Christina Novelli

Christina Novelli (born 27 November 1986) is an English DJ, vocalist and songwriter who resides in London. She is the daughter of Jean-Christophe Novelli, a French celebrity chef.

Career

Early career

At the age of 17, influenced by the music of Motown, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Tina Turner, Lauryn Hill, Novelli started fronting her own bands.

In 2011, Novelli starred in a reality TV series on Channel 5 called Candy Bar Girls, which covered the lives and loves of the staff and regulars at the Candy Bar in London's Soho. While on the show, Novelli could be seen performing a mix of her own material along with some covers, making them her own. Some of the songs she sang were Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris", Damien Rice's "Cannonball", and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are".

2012–2013: Breakthrough

In early 2012, Novelli collaborated with producer and DJ Gareth Emery on the track "Concrete Angel", which she had co-written. By June of the same year, "Concrete Angel" had entered Billboard at No. 15 on the "Dance Music" charts, and as of April, 2023 the hit has over 65 million views on YouTube. Since then, Novelli has also collaborated with the likes of Dash Berlin, Armin van Buuren, Ben Nicky, Darren Styles, Paul Oakenfold, SASH!, Markus Schulz, tyDi, Judge Jules and many more. In December 2013, she collaborated with Justin Caruso and Dave Audé on the song "Satellite", debuted as the No.