Raised through the foster care system in BC and Ontario from age seven to seventeen, Chantel's soundtrack was the Oldies, Motown soul, and Greek songs that her immigrated foster father introduced her to. From her earlier childhood, she confesses to mainly living on the road with her real parents, meaning there was a lot of late 80's hit radio. Add to this in Upshaw's cache are gospel tones inspired from singing in church, shades of Broadway while appearing in regional musical theatre, and at ...