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Chemayne
12+ albums
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The granddaughter of accomplished Maltese orchestral violinist Lewis Micallef, pianist Chemayne Micallef was born in Toronto, Canada on June 18th. She made her television debut at the age of six and has won numerous piano competitions and scholarships. Chemayne began composing by age eight and at age fourteen performed a one-hour solo special for T.V. She completed her piano and theory exams with the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music where she studied with Adelaide Bell. In 1992, Chemayne "displayed her piano prowess live on television (CTV) to more than two million viewers, winning the talent competition at the Miss Canada Pageant" (Mississauga News) also receiving a scholarship from Baton Broadcasting. In 1993, she graduated with honours from the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto where she studied piano with Irina Kugucheva. In 1994, she graduated from the Faculty of Education at McGill University in Montreal. In 2001, she released her debut solo international album on the Avalon Music label called "Christmas Piano," distributed by Universal Music. Five tracks from this album are featured in the soundtrack of the Paramount Vantage motion picture "Year of the Dog," produced by Brad Pitt. Another track from "Christmas Piano" was also featured on an episode of "A Channel Morning" - a talk show in Victoria, British Columbia which aired a special Christmas segment in December 2008 on CTVGlobemedia. Meeting with critical acclaim and commercial success, Chema
