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BLP sources|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Chantay Savage| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| alias =| Born = 1971| origin = Chicago , Illinois United States | genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Pop music|pop , Dance music|dance | years_active = 1993–present| label = RCA Records | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Chantay Savage is an Rhythm and blues|R& B / Dance music|dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with " I Will Survive ", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem. In total her single (music)|singles have spent 452 weeks on various Billboard (magazine)|Billboard singles record chart|charts , http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp? configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT& pubList=Billboard& an=bbcom& action=Submit& kw=& exposeNavigation=true& keyword=Chantay+Savage& submit.x=0& submit.y=0& submit=Submit& searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH Billboard.com and her albums have spent a total of 81 weeks on various Billboard charts.
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Before Savage signed a recording contract , she parlayed success into gigs as a session musician, singer, and songwriter with artists such as CeCe Peniston and Tanya Blount , she co-wrote CeCe Peniston|Peniston 's number one Dance music|Dance single " We Got a Love Thang ". In 1993 in music|1993 she released her first single " If You Believe " from her debut album Here We Go... , her follow-up " Betcha'll Never Find " became a top twenty dance and R& B hit on the Billboard chart. She also released the singles " Don't Let It Go to Your Head (Chantay Savage song)|Don't Let It Go to Your Head " and " Give It to Ya ".
In 1995 she teamed up with Aaliyah , En Vogue , BlackGirl , Mary J. Blige , Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams , SWV , and others for the single "Freedom" from the movie Panther .
Savage took two years off before she returned in 1996 with " I Will Survive " from her second album ''I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) . The lead single became a moderate smash in the U.S., where it reached #5 on Billboard s Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B chart, and number 12 in the UK Singles Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 482 The single was also certified music recording sales certification|gold by the RIAA for US single sales of over 500,000 units. In 1997 she, along with Deborah Cox , Heavy D , and Brownstone performed Janet Jackson 's #1 single " That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes " at the Soul Train Music Awards tribute to the popular icon . In 1998 Savage scored another minor hit with "Reminding Me (Of Sef)", performed by Common (rapper)|Common . It was a top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot Rap chart.
In 1999 she released her third album This Time (Chantay Savage album)|This Time , its first single "Come Around" which peaked at number 62. Savage wrote all the lyrics and played piano and Drum kit|drums .
Discography
main|Chantay Savage discography
Here We Go... (1994)
'' I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) (1996)
This Time (Chantay Savage album)|This Time (1999)
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External links
http://www.singingfool.com/tribute.asp? Searchformethodid=3& SearchString=13640& AltSearchString=Chantay%20Savage Singingfool.com Chantay Savage streaming music videos
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=33760 Billboard.com - artist bio, discography and chart history
http://members.fortunecity.com/dukesxx3/chantaysavage/chantay.htm Fan page with photos and links
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