Chanty (singer)

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Chanty
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Chanty in 2023
Born
Maria Chantal Videla [1]

(2002-12-15) December 15, 2002 (age 22)
Manila, Philippines
Other names
  • Chantal Videla
  • Lee Hee-jin
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
HometownMendoza, Argentina
Agent Sparkle
Musical career
OriginSouth Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active2018—present
Labels MLD
Member of Lapillus
Korean name
Hangul
이희진
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Hee-jin
McCune–Reischauer Yi Hŭichun

Maria Chantal Videla (Korean : 샨티; born December 15, 2002) is a Filipino singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Lapillus. [2]

Contents

Life and career

2002–2017: Early life

Chanty was born Maria Chantal Videla on December 15, 2002, in Manila, Philippines, to an Argentine father and Filipina mother. She belongs to a big family, being the fifth of eight siblings, with four older brothers and three younger sisters. [3] Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Mendoza, Argentina where she grew up with her younger sisters. Later on, she moved back to the Philippines where she started her modelling and acting career. [4]

2018–2020: Career beginnings

On March 23, 2018, Chanty was introduced as one of the new stars under Star Magic Batch 2018, along with many young actors. [5] She made her acting debut in the supernatural series Spirits: Reawaken as Gabbie, a teenage girl with mysterious superpowers. [6] A year later, she played a major role in the 2019 Philippine film Familia Blondina, marking this as her big screen debut. [7] Chanty also starred on ABS-CBN's television drama series Hiwaga ng Kambat and Starla . [8]

2021–present: Lapillus, GMA Network

In an interview with The Korea Times , Chanty recalled that her father's friend offered her to go to South Korea to become part of a K-pop girl group, to which she accepted, citing her interest in K-pop, as well as in Korean dramas. [9] Chanty would later be trained under MLD Entertainment for eight months, [10] until she was introduced as a member of the girl group Lapillus, on May 25, 2022. [11] [12] Her group debuted on June 20, 2022, with the release of their first digital single, "Hit Ya!". [13]

In the Philippines, Chanty transferred to GMA Network and signed an exclusive contract with Sparkle, on November 11, 2022. [14] [15]

Discography

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019Familia BlondinaCameron [7]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2018 Spirits: Reawaken Gabbie iWant [6]
2019 Hiwaga ng Kambat Lorraine Maniquis ABS-CBN [16]
Starla Lena Batumbakal [17]
2020 I Got You Iya TV5 [18]
2022 Running Man Philippines Guest Runner (season 1) GMA Network
2024 Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy Ang Kwento Candy
Maka Chanty Villanueva

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