Zara Chantelle is a singer/songwriter from Adelaide, South Australia. At just 18 years old, Zara has a gift for incorporating catchy melodies that reflect her personal experiences, creating heartfelt, charismatic pop-rock songs, leaving listeners deeply moved.
She has developed her songwriting, studying 'Popular Music' at the Conservatorium of Adelaide, and she is releasing her first single, Happiness, on all streaming platforms on the 27th of June.
In just a brief span of three years, Zara writes and performs her originals and covers at festivals and venues such as New Found Sound Festival, Santos Tour Down Under, The Festival Theatre for Catholic Schools Music Festival (4 times in 2 years), The Festival Plaza for Garage Band, Nepenthe Wines for Winter Reds Wine Festival, Cellar Door Wine Festival, Neo AGSA, ChalkHill Wines, achieving over 200 professional gigs since the age of 15. Zara's stagecraft has immensely evolved, earning her a loyal growing fanbase online with over 40k followers among her socials drawn to her vulnerable songwriting live performances.
Zara's music genre is drawn from various influences such as Lizzy McAlpine, Missy Higgins, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, and Taylor Swift. Zara's sound is a blend of sass, with smooth pop vocals, and raw vulnerable lyrics resonating with her listeners and engaging with her fanbase.
“Songwriting and composing is so much more than making a cool song, it is the art of expressing your emotions in a really vulnerable way. It’s like sharing your diary with the world in hopes it makes the listener feel seen” - Zara Chantelle
Happiness is a breakup anthem written to empower teenage girls who are finally choosing themselves over toxic relationships. Inspired by watching friends reclaim their happiness after toxic relationships, this song captures that post-heartbreak clarity when you realise leaving was the best thing you could’ve done. Channelling freedom, growth, and emotional rebellion — all wrapped in a catchy pop-rock vibe.