Chanel Cole (born Chanel Cole Whalley on 13 November 1977) is an Australian musician, best known as a member of the Australian trip hop group Spook.

Chanel was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, and moved to Bega, New South Wales. Her fame grew largely from her appearance as a contestant in the second season of Australian Idol (2004). She was eliminated from the competition on 25 October having reached fifth place. Both her song choices and jazz-influenced vocal style were noted as setting her apart from the other Idol hopefuls, along with her eccentric hair accessories, which often included feathers, flowers and other ornaments.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• Australian Idol: The Final 10 (17 January 2005)
• The Dusk Sessions (4 October 2005)

Singles

• Good Times (24 January 2005)

Bootlegs

• Cracked But Intact – Colestock 2005 [Live] (November 2005)

Podcasts

• Insatiable Banalities Podcast #99 – The Podcast, a joint Culturazi/RiotACT production [Live] (Recorded 17 November 2008, First filed 25 November 2008, Uploaded 26 November 2008). Interviews/discussions and songs.

Track list: •Counting the Cost. 4:59 •Cheese (Pete Lyon). 18:03 •The Bullet and the Gun. 29:45 •Carelessnesses. 46:39 •Billy Sweet. 58:25

Collaborations

• Come Find Out – Chanel sings the hook on this D'Opus & Roshambo hip-hop song (pre-tour, pre-album internet release on 9 March 2010)