Born and raised in the warm-hearted neighborhood of Santa Cruz, Chantal Quant inherited not just a profound love for music but also a natural talent for singing and dancing from her father, the renowned singer Richard "Tatoo" Quant.
From her youth, Chantal's everyday life was dominated by rhythm and melody, shaping the language she learned to embrace, develop, and now shares with the community of Aruba. Her journey to forge a musical career without ever turning her back on her origins and culture. Her exceptional rendition of the classic "Cunucu di Seid'" has placed all eyes on her, making Chantal Quant a perfect VOICE OF OUR LAND.
This song, 42 years since its inception, was composed by Don Ramon Krozendijk for Ferdinand Carrion to sing in the 1982 Voz-i-Landia competition, which he also won with this song. Since then, it has been reproduced and sung by various artists, one of the most memorable being Edjean Semeleer in 2005. "I've longed to sing it for quite some time, and this desire became a reality at the right moment," Chantal says. "I took this on as one of my first projects as a solo singer. This project is even more special to me because I involved my 'Oma' and 'Opa' along with my nephew in it. It was a special 'extra touch' for me. I sang with my soul and heart."
As a child, Chantal was nurtured in the Grupo Pierewietje. Looking back, she realizes that this was the beginning of a journey filled with passion for singing and dancing, laying the foundation for what would eventually become her musical career. Competing in the prestigious festivals of Aruba's anthem and flag and in the Caiso and Soca Monarch competition, the artistic persona known as Queen Chanty was born. She began to win her crowns at the children's level in these competitions and continued at the youth level. Thus, she demonstrated not only her vocal ability as she grew but also her ability to connect with the audience and attract attention with her unique and tasteful presentations.
The path she was to take on a musical level was almost foreseeable. Chanty did not stand still to showcase her singing talent. All this opened doors for her where her experience in musical groups during carnival continued to improve her singing talent more and more, thus preparing her for the next phase in her career; Soloist.
Recently, Chanty launched "Un bon muhe," sung in Papiamento. This is her first single as a solo artist - a significant step in her development as an artist. The song is not only an anthem for female independence and strength but also serves as a message of her musical talent. Now, as a key member of the musical group DLS's frontline, Chanty continues her mission to enrich Aruba's musical landscape with her unique voice, singing in her language, Papiamento. "It's very important to me to have productions in Papiamento." This is the language I speak and grew up with. I love Papiamento.
As a singer, I believe it's very important to continuously produce and write songs in Papiamento. True, we live on a multicultural island, and we cannot force anyone to like something. But if we give love to quality productions in our language, in the right and beautiful way, we will attract our own people to listen more and more to songs in Papiamento."
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