Michelle Chappel

Michelle Chappel (Princeton Ph.D.) ditched a career as a professor to follow her dream to be a singer-songwriter. Two years after she was voted "Most Inspirational Professor of Psychology" at UC Santa Cruz, her debut CD made the top 10 on the radio charts overseas. Since then, she's had a top 20 radio hit in Europe; 7 songs featured on HBO, Showtime, Encore and ABC; and won a Billboard Award in Americana/Folk for her moving song "No Place like Home." Her music video for "Do Some Livin'" won ...

Michelle Chappel (Princeton Ph.D.) ditched a career as a professor to follow her dream to be a singer-songwriter. Two years after she was voted "Most Inspirational Professor of Psychology" at UC Santa Cruz, her debut CD made the top 10 on the radio charts overseas. Since then, she's had a top 20 radio hit in Europe; 7 songs featured on HBO, Showtime, Encore and ABC; and won a Billboard Award in Americana/Folk for her moving song "No Place like Home." Her music video for "Do Some Livin'" won an NME award in 2009, and she was chosen as a finalist for "Best International Artist" in Australia by MTV and top record labels in 2010. Her music is an uplifting blend of folk, pop and country. Her greatest desire is to help make the world a better place through her music.