Keshia Chanté
Canadian singer, model, actress and songwriter
Keshia Chanté Harper (born June 16, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, television host, actress and entrepreneur.
She has served as a judge on the international music competition series The World's Best, hosted The Legacy Awards, been an on-air reporter and host for Entertainment Tonight Canada, and is listed as an International Voter for the Golden Globe Awards.
Chanté has appeared on, or hosted, several television programs including the BET Awards, Paramount's Peak of the Week, hosted BB Rewind, the official after show of season 22 of Big Brother on CBS, and Battle of the Blades. She has also participated in community and charitable initiatives, including hosting We Day and supporting campaigns focused on mental health awareness. In 2022, she founded the hair care brand KHAIR.
In 2014, she received a star on the Brampton Arts Walk of Fame for her contributions to Canadian entertainment.
Early life
Keshia Chanté Harper was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, and spent summers with her grandparents in Hinesville, Georgia. Her father is of Afro-Trinidadian descent and her mother is of Portuguese descent.
She moved to the Greater Toronto Area as a teenager and graduated from Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School in 2006.
Career
2003–2012
In 2003, Chanté released the singles "Shook (The Answer)," and "Unpredictable", in response to Shawn Desman's "Shook". The video for her single "Bad Boy" was directed by Director X.
Her self‑titled debut album was released in 2004.
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