahlund, Robin Miriam Carlsson, Alexander Erik Kronlund

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