Chantelle Fiddy

{{Short description|British journalist}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Chantelle Fiddy | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Writer|columnist|journalist|music industry professional}} | employer = | years_active = (2001–present) }} '''Chantelle Fiddy''' is a British journalist, columnist, event promoter and music industry professional. She is well known as a commentator on London's [[grime (music)|grime]] scene and as a social activist as the former editor of [[Ctrl.Alt.Shift]]. She is currently contributing editor at ''[[RWD Magazine]]'' and urban editor at ''[[Mixmag]]''. Her work has also appeared in ''[[i-D]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/topic/chantelle-fiddy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529200042/https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/topic/chantelle-fiddy|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2015|title=Chantelle fiddy}}</ref> ''[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]'', ''[[Sunday Times|Sunday Times Style]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hottest mobile phones of the moment - Times Online |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article3907878.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615161654/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article3907878.ece |archive-date=2011-06-15 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=women.timesonline.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Chantelle Fiddy: There's a new 'no trainers' policy in action in clubland |date=2007-09-21 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927191320/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/sep/22/fashion.clubs |archive-date=2016-09-27 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/sep/22/fashion.clubs}}</ref> and ''[[The London Paper]]''. Fiddy has also worked in television and radio. She was a featured presenter in [[Channel 4]]'s ''Generation Next'' series<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Shows {{!}} The UK's biggest free streaming site {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.channel4.com/categories |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.channel4.com}}</ref> and has appeared as a guest on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s Review Show.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mkb6t/episodes/2009 |title=BBC Radio 1 – Review Show with Nihal – List of Episodes |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030015131/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mkb6t/episodes/2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also presented a 40-minute documentary on [[Lady Sovereign]] for [[BBC 1Xtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/sovereign.shtml |title=BBC 1Xtra – Documentaries – Lady Sovereign |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526204323/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/sovereign.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> Fiddy is one of the tastemakers who puts together the [[BBC]]'s 'Sound of' List.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3S3vM9fKwyr0w0vbxhl4KG5/the-pundits|title = BBC Music - BBC Music Sound of, 2015 - the Pundits}}</ref> In 2013 ,Fiddy starred in the BBC documentary series ''VIP People'' with pop star A*M*E, and went behind-the-scenes on how to make a fanzine and how to become a successful recording artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r2pg6|title = CBBC - VIP PEOPLE, Pop}}</ref> Fiddy is soon to feature in the latest ''[[Channel 4]]'' style series by ''[[Ewen Spencer]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} After moving into music management in 2013, Fiddy has worked on the careers of [[Duke Dumont]], Arkon Fly and Kelli-Leigh among others.<ref>https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chantellefiddy {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>

==Career==

===Chantelle Fiddy's World of Grime=== Fiddy's blog Chantelle Fiddy's World of Grime has been a widely read source of news about the burgeoning grime scene since 2004. In 2005, it was featured in ''VIBE'' magazine's top 10 music blogs.<ref>{{Citation |last=chantelle |title=vibe |date=2005-08-24 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/chantellefiddy/36852079/ |access-date=2025-06-12}}</ref> Fiddy also wrote for the scene's leading print magazines, including ''Touch'', ''Deuce'', ''[[Jockey Slut]]'' and ''[[Muzik]]''. She has written artist biographies for [[Wiley (rapper)|Wiley]], [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]] and [[Lady Sovereign]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=JIVEMagazine.com - Lady Sovereign: Vertically Challenged |url=http://www.jivemagazine.com:80/article.php?pid=3778 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229200452/http://www.jivemagazine.com:80/article.php?pid=3778 |archive-date=2008-02-29 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.jivemagazine.com}}</ref>

===LIVE magazine=== In 2007, Fiddy became managing editor at ''LIVE'' magazine.<ref>[https://livefutures.blogspot.com/2002/06/meet-us.html LIVE Futures – Meet Us]</ref> She mentored young people aged 13–21, providing journalism teaching and career guidance as well as helping the group achieve personal successes and goals.

===Ctrl.Alt.Shift=== {{unreferencedsect|date=May 2026}} In 2008, Fiddy became Editor of Ctrl.Alt.Shift, a new initiative on behalf of [[Christian Aid]]. Her role was to use popular culture to engage previously apathetic 18- to 25-year-olds in global issues such as [[international development]]. Ctrl.Alt.Shift produced a website and a magazine which became the first third sector publication to go on sale as a consumer title. She also worked on [[direct action]] events such as protests outside embassies and campaigns for women's rights. She worked with [[Riz Ahmed]] to create the United Underground events at the [[Southbank Centre]] and organised a Rave for Haiti with acts including [[Ms Dynamite]], [[Tinie Tempah]] and [[Sway DaSafo|Sway]], which raised over £10,000.

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==External links== *[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/chantelle-fiddy Chantelle Fiddy's profile at The Guardian] *[https://twitter.com/chantellefiddy Chantelle Fiddy’s Twitter page]

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