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The Heart of Chenoa by Creole Noir

The Heart of Chenoa

The Black Dove Legacy 

Book One

Creole Noir 

Genre: Magical Realism, YA, Coming of Age

Date of Publication: June 2, 2023

ISBN:  979-8396415935

ASIN: B0C6VYSPF1

Number of pages: 275 pages

Word Count:  44,953

Cover Artist: Creole Noir 

Tagline: Everyone knew she was the belle of the ball, and it was hard to imagine anyone ever taking her crown away from her.

Book Description:

The Heart of Chenoa is a heartwarming tale about a young woman's courage to leave her abusive boyfriend and start a new life in a new town. Along the way, she finds a group of misfit friends who become like family to her, including the inseparable siblings Brooke and Jerald, and the popular but conflicted JC, who harbors a secret love for Jerald. As they navigate high school drama and personal trauma, they come together to seek revenge against a conniving classmate, and ultimately learn to embrace their unique gifts and find strength in their bond.

The story explores themes of love, friendship, betrayal, and redemption as the characters navigate their way through the ups and downs of life. Brooke's premonitions and Lucille's powers add a touch of magic to the story, while Jerald learns to control his trauma-induced alter ego. Ultimately, they discover that they have grown and evolved in unexpected ways and that their bond is stronger than anything life can throw at them.

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Excerpt:

Amidst the sprawling fields of Chenoa, a small town nestled in the heart of the Texas, a tale of resilience and friendship unfolds. At its core lies the story of a young woman named Indigo, whose journey from darkness to light weaves a tapestry of courage, love, and the transformative power of friendship.

Indigo had known no other reality than the one she shared with her abusive boyfriend, Troy. The shackles of fear bound her tightly, choking the life out of her dreams. But one fateful night, fueled by a flicker of courage ignited deep within her heart, she made the decision to break free.

With nothing but a few belongings and a trembling resolve, Indigo set out on a journey to start anew in a town where nobody knew her name. Chenoa welcomed her with open arms, offering sanctuary from the storm that had raged within her for far too long.

As Indigo tentatively navigated the unfamiliar school of her new home, she stumbled upon a group of misfits whose warmth and acceptance enveloped her like a comforting embrace. Among them were Brooke and Jerald, inseparable siblings whose laughter echoed through the halls of Chenoa High School, and JC, whose inner turmoil simmered beneath his charming exterior.

Together, they formed an unlikely family, bound not by blood but by the unbreakable ties of friendship and shared experiences. Each member of their motley crew bore scars of their own, but together, they found solace in the company of kindred spirits.

As high school dramas unfolded and personal traumas resurfaced, Indigo and her newfound companions stood united against the tide of adversity. They rallied together to seek justice against a conniving classmate, their bonds growing stronger with each shared victory.

But beneath the surface of their idyllic friendship lay secrets waiting to be unearthed. JC harbored a love for Jerald that dared not speak its name, while Brooke's premonitions whispered of futures yet to unfold. And in the shadows, Jerald battled with the demons of his past, struggling to tame the beast within.

Yet through it all, they clung to each other, their hearts intertwined in a tapestry of love and loyalty. As they confronted their deepest fears and embraced their unique gifts, they discovered that strength lies not in solitude but in the unbreakable bonds of friendship.

In The Heart of Chenoa, amidst the Spanish moss trees and the whispering winds, Indigo and her friends learned that the greatest battles are fought not with fists but with hearts open wide. And as they embraced the magic woven into the fabric of their lives, they found redemption in the unlikeliest of places: within themselves, and within the hearts of those they held dear.

About the Author:

Creole Noir is an author who has a passion for writing stories that not only bring suspense, but also delve into deeper themes of social justice and class disparities. His debut novel Cry of the Black Dove follows London and her friends as they embark on a mission to get revenge after being wronged by those in power. Creole hopes his work will help readers think about these issues and the marginalization that often follows. Outside of writing, he enjoys hosting a podcast with Kinky Boots. Creole currently lives in Tyler, Texas where he obtained an Associates degree in General Studies from Tyler Junior College before engaging in healthcare labor such as caregiving and teaching life skills. He now writes full-time.

Keep in touch with Creole Noir's work by following him on Instagram or checking out his podcast. He loves hearing from readers about their favorite stories and characters. With Creole Noir’s vivid imagination and captivating voice, each of his novels will keep you hooked until the very end.

Keep in touch with Creole Noir via the web:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creole.noir

FB: https://www.facebook.com/lafrance.johnson.144 

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@creolenoir8 

[tejvirani]

Before the island, he'd been living in a house down memory lane. Wrapped so tightly in a fog of grief, Tej hadn't noticed the deterioration of his life. The skeletal structure, fire-scarred by anguish, barely substantial enough to survive in.

The island forced him to proceed in Tej-like shapes, no matter how confusing or contentious things were.

The agreement from this still-a-stranger, Lokni with the horse and the mother back in Oregon, was a weird sigh of relief. Somehow. Perhaps Lokni's relative cautious calm registered in a way Tej had not realized he needed in his slow stretch to wake out of a nightmare (and into a new one?).

There was a question about the ship, the ghastly arrival terminal. "It was a blur to me too." Tej scratched absently along the soft hair at his jawline. "One star experience for sure." Navigating a topsy-turvy submerged galley followed by Darcy insisting on risking her life to save someone else was enough to make him sea sick.

"Can't remember seeing the logo? But." Clever thought on Lokni's part. Activated the part of a graffiti artist's brain, symbols and marks left for others to find. "Got me thinking on it now. The ship... I still can't make anything of it, can't imagine the significance. Like, why? Why not a plane. Or a fucking Uber. Or, just the fucking beach." They both looked for some kind of meaning, where maybe there simply wasn't one. "Why do you doubt the placement then?" He eyed Lokni, Tej's brows drawn tight in thought. "I'd be willing to go back. Take a better look around."

Tej huffed a small laugh over the 'fancy California' comment. Then admired the proud photo of Chenoa and Lokni. Tej leaned in to study the details. The dirt track, spectators in the background. And the foreground, this bonded pair and symbolically placed handprints. "You two look good together," he said with a short-lived but real grin. Fucking hell, Tej thought. Lokni's never going to see his beloved horse again, is he... "The racing seems intense. Maybe when we're not out here under this damn tower, you can tell me about it? If you don't mind."

He reckoned plenty of info was stored and mined from their phones. "The bracelet. These things still working." Lest they forget the cameras. Tej gestured between their wrists, the phone. "So many ways to keep track of our every move, hey?" However, at the moment the mobile phones were the only ways to communicate when others were far afield. An attractive stranger asking for his number used to hold a lot more promise. Now, might help to have someone to reach out to if/when things go sideways. He fished out his own cell and and tipped his chin up. "Yeah. Give me your number." A fleeting grin. "I'll text you."

When Lokni reached for support from the tower, Tej jumped in steady the other at his sides. "Fuck, I'm really sorry. I won't let you fall, yeah?" The lightheadedness, the icy-clammy dampness on Lokni's skin-- Tej had to get a better handle on this. "Take a second, and I'll walk you back." Tej didn't offer to go to the Medicentre, as Lokni might not want that.

Lesson learned, Tej needed to get a better grip on however the fuck he controlled the light. "Since it's my fuck up that blinded you, let me at least help get you outta here. Another day, yeah? Another day we'll figure out here to get into this dumb ass tower."

"I think you're right on the money," Lokni murmured in agreement, "if famous people have gone missing, there's gotta' be some sort of search or somethin' going on. Although, with how different all the places are, I doubt that they'd trace it back to the same source." There was Hye-jin, Zaid, this 'survivor,' and certainly more that Lokni had yet to meet. So that was at least two different countries, not to mention folk went missing all the time. In terms of his own folk, the government did little to keep track of those reports, but maybe if a few prized celebrities went missing they might actually do something for once.

One thing was for certain, Tej was on to something. Whoever was watching them was getting a kick out of all of this. Didn't like the idea of unseen voyeurs getting off to the perils of others- Tej had an interesting imagination. "Now that you mention it, did you see any of those flower logos on the ship? It was all a blur for me and I have yet to go back- couldn't remember much except feelin' like shit." Tej's questions seeded new ideas in Lokni's mind as well, who knew if the ship was relevant anymore? "I don't know if it 'matters' to them sons of bitches that snatched us, but the ship might hold more answers- especially if it's not related to the island. After all, it was wrecked on the shore, right? I doubt that the placement was intentional. Maybe a byproduct?" For the first time in his life, Lokni wanted to know what it was like to drink, to take the edge off for a moment. He quickly shoo'ed away the invasive and unwanted notion.

"Moved from Cali to Oregon. Not fancy California, more like the type of area that gets burned down due to unnecessary fireworks at a gender reveal party." Lokni added, a hint of bitterness tinging his voice like coffee grains escaping into and ruining the pot.

Pictures? Oh- That was right, they had pictures on their phones, data that didn't need any connection to access. Nodding sheepishly, Lokni pulled his flip phone from his pocket, thankfully the water hadn't damaged it, actually it seemed to work better here than it had back at the ranch. Why was the reception so damn good? His wary gaze trailed to the tower before them. That's probably the reason, although Lokni didn't see any power lines or wires that would betray what its real purpose was.

He opened up his photos and selected the first one available, a grainy photo of his blue roan mare standing at the Calgary Stampede Indigenous Relay Race event. Lokni was at her side, in basketball shorts and a white t-shirt with the sleeves cut off of it. Chenoa was painted up, as was Lokni's face. He had intentionally placed a white handprint on the back of her shoulder muscle, where he knew her heart was pounding with anticipation, as was his own. He had also placed a black handprint over his own on that worn white t-shirt, signifying their unity. The striking contrast of the colors made them easy to see, even when moving at top speed.

Tej's suggestion was a blood-chilling one. "I don't know how much they know, but they wouldn't find much in here," Lokni replied, a cursory glance at his outdated phone. "Do you wanna' swap numbers-? Just to be safe- that is," Lokni added hastily, feeling a bit foolish for how casually he had suggested it.

All had gone well up until that point- and then the burning hot flash of light- and then pain- coursing through his eyes and into the far reaches of his skull. Teeth clenched, grunting his way through the pain Lokni stumbled back, hearing Tej's words as if he was more than a few hundred yards away.

He opened his eyes, but everything looked a bit too hazy and double- coupled with the sheer pain- Lokni wavered, a hand against the tower as he mustered all his control to not throw up in front of Tej. His body broke out in a cold sweat, the kind that made you wanna' get unshucked, but that was also not something that Lokni was particularly keen on doing in front of Tej. Taking deep, manual breaths through his nose, Lokni managed to keep his witts and stomach.

"I'm fine," Lokni groaned, wiping his brow and tugging at this shirt to try and dry the sweat from his skin. "Just a little dizzy." Experimentally he opened his eyes once more, it was still hazy, but he was no longer seeing everything in double. "I couldn't see for a moment there-"

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[cuttlefishcolors]

Chenoa

[tempestaslokni]

"I gave the area a look over, aside from this-" Lokni took a moment to stumble over to his campsite. The sounds of clamoring filled the air as Lokni began to rummage through meager belongings, trying to see if anything was out of place. Since coming to the island he had managed to compile a couple things; the broken compass, fishing net, some foraged items from Zaid, clothes from his ship excursion with Alex, a whole ramshackle collection of items ranging from useful to simply sentimental. Unfortunately, Lokni didn't have a good enough memory to remember exactly what was where. Anybody could've moved something- To his relief however, there didn't seem to be any new footprints in the earth around where he had set up his meager stores. Whatever had been there wasn't human.

Tej may have jested about magic, but with the lack of evidence and nothing making sense since gettin' here, Lokni truly began to wonder. Magic? Purgatory? Eternal punishment for being mediocre? Who could say? "Nothin' seems to be moved, and I can't find any handprints, blood, none of that," Lokni groaned exasperatedly. Then a thought occurred to him, "Tej, while you were on your way over, did you see or hear anything out of the ordinary? How'd you find this place to begin with?" The last question was more out of curiosity, not really pertinent to the situation at hand.

Thankfully, Lokni knew for a fact that there were no cameras in this vicinity. That's why he had picked it to begin with. He couldn't be bothered with some creeps keeping an eye on him. Although, he had nearly fallen out of a tree while climbing up to investigate the surrounding area. "No cameras out this way, from my knowledge at least, I was thorough when choosing this place." It was a secluded place, the waterfall close enough to get fresh water and get cleaned up at. The trees offered coverage to the opening of the cave that he had stumbled upon. It didn't go back deep or lead to anything, but it offered shelter from the elements that otherwise Lokni would have had to build.

Tej's pensive silence was a mercy as Lokni came to the revelation that this horse was about the same size as Chenoa, and female for that matter. Whoever was keeping them here at least did very thorough background checks. After a moment of hesitation, Lokni cleared his throat, embarrassed by how far-fetched this assumption seemed, "it's about the same size as my mare back at home, the hips are wide enough that I can tell it's female- there aren't canine teeth either. I kept my mare barefoot for health reasons. A lot of stuff is too similar for my liking. I know it sounds crazy, but this might even be her. If people can get spirited away to this island, it's not out of the question for it to be possible for animals too, right?" Lokni paused, looking to Tej, trying to gauge if the artist thought he was a raving lunatic or not. "Feels like they're trying to tell me that my old life is dead- or that I may be soon, could be anything if it's a message. Don't think they took too kindly to us poking 'round that tower."

Tej was right, Lokni would have to be out of his mind to spend the night here again- and yet- he didn't want to budge. These captors of theirs were constantly giving incentive to move them like pawns around the board. The last thing Lokni wanted to do was give in to their threats and attempts to get into his head. "I ain't goin' nowhere." Lokni spat defiantly, "they want me to move, they're gonna' have to come out from hiding and drag me where they want me. It ain't happening." Tej made a good point though, this was a threat, so if Lokni was going to stay, he was going to have to be prepared for whatever may come next. "I'm gonna prepare for when they come. Gonna' see if I can find out just who is behind all of this shit." Lokni said, the wrathful bite in his voice growing stronger with frustration as he began taking some of the makeshift spears that he had sharpened and began to take stock of what he had available.

If time had been on his side, maybe he could have set up a more sufficient defense. Just Lokni's luck, however, time wasn't on his side. A low whir filled the air, and the trees began to sway as if a helicopter was making a pass above. It was at that moment that Lokni realized that he had made a massive oversight. To Lokni's horror, a swarm of the strange contraptions that had stung Selin swooped down over the treetops. Sure, Lokni had taken on one, but a swarm? This wasn't going to be like last time. "Tej grab a rock or something-" Lokni shouted as he grabbed up his fishing neck that had a large stone already wrapped within from his harrowing experience with Selin. The hell hornets were already closing the distance between themselves and the camp as Lokni began to swing the net 'round and 'round, like a lasso. The moment one hornet got too close, Lokni loosed the net in its direction, the rock smashing into the static-filled television screen with a metallic cascade of chittering.

"No fucking way." At first, a low murmur of astonishment. Nose and mouth remained protected by the crook of an elbow. Tej crept closer, eyes narrowed. Not an expert at all on partially decaying horses, but. His head swiveled around to look for a sign of intruders. Other than the long dead horse. "No way anyone could drag this over in thirty minutes." Tej stopped a few feet away with head tilted. Soft matter entirely missing in some areas. Like the head. Long snout retained, all bleached boned and heavy jawed. Sadly, no longer as majestic. Fractured and off balance, between fur and skin, exposed muscle and the remarkably picked-clean skeleton.

Lokni began a visual autopsy. "What're you looking for exactly..." Tej made a slower circle around the corpse.

"Did you check all around?" A hand gestured to Lokni's camp. "Whoever brought this in, they had to leave some kind of evidence." A furrow in the dirt or path worn through the vegetation that carpeted this particular neighborhood of the wilderness. "Footprints. Blood. Hair, anything? This thing's just... too big." Too unwieldy, too messy to be moved cleanly. "Unless it was magically teleported here. Like the rest of us." Tej ended on a sarcastic tone. Even as they'd been gifted bracelets, food, powers...

Tej switched to a loose cover of a hand over his nose. "You smell the diesel oil." Faint but a synthetic, chemical layer as undeniable as the death. Then, by way of explanation. "Had an uncle who worked on a fishing trawler." The Seattle ferries offered whiffs of it too. "See any on it. Under it, maybe." Lifting the body was out of the question but perhaps some might be spotted in Lokni's inspection. Where else would the odor come from. "Any cameras out here?"

Lokni touched on the horse shoes, and the multiple choices in his expression began to fade. Tej waited to hear the rest of Lokni's thoughts.

"A threat. Ya think." Dry and without inflection. "Didn't imagine it was a housewarming gift for the new camp." Lokni's next comment managed to turn Tej's lifeless expression into a grimace. "For fuck's sake, seriously?" He took a few steps back to lower his hand (although the distance wasn't as helpful to separate from the flesh, the breakdown). His mind rolled over glimpses of the 'feast' and those who dove right into it. "Never been so thankful to go hungry."

He swatted away a several persistent circling flies. "There's no wild horses around, yeah?" Said slower, a bit thoughtful. A previous conversation of a beloved companion crept into his head. "A cruise ship wouldn't be the source either."

The warning. Did it have to do with the tower, the day they'd investigated the place? Was it something as petty as declining the feast, avoiding a bungalow? A message to telegraph that Lokni could be the scattered like Maria, sliced up like the horse? Or any number of unknown transgressions to the island.

"You're not gonna be able to move this yourself." And hell nah, that was absolutely not an offer of help from Tej either. "Not telling a grown man where to sleep, but. Like you said. I'd take this as a threat. Wouldn't stay out here. So, what's the plan."

[sakuramidnight15]

-HSA OC Information-

Character Bio

Name: Chenoa Acquarone

(Japanese: チェノア アクアローネ)

Romaji: Chenoa Akuarōne

Quote: "Ack!!! I'm so sorry but I can please finish this before the next one if you mind!?"

V/A: Saori Hiyama (Japanese)

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Birthday: January 28

Star Sign: Aquarius

Eye Color: Light Lavender (Her Normal Eye Color)

Dark Jean Blue (Second Eye Color and Half-Myth power activation)

Hair Color: Pastel Sky

Height: 172 cm

Race: Half Human, Half Myth/Hybrid

Species: Bakunawa

Homeland: Crystalsle Village (The fifth country in the island of enchantment)

Family: Francis Acquarone (Father)

Villia Chariton (Mother)

Eugene Chariton (Older Twin Brother)

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School Status and Fun Facts

Dorm: Nextunia (@missputotyra)

School Year: Second

Class: 2-A (Same Class with Chouka and Toshihiro)

Student no. 8 (A transfer student)

Occupation: Student

Code Maker or Programmer

Manicure and Pedicure Artist (In secret)

Official Data Coder of the SIDC (Meaning: Supernaturals Investigation Department Center)

Club: Hoverboard Club

Best Subject: Target Class, Hand to Hand Combat, and Social Media

Dominant Hand: Ambidextrous

Favorite Color: Lavender, White, and Blue

Favorite Food: Mint Ice-cream, Spicy Noodles (From Lynette's Family Restaurant), Whipped Cream Pancakes, Pasta with extra tomato sauce, White Glazed Donuts,

Least Favorite Food: Anything Too Sweet, Too Much Chocolates, Lemonade, Water-Flavored Drinks (Will get a possible stomach ache),

Likes: Manicure and Pedicure Designs (Mostly), Keeping her finger and toe nails clean, Holographic Designs (of which so ever), Video Games (Horror Games mostly), Anime Cosplaying (In secret), Relaxing in whichever areas (Mostly), Zodiac/Dark Star Themed Aesthetics,

Dislikes: Direct Eye contacts (Mostly), Noisy Places, Being Intimidated or Underestimated, Getting her either of her nails dirty (Mostly), Unreasonable Statements (Please don't give her that), Her twin brother's cocky statements, Getting headaches,

Hobbies: Playing Video Games (Mostly on Horror), Creating Holographic Designs (Mostly), Guessing Games (Only with Freya, since she’s hide her voice), Manicure and Pedicure Artist (Mostly), Anime Cosplaying, Self-care remedies,

Talents: Transforming into her half-myth form, Water-sight Ability, Ice Magic, Hypnotizing Ability, Taekwondo (But Faster then her brother), Code-recongition, Solo Sleuth, Underwater Third-eye,

Nicknames: Cena or Chena (From her family and friends)

Chenoa-senpai or Acquarone-senpai (From the freshmen students and mostly for Lynn and her friends)

Mrs. Acquarone (From the SIDC workers and trainers)

Cina (From Aimi, Cynthia, and Irelyn)

Little Sis or Sissy (From Eugene, would pinch Jim to stop calling her that)

Other Nicknames:

N/A

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Appearance and Personality

Appearance: Chenoa has a slight tall and feminine figure, despite wearing heels or not whenever she goes out and holds a similar appearance to her twin brother, Eugene but more feminine to her gender. She has long pastel sky colored hair which she ties at the bottom of her hair with a medium sized bow ribbon. She has light lavender colored eyes which it can turn into dark jean blue whenever she uses her myth abilities. Chenoa is somewhat a timid person and gets easy to get scared.

Personality: Chenoa is the youngest and first daughter within her family and is Eugene's younger twin sister, although her personality holds the opposite despite they were born identical to their appearances but their personalities during their childhood. Chenoa as a child tends to be a bit a crybaby slightly but it slowly stops as she grows older.

As mentioned, Chenoa gets scared slightly easy but it will only happened once to the people that she isn't familiar with in the academy and it will stop eventually, however with her twin brother and her friends however, it was a daily dose for her to get startled a lot of times from them, especially from her brother and Freya a lot as well. But with her half-myth companions, she well familiar with them despite being a victim of getting startled a lot on a daily basis, though she may or not have tried to hide this fact.

Chenoa has her own mannerisms whenever she interacting with anyone, but tired to be at least mature or formal and not letting her timidity in the way, she can be a little bit socializing with anyone she meets, and in addition if you get close with her (including with her twin brother), Chenoa is your fashion geek bestie.

But there are days if you have some of the hobbies that she likes but kept hidden, she'll become your alarm clock for self-care duties. Making sure that you don't slack off after playing video games all day.

Be careful whenever you're with her, cause Chenoa tends to check whenever you have rather a foul-like or facade attitude with her. Like a few of her co-workers, she tends to be selective to whoever she talks to. So she hides this fact from anyone before trusting them.

Although she doesn't have good control on her negative emotions that well, so it wouldn't be that normal is she started lashing things out of the ordinary within a silence mood.

This girl needs some time to adjust herself in, but she's stressing out slightly... Someone needs to calm her down.

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Trivia

-The name 'Chenoa' means Dove. While her surname 'Acquarone' means possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua - water.

-She's based from Blue heart/Rei Ryghts from the series.

-Eugene often teases her a lot, in exchange Chenoa messes with him back on a daily basis.

-She's eventually close with Jovanni and Ami, since she can be pretty much on fashion, but more on self-care tips.

-An expert at manicure and pedicure, and also in cleaning her own nails as well.

-Plays games with Freya alongside with her brother Eugene.

-She was a victim within poison gas which it was believed to be a trap set off on purpose during one of the trips with her family, received a four week hospitalization alongside with her brother.

-Respects her rank captain Whitney during SIDC work duties, although Marleigh and Manase recommend her skills at nailwork.

-Is an expert at coding and adding virtual 3D programming, her works are in separated files so it won't get messy.

-Is slightly annoyed with Quinn or Fuyuhiko a bit.

-Was the one who let the main trio to let her teach them about self-care tips. Chenoa seems excited about telling them.

-Her voice sounds a bit meek whenever she talks, and in addition of squeaking too much. Her her attitude changes whenever she's in a bad mood. Which is why I chose Saori Hiyama to be her voice actor.

-Has a pet white pomeranian named Fuwa.

[toxicbolts]

it’s incredible how david bisbal ghosted and gaslighted chenoa and left her a mess and a shadow of her former self, and people still blame her for speaking up about it, and his whole reaction was to tell her to “get over it”

men? fucking monsters

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

OT 2017 TOP 3 CHRISTMAS GALA

Here's gala 8 :)

The first special gala of the new OT!! This aired on Christmas Day, and I remember being more excited for this than for the presents and stuff jsdjs. Anyways, this gala worked a bit different. There were no nominations or expulsions, this was just to have fun. And, as special guests, some OT 1 contestants sung songs they performed in OT 1 with the OT 2017 contestants!!! Which was very cool!!! I'll talk about them if I get to talk about the songs so you get a bit of context, but yeah, this was a big deal!! When OT 1 came out I was 3 (my mum says I watched it tho) so I don't have a real attachement to them, BUT since last year my favourite Spanish youtuber, Carolina Iglesias, has been making a series of videos reacting to all the galas of OT 1, they are hilarious and if you know Spanish I really recommend them (here's the video of the first gala, I couldn't find a complete playlist, but she's done up antil gala 5-6 i believe, she stopped right after Àlex's death, I don't know when she'll continue with them). Anyways, thanks to those videos I now know a bit more about the contestants, so I can talk a bit more about them here :)

Anyways, let's start with the honorable mentions:

Lady Marmalade - Ana, Gisela, Vero & Mimi: The original performance (the third girl is Chenoa, one of the most famous from the edition and the absolute best) is one of the most iconic performances of OT 1, and this one was also very good! Vero ended up 6th and it's now a singer residing in the USA, while Gisela (who btw if I had watched OT1 would've been my favourite alongside Alejandro) ended up 8th and she's now a successful musical actress and voice actress. In fact, she was the voice of Elsa in Castilian, which means she performed in the Oscars in 2019!!!!

Vivo Por Ella - Nerea & Àlex: I still listen to this song to this day, it's sooo good. Anyways, Àlex ended up 10th in OT 1, and continued working in the Catalan television network, released some songs and starred in musicals, until he sadly died due to a car crash in March 2nd 2021, a death that shocked the whole nation, as he is the first contestant from OT to die, and which makes watching this video harder ngl. Anyways, here's the original performance, by Gisela and David Bustamante (I think Bustamante was supposed to sing this song with Nerea originally, but he couldn't make it. Bustamante is one of the most succesful artists that came out of OT ever. ALSO, I believe people shipped Bustamante and Gisela during the contest).

Gracias por la música - Amaia & Rosa: THE TWO QUEENS OF SPAIN!!! Anyways, Rosa won OT 1 and went to Eurovision with the bop "Europe's Living a Celebration", and if you hear her sounding a bit off, it's cause they fucking exploited the hell of her voice after she won (here's the original performance with Nuria Fergó so you can hear how amazing her voice was), until the point she had to get surgery. So yeah. But yes, Rosa was dubbed Rosa de España (and Amaia was also dubbed Amaia de España), and she will always form part of the history of Spain.

3. NOCHES DE BOHEMIA - MIREYA & NURIA FERGÓ

Here's the original song, by Navajita Plateá, and here's the performance in OT 1, by Nuria and Manu Tenorio :)

Flamenco in OT is so scarce that I gotta take what little we have. And this song was SO GOOD and Nuria and Mireya are SUCH QUEENS. I genuinely prefer this version to the OT 1 one. Anyways, Nuria Fergó ended up being 7th, and she's still a singer, with a couple hits, and has also appeared as an actress in TV shows. I really liked her in OT 1, and I think she's underrated, just like Mireya. Also, both of them won beauty pageants in their hometowns, both in Andalusia, so this was like a match made in heaven.

2. CAMINA - GROUPAL

Slight spoiler, number 1 and 2 are going to be group songs!!! Anyways, this is the hymn of OT 2017, and they sung it for the first time here!!!! This song is so fucking iconic, you don't understand, it was EVERYTHING. It has nearly 11 million streams on Spotify alone, and I'm sure it was like Platinum or something like that. This song was everywhere, cause it encapsulates that happy period of our lives when OT 2017 was on and everything was good, I can't be the only one that still tears up a bit listening to it. And in the tour!!! It was everything!!! There was this tradition of Miriam, who was the one who wrote it, getting onstage alone, and giving a speech, and right after that, everyone would come along and we would just go crazy. Oh, to go back to those days.

1. MI MÚSICA ES TU VOZ - GROUPAL

Here's the original song, by the OT 1 contestants :)

NO BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS SONG WAS GAMECHANGING. Like I can't even start to describe how hard this song hit, like right now, 20 years later, it's still one of the most well-known Spanish songs, people who weren't even born when OT 1 happened know this song, it's a lot. It got to number 1 in Los 40 (the Spanish Billboard Hot 100), and i'm sure it got at least Double Platinum or some insane shit like that. Keep in mind 60% of Spaniards watched the final of OT 1. Also, in 2016 they did a reunion concert after nearly 20 years, and of course they did this song. Here's a video of it, so you can see the impact that this song still has (LOOK AT HOW THE AUDIENCE SINGS IT WITH THE CONTESTANTS). Anyways, long live OT :)

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Tracklist:

Yo Te Daré • Atrévete • El Centro De Mi Amor • Oye, Mar (Canção Do Mar) • Love Story • Una Mujer (I'm A Woman) • Cuando Tú Vas • Quiero Ser • El Alma En Pie • El Tiempo Que Me Das • Desnuda Frente A Ti (You Bring Out The Best In Me) • Chenoa • Chicas Solas (Girls Night Out) • Mystify

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Alexa Demie for Galore Magazine (October 4, 2019)

Article link: https://galoremag.com/alexa-demie-is-living-her-own-dolce-vita/

Photos link: https://galoremag.com/alexa-demie-is-living-her-own-dolce-vita/

Photos: Prince Chenoa and Jacob Dekat https://www.instagram.com/princeandjacob/?hl=en

Creative Direction: Prince Chenoa and Jacob DeKat,  Farren Jean Andrea https://www.instagram.com/princeandjacob/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/farrenjeanandrea/?hl=en https://twitter.com/fuccl?lang=en

Styling: Farren Jean Andrea, Kali MacKay,  and Raoul Alejandre https://www.instagram.com/farrenjeanandrea/?hl=en https://twitter.com/fuccl?lang=en https://twitter.com/kaliflowaa?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/kalimackay/ https://www.raoulalejandrebeauty.com/ https://opusbeauty.com/artist/raoul-alejandre-portfolio/ https://www.instagram.com/raoulalejandre/?hl=en https://artfactorymanagement.com/raoul

Makeup: Raoul Alejandre https://www.raoulalejandrebeauty.com/ https://opusbeauty.com/artist/raoul-alejandre-portfolio/ https://www.instagram.com/raoulalejandre/?hl=en https://artfactorymanagement.com/raoul Hair: Iggy Rosales https://www.justiggy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hairbyiggy/?hl=en https://opusbeauty.com/artist/iggy-rosales-portfolio/ https://hairbyiggy.tumblr.com/

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Chenoa Solis Interviews Saatchi Online Artist James Gilbert in LA

“The more willingly we give up our privacy it only becomes more definable information for others to use. I am exploring the psychology of why we put ourselves out there. In terms of consumers, we treat ourselves like products…”

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“I Am YEG Arts” Series: Ian Crutchley

Potential. Some people see it in everything. If you’re Ian Crutchly, you also hear it, feel it, and can’t wait to share it—which is exactly what he does. Whether he’s composing, performing, collaborating, or teaching, his end goal is always the same: to share what you can with each other. To Crutchley, that same sentiment informs a lot of what goes on in the arts here—a community he describes as a network of deeply caring and collaborative relationships—with a future he can’t wait to see.

Composer, educator, and Artistic Director with New Music Edmonton, this week’s “I Am YEG Arts” story belongs to Ian Crutchley.

Tell us about your connection to Edmonton and what keeps you living and working here.

I moved to Edmonton in 2009, along with my spouse, flutist Chenoa Anderson. She grew up out here, so, for one of us this already was home, but now I also consider it home! Top reason to stay here: the arts scene! This is a place where folks in any experimental arts discipline can find opportunities to present their own work, and also to work with others. Somehow, when you move here, those already here just seem to find you. And underlying all this is the great support we enjoy by way of public funding.

How did you get your start as a composer/performer? Was it always Plan A?

Like many, I started by playing in elementary school band class. Some things you can only see in retrospect: looking back, I can see that right away music was at least a little bit more important to me than it was to most of my friends. And while many of them dropped music over the years of high school, I kept going and, with the encouragement of my parents, decided to go on to college and university. It was there that I first found out what a composer was and immediately decided it was the right thing for me. By a weird quirk of the curriculum in the B.Mus. prep program I was in, I was actually assigned to write a 12-tone piece in my first year, and that hooked me for good. Also, I can see now that I had a long fascination (predating band class) of finding ways to make instruments (and other things) make cool sounds, and enjoyed rock music that was basically chaotic and noisy.

Tell us a little about your role with New Music Edmonton (NME) and what makes it special to you and the city.

My official title is Artistic Director, and I am basically the one in charge of supervising what artistic content we present. While some decisions are entirely my own, we do most of our programming in a collaborative way, with team-juried open calls. We also invite individuals who are not directly involved in the organization to curate events.

What makes NME special to me is seeing how, thanks to enormous amounts of community input, it has evolved from a club for classical composers into a bona fide hub for pretty much any creative practices involving sound as a medium. What makes NME special to the city? To be honest, I think it is that we remain unique in being the only publicly funded organization whose sole purpose is to support the practices we do and to offer professional presentations of new work by local and visiting artists.

Tell us about someone whose support and advice have guided your career.

Oh wow! That’s a big question. I feel like the mentorship from which I have benefited is really an assemblage of large and small things that have come from different people over the several decades since I first started studying music. My family’s unconditional support has been vital, as have been the bits of advice and situations I have found myself in as a result of my teachers’ guidance, suggestions and interventions. I have also learned tons from my students. At the heart of it all, for decades, I have been blessed with incredible support and sage advice from Chenoa, my partner in life and art since we met at UBC.

What does community mean to you, and where do you find it?

It’s somewhat epitomized by the very young person who, accompanied by a parent, went door-to-door in our neighbourhood early in the pandemic, leaving a note letting anyone know that if they needed anything at all, they could call and this brilliant human would be there for them. Amazing, and inspirational! The words caring and sharing also come to mind, along with an obligation to act, when we can, to ensure others are okay and getting the help they need. We can’t be a community unless we care about everyone in it and share what we can with each other. I think this idea informs a lot of what goes on in the arts here—there is an amazing network of creative, collaborative, and deeply caring relationships underlying it all, within and across disciplines.

What is the creative process like for you? Where/how do you usually begin?

Like many, notebooks are the core of my work. If I am writing a new composition, it begins with trying to either verbalize in writing or represent graphically what will happen. My notebooks, worked on in cafes, libraries, airplanes, and even bars, are mostly full of multi-coloured words, numbers, and drawings. My way of working is focused on setting up a process, unique to each work, of which any finished work will merely be one example of what that process might produce.

What qualities overlap in being a composer and a performer. How have you grown most in each role?

Since my performance activities are improvisatory, constant invention is a must—yet that kind of invention is crucial to composing, too. In improv, it is the (nearly) instantaneous generation of a sound or sounds in response to a unique performance context. In composition, the invention has more to do with inventing new ways of composing via unique, stable processes that underlie a new piece.

I’m not totally sure I can say I have grown as an artist—part of being an artist, for me, is about the sense of play, even when it is serious. Maybe I am better at playing now! Hmmm… I think one way things have changed is that decisions happen more quickly, and that might be one way in which, as my “second practice,” improv has informed my compositional work. I owe a lot of that to numerous dancers in Edmonton, who have generously allowed me to grow as an improviser in the context of their workshops and finished works.

As a composer, though, I am also at a real crossroads with what I am doing—the concepts are really at odds with what I prioritized in the past. I am very happy with that and allowing myself, through slow development and experimentation, to find a way of concretizing what it is I am imagining.

What are you looking forward to most this winter in Edmonton?

I actually like the winters here and am even a winter cyclist! Personally—and I know not everyone is like this—I feel way more creative in the colder months. That has always been the case. I was also really excited to make a return to teaching this fall, at Concordia University of Edmonton. I’ve been away from teaching for a few years but have really been inspired by getting back in the classroom with a great group of students!

I think one of the other reasons I enjoy the colder months is that they tend to be the time when most arts organizations launch their seasons. Whether online or in person, I’m looking forward to all sorts of great things from local and visiting artists, and to the inspiring performances and community activities that everyone’s been cooking up in the off-season.

What excites you most about the YEG arts scene right now?

The last three years have been very hard in so many ways, and everyone (not just artists) are really just coming to terms with what’s happened. On the other hand, emerging from this period has been some truly visionary presentation strategies, some serious commitment to long-term equity policies and structural change, and even some new venues. We’ve also seen some amazing new ideas and works from established artists, countered by lots of cool and innovative emerging artists.

Underlying it all, we’ve enjoyed fabulous support from our local and national funders. All of this suggests the potential for a lot of wonderful and surprising new work to happen in the months and years ahead. The tough times are not over, but artists here will keep working and finding ways to express the things everyone is experiencing and the times in which we are living, through all kinds of amazing practices. I’m looking forward to what’s to come!

Want more YEG Arts Stories? We’ll be sharing them here all year and on social media using the hashtag #IamYegArts. Follow along! Click here to learn more about Ian Crutchley and his work with New Music Edmonton.

About Ian Crutchley

Ian Crutchley was born in Toronto, grew up in Surrey, has lived in England and New Brunswick, and seems to have settled in Edmonton. His ongoing education in creativity and in life has been informed by phenomenal teachers, students, and a remarkable menagerie of wise, sharing, and loving people he has known at work and at play. A classical composer by training, his practice has broadened in recent years to include improvisation and performances with dancers and other artists. The sounds he uses can come from anything that he finds that seems useful, from traditional instruments to marbles and odd bits and bobs he has found in junk shops and alleyways. He has a particular fondness for transistor radios.

Ian is an educator, a founding member of the improvisation group damn magpies, and the Artistic Director of New Music Edmonton.

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07. Argentina

Artist - Chenoa Song - “Cuando tú vas”

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Uh… here’s my gal Chenoa. She has a sister named Atsee- they’re both albino twins, from the same egg. She’s an artist, while Atsee is a dancer- Chenoa is sometimes “forced” to dance with her (she finds it fun anyways)