Chantel McGregor

Chantel Dawn McGregor (born 12 March 1986) is an English blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.

History McGregor was given her guitar and was given some tuition by her father. She was having formal lessons at the age of seven. She listened to her parents' music including Black Sabbath and Fleetwood Mac. One of her favourite albums is Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album and she has recorded some of their music. and has gone on to develop a career in the UK and international blues and rock music scene, performing solo and with her band.

In 2011, McGregor won "Young Artist of the Year" at the British Blues Awards, and in 2012, she won "Best Female Vocalist" at the British Blues Awards. In 2013 she won two categories, "Guitarist Of The Year" and "Best Female Vocalist", at the British Blues Awards. and again won the "Guitarist Of The Year" category in 2014.

Her debut album Like No Other, released in 2011, was produced by Livingstone Brown, who has worked with such artists as Ed Sheeran, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and Corinne Bailey Rae. Her second album Lose Control, also produced by Livingstone Brown, was released on 9 October 2015.

A live album, Bury'd Alive, recorded at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, on 29 March 2019, was released on 6 September 2019. This is made up of songs from the first two albums, Like No Other and Lose Control, together with a song from her next studio album, a long instrumental entitled "April". In December 2019, the American magazine, Guitar World, proclaimed Bury'd Alive as the 11th best guitar album of the decade.

In May 2020, she released a reworked cover of "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga through the Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records. Also in May 2020, she became a regular weekly presenter on Hard Rock Hell Radio with her show Chantel's Monday Brunch Club.

Released in November 2020, the Dr. John album, Gumbo Blues, featured her on guitar.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, she performed a live weekly show from her shed and later with Jamie Brooks on keyboards. She released two albums of songs in 2021. Shed Sessions Volume One, was performed solo with an acoustic guitar and Shed Sessions Volume Two was on electric guitar with Jamie Brooks on keyboards.

In May 2025 she released her third studio album with her band, "The Healing".

Discography Title Details Like No Other Released: 24 June 2011 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM001 Format: Digital download, CD Lose Control Released: 9 October 2015 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM002 Format: Digital download, CD Bury'd Alive Released: 6 September 2019 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM003 Format: Digital download, CD Stupid Love Released: 23 May 2020 Label: Cleopatra Records Inc Format: Digital download Shed Sessions Volume OneReleased: 12 July 2021 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM004 Format: Digital download, CD Shed Sessions Volume TwoReleased: 2 August 2021 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM005 Format: Digital download, CD The HealingReleased: 23 May 2025 Label: Tis Rock Music Ltd – TRM006 Format: Digital download, CD