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Chenai Zinyuku

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About Me

Hola!
Well, Im just an oddball who loves to write music, sing and talk sillyness, anything to do with smiling, dancing and things that just generally make ya happy is alreet by me! People describe my sound as a little bit acoustic, a little bit soulful and a little bit funky! Id be tempted to agree. Id probably describe the songs I write as personal, original, proper (if your not yorkshire, you wont get it) and a little bit cool... Iv grown up a lot in the past two years and so has my music. Im currently working hard and writing my album, working with some talented beans!
I was born on the 1st of June 1986, making me a crayzeee Gemini, and rightly so! My Mum tells me I'm special, I blame it on the stars.
I suppose my love for music started when I was just a lil teeny bopper, with my head nodding vigorously to things like Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Prince, and all the usual suspects, the musical legends they are! Thanks to Daddy.
Never really took vocals and songwriting seriously until about 2 years ago, Id always done it, just never pursued it, did the odd acoustic set with the Dad but nothing hardcore, left school with GCSE's and college with 'A' levels in Maths, Sociology, and Law, and stayed on the education route, starting a Law degree until .... Mr Cowell's head popped up on my TV screen and I wanted his opinion! The rest is history, X factor, Final 12, upheaval and a complete turnaround of my life, back to what I was meant to do, or something like that.
Did the PA's, Arena tour, tried a little bit of dance stuff, magazines, the stories, the interviews, the 'fame', the photoshoots. I had a brilliant time and learnt a lot about the industry, met some amazing people aswell, but Id had enough of singing other people's songs for a year, so I started to knuckle down and get me some proper music, the result, the tuneage above.
So keep an ear open for the album very soon.
Ciao!
Oh, and just a one more cover, what can I say, old habits die hard...! But, the production is wicked so I dont think it counts :-/
Tasty ft Chenai-Don't Walk Away (TR 01) is now available as a digital download.
Including the following mixes.
01. Club Mix
02. Soul Power Remix
03. Kingpinz
04. Club Junkies Remix
05. Innocent Mindz Remix
06. Radio Edit
Available at the following stores :
Click to buy from Juno.co.ukClick to buy from BeatsDigital.com

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Member Since: 3/6/2006
Band Website: chenai-zinyuku.com
Band Members:
Influences: The gorgeous Kelis, Betty Wright, Joss Stone, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Hard-fi, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, India Arie, Earth Wind and Fire, Kaiser Chiefs, Bill Withers, Freemasons, Steve Angello, Joey Negro, My Dad!, Adele Harley, Gladys Knight, Alicia Keys, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Brand new Heavies, Beyonce Knowles, Ce Ce Peniston, D'angelo, Dorothy Moore, Dusty Springfield, En Vogue, Gwen Guthrie, Michael Jackson, Pharrell Williams, Prince, Randy Crawford, Rose Royce and loads more !
Type of Label: Indie

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Finally!

Tasty ft Chenai-Don't Walk Away (TR 01) is now available as a digital download. Including the following mixes. 01. Club Mix 02. Soul Power Remix 03. Kingpinz 04. Club Junkies Remix 05. Innocen...
Posted by Chenai Zinyuku on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:33:00 PST

Chenai Features on a Tasty Track!!

Hi All!! Just to let you know that I was asked to feature on a funky single by Tasty Recordings (see my top friends) that is being released this year, Its a cover of the RnB classic by Jade "Don'...
Posted by Chenai Zinyuku on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST