Jenny Chi discovered her love for Bossa Nova at the end of her teens. The melancholy and wistful mood of the music enthralled her immediately. She began to sing the tunes of João Gilberto, accompanying herself on the guitar. Later, Jenny Chi went to Brazil for half a year in order to incorporate the mood of the country into her singing and her music. Upon her return to Switzerland in 1998 the Sino Swiss singer launched her own Bossa Nova band together with two musician friends: "Jenny Chi & ChiBossa". The formation has since grown into a quartet.
February 2007 sees the release of her first CD entitled "Jenny Chi & ChiBossa", featuring twelve old Bossa Nova gems by composers such as Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim, Ary Barroso and Baden Powell, plus a beautifully delicate self penned composition with her guitarist, Ademir Cândido. These are live recordings and the listener has the feeling of sitting with the band and witnessing first hand their enchanting raw intimacy and authenticity.
Jenny Chi was born in 1975. She studied classical singing, as well as jazz singing at the Zürich Jazz School and attended classes in Cuban and Brazilian percussion in Switzerland and in Brazil.
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