Monique La Chapelle

Monique La Chapelle is a Soulful Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Composer, whose undiscovered talent emerged from the early age of nine. Growing up on the beautiful Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the land of Soca Music, Monique was surrounded by a multitude of Soca artists, however, her preferred genres were Alternative, Pop, PopRock, Soul, Jazz, R&B, and Reggae. Monique wrote her first song at the age of ten, and was performing it two years later with her teenage Pop-Rock band “The Flick”. She later trained for the girls’ vocal solo category, and placed third at the Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival. Taking her inspiration from powerhouse vocalists like Adele, Amy Winehouse, and Heather Headley. Monique finessed the influences of Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Nina Simone, Shania Twain, to create a unique sound that is both powerful yet soothing to the ear.
In 2015, Monique ventured into a professional solo career path, releasing her first single – “Eviction Notice”, which remained at #1 for six weeks on the Caribbean Indigenous Music charts. The song is a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. In 2020, Monique continued to showcase her unrivaled talent with massive tracks “Code Blue” and “know My Name”. Her latest song, “Forever With You”, was released in February 2021 and has already demanded international attention. Her debut album "The Hopeful Romantic" released on September 9th, 2022 is now available on all music streaming platforms.