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Chrisette Michele

chrisette michele
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Lounge Time

Chrisette Michele and model Miguel Perdomo take a break on the set of her new video “I’m A Star.”

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Sexy Chanteuse

Behind-the-scenes at Chrisette Michele’s video shoot for “I’m A Star.” Love the turban, girl!

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Runaway

Chrisette Michele attends Kanye West’s debut for his short film “Runaway.”

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Natural Beauty

Chrisette is not all about the glitz and glam — like her music, her pared down beauty regiment lets her true beauty shine…

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That Voice!

Chrisette’s music is full of heart and emotion. We can’t wait for the new album to drop. “Let Freedom Reign” is Chrisette Michele’s third studio album. It hits stores on November 30.

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Summer Sounds

Chrisette Michele performs at the 2010 Summer Stage Concert Series in Central Park, New York.

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Return to the Spotlight

Chrisette Michele performs onstage at the 2009 UNICEF Snowflake Ball in New York City.

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Doing Her Thing

Repping her Def Jam label something lovely, Chrisette Michele does her thing onstage at the 2009 Hip Hop Honors event.

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Sassy Songbird

Chrisette Michele strikes a pose on the red carpet of the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

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Grammy Girl

Michele immediately made an impact on the music industry and was nominated for two Grammys for her debut album, “I Am.” She walked away with the statue for “Best Urban/Alternative Performance.”

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Stylish Sista

The R&B singer looks pretty in pink in this shapely dress with sheer neckline, black tights and booties. That short sleeved fur is to die for!

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Kind Heart

Chrisette Michelle is now the spokesperson for “Saving Our Daughters” book campaign for the Hip-Hop 4 Education Initiative

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Songbird

Chrisette moves the crowd with her heavenly vocals at VH1’s Soulstage in New York City.

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Soul Maven

Chrisette belts new selections from her sophomore album, “Epiphany” during her live performance for VH1 Soul Stage.

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Deuces

R&B singer Chrisette Michele shows us how to glitter in this haute black sequin blazer and leggings.

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Laidback

Chrisette once declared that she’s absolutely been in love, but now she has an affair with herself.

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Sitting Pretty

Chrisette began singing at the age of 4 and composing and songwriting by the time she was 12.

“I grew up on jazz, gospel and poetry,” says Michele. “My father introduced me to Langston Hughes.”

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Standing Tall

Chrisette told Jill Scott in an ESSENCE interview that she and other songstresses inspired her to go against the grain musically.

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Rock Star

Chrisette confesses that she writes about love songs because her mom makes her.

“Love is an amazing topic and I want to be an integral part of it,” says Chrisette.

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Sing It Loud

Chrisette Michele Performs at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City.

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Loving Me

Chrisette is comfortable in the skin she’s in even if others might not be.

“My first and worst experience was going to a photo shoot for a magazine that shall remain nameless. I know they knew I was a size 14, I know they knew it. I know they knew I wasn’t a size 2! I came up in there and it was a rack of beautiful clothes and I couldn’t fit in none of them. And so they hand me a men’s pair of jeans and a man’s button up and a little tiny, itsy itsy belt off the lady who was doing the styling. I cried. I was so upset.

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Superstar

Chrisette Michele wore a flirty black lace dress to the 2009 Grammy Awards.

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Black Butterfly

“As a new artist there’s a whole bunch of stuff I wish I knew like, don’t spend the first check you get on a Mercedes Benz, "Chrisette tells Jill Scott in an ESSENCE interview. “You don’t have to take a band out for your first tour. Different ways of managing your money in the beginning.”

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