Cherelle

For more than three decades, Canadian singer-songwriter Cherelle Jardine has quietly built one of Canada’s most diverse and inspiring independent music careers, creating songs, stories and communities that celebrate hope, healing and our shared humanity. Whether performing on festival stages, singing in seniors’ residences, directing music videos, producing documentaries, mentoring independent artists or lending her voice to film and commercial projects, her work has always been guided by one simple belief: music has the power to heal, connect and leave the world a little kinder than it found it.

Refusing to be confined by genre, Cherelle moves effortlessly through folk, roots, rock, alt-country, Americana, poetic pop and singer-songwriter traditions, and on her newest album, colours in a touch of vintage swing and 60s-inspired pop. Whatever the musical landscape, honest storytelling remains at the heart of every song she creates.

Her latest solo album, Something Old, Something New, marks a deeply personal new chapter and her first solo release in more than a decade. Both a homecoming and a bold step forward, the album weaves together powerful new songs with previously unreleased recordings spanning her career. Rich with themes of love, resilience, friendship, social consciousness and hope, it celebrates the people, memories and moments that have shaped both the artist and the woman she has become.

The release has been met with international recognition, earning Cherelle multiple International ISSA Singer Songwriter Association nominations, including International Songwriter, Vocalist, Emerging Artist, Rising Star, International Single and International Video of the Year.

While her solo career continues to flourish, collaboration has always been central to Cherelle’s creative life.

As one-third of the award-winning trio Stone Poets, alongside Marc Gladstone and Scott Jackson, she has helped create music celebrated for its rich harmonies, emotional honesty and messages of hope. The group has released five acclaimed albums, including HUM∀N, a powerful collection exploring empathy, resilience and our shared humanity. Stone Poets were honoured with International Singer Songwriter Association Awards for International Band of the Year and International Video of the Year for The Beauty of It All.

Her passion for using music as a force for positive change also inspired the formation of Peacenik Collective, bringing together like-minded musicians to create songs rooted in peace, inclusion, compassion and social awareness.

Away from the spotlight, one of Cherelle’s most meaningful musical projects happens in some of the quietest rooms.

Together with her husband and lifelong musical partner Marc Gladstone, she performs as Hand Over Heart, bringing music into care homes and seniors’ residences throughout British Columbia. Through familiar songs, shared memories and heartfelt performances, they create moments of joy, comfort and connection for those who are often among the most vulnerable in our communities. It is a beautiful expression of the belief that music is far more than entertainment. It is companionship. It is healing. It reminds us that every person deserves to feel seen, valued and loved.

Cherelle’s creativity extends far beyond songwriting. She writes, directs and produces her own music videos, as well as those for Stone Poets, combining music with cinematic storytelling. She is also co-producing the documentary Here for the Healing alongside acclaimed Canadian actress and filmmaker Lynda Boyd, celebrating the inspiring story of Earth Wind & Choir, an extraordinary community choir she proudly sings with as an alto.

She has also expanded her artistic voice into the world of voice acting and is represented by The Characters Talent Agency, one of Canada’s leading voice and on-camera talent agencies.

Long before these recent chapters, Cherelle’s musical journey began with resilience.

She left home at sixteen and taught herself to play guitar on a broken instrument rescued from the garbage. She paid for her first recording sessions by trading work for studio time and transformed a childhood marked by hardship into songs that speak of healing, forgiveness and hope. Rather than allowing difficult experiences to define her, she chose to create music that helps others feel less alone.

Throughout her career, Cherelle has continually built opportunities not only for herself but for countless other artists. She served as President of the Pacific Songwriters Association, hosted the acclaimed Make a Scene Canada radio show and podcast, created the long-running Musical Expressions concert series in partnership with the City of Richmond, and has been honoured with both a Richmond Arts Award and the Ethel Tibbits Award for her outstanding contributions to arts and culture.

Across thirteen independent albums and an ever-evolving collection of creative projects, Cherelle has continually followed her curiosity. Her musical journey has included the emotionally powerful electro-rock project HEAD, the internationally touring mother-daughter band The Jardines, performances during the 2010 Olympic celebrations, songwriting trips to Nashville, performances throughout Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, including Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club, and collaborations with artists whose shared vision is to create music that inspires positive change.

Yet through every chapter, every collaboration and every new adventure, one thing has remained constant.

Cherelle believes music is one of humanity’s greatest gifts. It comforts...It challenges...It heals...It brings strangers together...It reminds us of who we are.

Whether standing before thousands on a festival stage or singing quietly to someone in a care home, she approaches every performance with the same hope: that every song leaves the world a little kinder than it found it, and every heart a little more connected than before.

For Cherelle Jardine, every song is an act of hope, an invitation to celebrate our shared humanity and to discover, once again, the extraordinary power of music to change lives.

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