About Michelle Chamuel

Michelle is fluent in French. She is an indie/pop artist who also plays the piano and guitar and enjoys listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Robyn and Imogen Heap. Chamuel studied violin with her father since childhood, took piano lessons at age four and played violin in the Wellesley Middle School orchestra. In seventh grade she started to sequence music on a Korg Triton, sing and compose. She produced a full-length CD during her senior year. She graduated from Wellesley High School in 2004 and studied performing arts technology at the University of Michigan, where she graduated summa cum laude in 2008 From 2007 to 2011, Chamuel was the lead vocalist of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based band My Dear Disco, which was renamed Ella Riot in March 2011. In college, she collaborated with classmate and band founder Tyler Duncan, and recorded music with band guitarist Robert "DJ Body-Rock" Lester. Prior to her joining the group as lead vocalist, the band was instrumental. Her addition became a turning point in the band's direction. The name change to "Ella Riot" was inspired by the musical influence Ella Fitzgerald had on Chamuel. In September 2011, the band announced the decision to put Ella Riot on an indefinite hiatus. Since 2011, Chamuel has worked as an independent artist. She has released many albums and singles in conjunction with Ella Riot as well as in collaboration with other artists. Many of her independent releases are under artistic trade name The Reverb Junkie. In 2013, she participated in the fourth season of NBC's The Voice on Usher's team, and was the runner-up to winner Danielle Bradbery.