Chantel Taleen Jeffries WAIT Work ID No.894787994 IPI No.885919567 (JEFFRIES CHANTEL TALEEN) (born September 30, 1992), is an American DJ, model, and YouTube personality. She released her debut single, "

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", on May 2, 2018, under

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's record label 10:22pm. The song peaked at No. 10 on the ''

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chart.

Early life and education

Jeffries was born on September 30th, 1992, in Coronado, California. Her parents are Colonel Edward Jeffries and Kathleen Jeffries. She is of African-American, French, Cherokee, Irish and Italian descent. She grew up with her younger sister and brother in

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. Her father worked for a military training company and is a Marine Corps veteran. Her family was always on the road traveling from one place to another due to her father's work. Jeffries graduated from Massaponax High School in Virginia, and attended

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where she studied Communication Arts and Fine Arts.

Music career

2018–present: ''Calculated Luck''

Shortly after being signed to the Universal Music Group label 10:22 pm, it was announced that Jeffries would release her debut single on May 4, 2018. The track features American rappers Offset and Vory, who came by and heard the track and wanted to "lay some melodies." "Wait" was officially released on May 4, 2018. A vertical music video for the single was released on June 5, 2018. Jeffries released her second single, "Both Sides", on July 13, 2018, featuring Vory. A third single was released on August 10, 2018, called "Better". It featured American rapper BlocBoy JB and Vory. On February 1, 2019, Jeffries released her fourth single "Facts", which features American rappers YG,

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, and BIA. A lyric video was released the same day.

Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffries, Chantel Living people Musicians from Los Angeles Songwriters from California American people of Irish descent American people of French descent American people of Italian descent American people of Cherokee descent American people of African descent 1992 births People from Coronado, California Women DJs