Chrissy Steele

Chrissy Steele Is The Stage Name Of Christina Southern A Canadian Vocalist Currently Living On Vancouver Island. She Is Most Noted For Garnering A Juno Award Nomination For Most Promising Female Vocalist And Hard Rock Album Of The Year At The Juno Awards Of 1992 Steele's Early Years Were Spent Singing In More Of The Classical And Folk Vein. She Participated In Several Choirs And Operas In Her Hometown Of Comox And Later In Victoria Both On Vancouver Island . She Joined Her First Band Room Service In 1984 Where She Performed In Various Rock Clubs And On TV In The CBC Competition Rock Wars Which Was Televised Nationally. In 1985 She Joined The Hard Rock Band Reform School. The Band Gave Her A Foundation To Hone Her Skills As A Front Person Playing Clubs In B.C And Alberta With Several Bands Including Blu And The First Incarnation Of The Chrissy Steele Band With Several Members Including Burk Ehmig Rick Smook Matteo Caratozzolo Lance Abermak And Brian McConkey Amongst Others. In 1989 Brian MacLeod After Hearing About Her Talents Through The Grapevine Invited Her To Join His Band Headpins Which Had Been Looking For A New Singer Since Darby Mills Left The Band In 1986. However With The Rest Of The Original Headpins Having Moved On To Other Projects MacLeod Instead Decided To Record A New Album With Steele. Sadly During Production Of The Album And A Warm-Up Tour MacLeod Became Ill And After The Release Of The Album He Succumbed To Cancer On April 25 1992. During His Illness And Incapacitation It Was Thought Best By The Label For Steele To Continue On As A Solo Artist After Signing With The American Branch Of The Label Chrysalis. The Album 'Magnet To Steele' Was Released In 1991 And Spawned The Hit Singles "Love You 'Til It Hurts" And "Love Don't Last Forever". In Addition To Her Juno Nomination For Most Promising Female Vocalist Magnet To Steele Was A Nominee For Rock Album Of The Year. After The Album Had Run Its Course Commercially Her Record Label Flew Her To Los Angeles To Record Demos For Her Follow-Up Album But Steele Felt The Material Wasn't A Good Fit. She Was No Longer Comfortable With The "sexpot Biker-Chick" Image She Was Being Marketed Under But Instead Wanted To Adopt A More Introspective And Adult Style. With Grunge Dominating The Airwaves Her Label Waning And It Being Bought Out By The Chrysalis Group Steele Took Her Cue And Decided To Put The Music Business On The Back Burner For A While. She Performed A Few Isolated Concert Dates With A New All-Female Backing Band In Quebec City And Montreal In 1994 And Sang Guest Vocals On Feehan's 1996 Album Pray For Rain But By 1997 Onwards She Was Working As A Graphic Designer And Communications Professional In Victoria B.C. As Of 2021 Steele Is Currently Working On New Songs With Harlequin's Original Writer And Guitarist Glen Willows And Her Brother Bryan Southern. read less