Chely Wright (born Rochelle Renee Wright, October 25 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri), is an American Country Music singer, who released her debut album in 1994. Although she received an ACM award for Top New Female Vocalist that same year, none of her initial songs made impact on the charts. In 1997, Chely had her first Top 40 country hit, "Shut Up and Drive". Two years later, she scored her first #1 single with "Single White Female"; she has also won a BMI award for co-writing Clay Walker's 2003 single "I Can't Sleep", which she also provided harmony vocals on.