The Chantels
The Chantels are a pop music group and are the third African-American girl group to enjoy nationwide success in the United States, preceded by The Teen Queens and The Bobbettes. The group was established in the early 1950s by students attending St. Anthony of Padua Church and school in the Bronx.
The original five members consisted of Arlene Smith (lead) (October 5, 1941), Sonia Goring Wilson (bo…