Chante Torrane Moore born February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, California is an American jazz and singer. Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing. She was a successful beauty pageant contestant and model when, at age 22, she was discovered by the MCA Records executive Louil Silas. Moore was signed to Silas MCA-distributed imprint Silas Records.
From 1997 to 2000, she was married to actor Kadeem Hardison. Together, the couple had a daughter, Sophia Hardison. In January 2002, she married singer Kenny Lattimore. On April 10, 2003, their son Kenny was born. Moore has recorded several hit records, including - Love is Taken Over, Its Alright, I am What You Need, Old School Lovin, and Free (a cover of a Deniece Williams song). Moore has recorded a song with supergroup Boyz II Men for the - How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack titled - You Home Is In My Heart. Moore was also featured on the soundtrack of Waiting to Exhale in 1995 with the song - Wey U, which also shows off her singing ability. Once married to actor Kadeem Hardison, she is currently married to singer Kenny Lattimore. The two are currently a duet act on Jive Records, where they remade Minnie Riperton and Peabo Bryson 1970 soul hit - Here We Go on their album, Things That Lovers Do. This also shows off her vocal range and does not go unnoticed by music reviewer Tracy E. Hopkins at Barnes and Noble who remarks how this record - showcases Moore Minnie Riperton-reminiscent pipes.
In 2000, Moore earned a Soul Train Music Awards nomination, alongside Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, for - Single of the Year, Female for her Billboard No. 2, No. 10 Pop hit - Chante Got a Man. However, she lost the award to Lauryn Hill. The single was also certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in America. In 2002, she won a Soul Train Music Award for Best Single, Group, Band or Duo for - Contagious featuring The Isley Brothers. She also appeared on the hit UPN show Girlfriends, singing Minnie Riperton Lovin You. In 2002, Moore sang on Kenny G single - One More Time, which registered on the Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary singles charts. In 2004, a 20th Century Masters greatest hits collection was released with some of her most memorable songs, along with a detailed booklet in which author A. Scott Galloway praises her for her - powerful, yet flexible and gorgeous 5-octave vocal range..."
In 2006 Asian singer Hyori remade Moore single -Straight Up, it became a top ten hit in Korea. Additionally, in 2006 it was confirmed by Peak Records executive and founder that Chante Moore has signed a record deal with the independent label. She has begun recording songs for a new album scheduled for release in 2007 with Concord Music Group.
