Chantelle was a popular merengue musical group from

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, which performed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The group's name comes from the popular French feminine given name (translated to "Chantal" in

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and

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). Formed in 1988, Chantelle was an all-female music group, which is somewhat of a rarity for

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bands. One of their few predecessors in that respect was "

Las Chicas Del Can Las Chicas Del Can was the first all-female Merengue music, merengue group from Dominican Republic. Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Ch ...

", a Merengue group from Dominican Republic, that performed during the middle 1980s. In 1989, Chantelle became known on the Puerto Rican and Latin American airwaves with their biggest hit, "Aunque Tú No Quieras" ("Even if you Don't Want to"). That song was about a girl telling her boyfriend that they had to separate, despite their feelings. This song gave Chantelle television and radio coverage, and the three girls in the group (Olga Tañón, Sandra Torres and Daly Fontanez) became famous women, although

Olga Tañón Olga Teresa Tañón OrtizIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is ''Tañón'' and the second or maternal family name is ''Ortiz''. (born April 13, 1967) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. Over the course of her career, she has ...

became the most famous of the three. The group received a Lo Nuestro award for " Tropical New Artist of the Year" at the 1990 Lo Nuestro Awards.

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