Chantal Claret
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| Chantal Claret | ||
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 Chantal Claret, lead singer of Morningwood
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| Background information | ||
| Born | February 21, 1982 Berkeley, California, United States |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | |
| Years active | 2004–present | |
Chantal Claret (born February 21, 1982 in Berkeley, California, USA) is the lead singer, front woman and composer for the rock, post punk revival and power pop band Morningwood. She was raised in New York city, but has moved to Los Angeles. Her boyfriend is the singer of Mindless Self Indulgence, Little Jimmy Urine.
She cowrites a monthly advice column in Alternative Press (music magazine) along with the drummer from Thrice.
At her live shows she is known to bring people up on stage and have them strip for a song called Take Off Your Clothes as well as have the whole audience do aerobics for Nth Degree. Also known to wear a gun holster as a microphone holder. Prior to meeting Pedro Yanowitz (co-composer and partner in creation of Morningwood), former drummer for the Wallflowers and Natalie Merchant, Claret was attending film school, with an eye on directing music videos. In 2002 Claret appeared in the indie cult classic short film by Kolton Lee titled 'American Mod' as Sandy, the opinionated, tough, tomboyish mod. She enjoys shooting guns, riding horses, swimming and playing video games.
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