Chrisette Michele

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Chrisette Michele
Michele in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Chrisette Michele Payne
Born	(1982-12-08) December 8, 1982 (age 42) Central Islip, New York, U.S.
Origin	Patchogue, New York, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop soul jazz
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Def Jam Motown Rich Hipster
Website	chrisettemichelesworld.com

Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982) is an American R&B and soul singer. She won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song "Be OK" (featuring will.i.am).

She was previously signed to Motown Records, Capitol Records, and Caroline Distribution but was dropped from her label in 2017 after performing at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.^[1][2][3] In the same year, Michele announced plans to release new music independently through her own label, Rich Hipster.