St. Louis PrideFest 2020: Chel

Thank you for supporting PrideFest 2020! Watch the live performance of St. Louis local talent Chel (musicbychel.net) part of the virtual Pride celebration: “We Are Family.” Read more about Chel and all of our talented performers below.

PrideSTL is thankful to The Pageant (thepageant.com) for allowing us to host a safe and healthy live virtual festival, and HyFi (hyfi.com) for their amazing work that allowed us to celebrate. Thank you for an amazing festival!

PrideFest 2020 was a virtual celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Thousands of people across the globe tuned in to celebrate streaming live August 15, 2020 from 1-6 PM. Enjoy the live performances from our local STL community, as part of the Virtual PrideFest.
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About Chel: While an indie soul threads her Pop music, Chel writes songs laced with hip hop and R & B. Her radio worthy arrangements are inspiring, and a positive outlook and on-point delivery keeps her current fans dancing and her followers growing. In 4 short years, Chel has amassed a Facebook following over 1.1 Million, her music videos gaining 26M views, and an Instagram account of 110K followers. Chel was hired to host her own prime time radio show on DASH X Radio. The EDM/POP show features other up and coming artists and the latest in pop and EDM music. Chel's 2019 Summer Tour, took her to SXSW, PrideSTL, Summerfest and Riverfest, with lots of stops along the way. Her song Amen, I Smell Nice and Thankful have almost 1 million spins on Spotify. She also played CurvyCon in New York City, combining her modeling and singing careers.Coming from a challenging start in St. Louis, MO, Chel was told for most of her life that she did not have the body type or look to succeed in the music industry. Not only has she proven them wrong, she has helped others to know that nothing should hold you back from pursuing your dreams. Her music, her creativity has made Chel a force to be rekoned with and she is just getting started. (from musicbychel.net)

About PrideSTL: For over 40 years, Pride St. Louis has celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community in St. Louis through programming at the PrideCenter of St. Louis since 2017, and hosting the annual St. Louis PrideFest since 1980. We are a 501(C)3 charity operated by volunteers, find more information or get involved to PrideSTL at pridestl.org.
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PrideFest 2020: “We Are Family”
Headliners: Ava Max, Betty Who, Kim Petras, Chloe X Halle, and Loud Luxury
Live and Local: CHEL, One Way Traffic, Theresa Payne, Tre G, Paige Alyssa, and Burlesque Group "Glimmer"
Hosted by STL Drag Performers: Akasha Royale, Chasity Valentino, Sable Sinclair, Tabbi Katt, Trixie LaRue, Tamara Mahorning
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