Skip to Content Skip to Navigation
Join the email list!

CHAYA: Bio

Chaya's Bio

Popular for Women's Events, Leading Worship, and Church Services
With a message that touches the heart and a singing voice that inspires, Chaya tells of the greatness of God’s mercy and grace. She has experienced His love, forgiveness, and healing in a most powerful way, and longs for everyone she comes in contact with to have that same experience. She reaches all ages with her personal story that tells of a wonderfully happy childhood that was shattered when she entered her early teens, finding out that important parts of her life had been a lie. She tells of the road back to wholeness through Jesus Christ, and is living proof that with a life sold out to the Lord, there is hope and triumph in the midst of tremendous heartbreak.

Chaya serves as a worship leader at Rancho Murieta Community Church, and is often asked to lead at other churches, where she is always asked to return. Her reputation precedes her, as she is known as being very flexible and a pleasure to work with. Her piano style is similar to well-known worship leader/recording artist Jason Upton. Her voice has been compared to that of jazz singer, Diana Krall. Having written most of the music that she performs, she is able to reach from her heart directly into the hearts of her listeners.

After appearing on Toronto TV’s ‘100 Huntley Street’, singing and telling about her life, her ministry requests increased dramatically, and her CDs now have international radio play. She is in demand as a speaker/singer for women’s events, conferences, retreats, Christmas Programs, and church services. She has opened for the popular duo, Shane and Shane, and performed in venues with people such as Rebecca St. James, and Fernando Ortega. She has three CD’s out, with the latest album, ‘True Colors’ (which is predicted to be a winner), produced by Ralph Stover, who has worked with Point of Grace, Promise Keepers, Salvador, Jackie Green, and Chris Webster.

Whether Chaya is ministering to a small group, or to thousands, there is an astounding feeling of intimacy. Since giving her life to Jesus Christ, she knows that whatever the setting, it’s where the Lord has placed her. People seem drawn to come up to her and tell her that the words she spoke or sang cut directly to their heart. She says that this is what makes her ministry exciting and worthwhile, and it confirms that this is what God has called her to.

If you are interested in finding out if Chaya would fit your need for a speaker, singer, worship leader, or all three, you can find out more information at www.reachchaya.com or you may call 916-354-8623.

Chaya is also part of a popular jazz trio, called the ‘Chaya Trio’, often performing at Christmas parties and musicals, weddings, restaurants, events, country clubs, and openings. Everyone loves this group as they bring back the wonderful music of Sinatra, Bennett, Fitzgerald, Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Latin flavors, and more. The website is www.chayatrio.com.

Chaya's Testimony

Christian artist Chaya came into the world in 1981 to a confused 17 year old girl. Chaya always wondered who her father was - not even her natural mother was sure. It was decided soon after Chaya was born that it would be best if she were raised by her grandparents. So, at ten months of age, Chaya’s grandparents became mom and dad. From that point on, her mother was dedicated to nothing less than making sure, even at her young age, that Chaya would know the Lord in an intimate way. By age three she fully understood His love for her and accepted Him as her Savior. However, a series of tragic incidents would leave an indelible mark upon Chaya’s heart which would negatively affect her Christian faith. When Chaya was 12, her natural mother was killed in a car accident. This was very difficult for Chaya and her heart began to harden. Her pain found expression in music and at age 14 she wrote her first song, “I Have a Promise”. But life was to take some still harder turns. Her bitterness grew and by 17, with her childlike passion and faith grown cold, she had turned to the world for fulfillment. But she kept on writing – her music was her catharsis. But then tragedy struck again - one of her closest friends was killed in a car accident. His name was Andy, he was twenty-one years old. Chaya’s heart became incredibly broken and all of her pent up bitterness shattered. In the midst of this pain and hurt, she remembered the God of her youth and cried out to Him - He heard her and rescued her. God then brought a friend to Chaya who introduced her to Galatians 2:20 – this verse really spoke to her heart and upon reading it, she understood it, and things began to make sense again. She made a decision to serve this wonderful God who had fully healed and restored her blackened heart – where before she knew hurt, bitterness and pain, she now, by God’s healing grace, began to know joy, peace and love. Music remained in Chaya’s life, stronger than ever. Just this year Chaya lost her best friend Esther, her grandma-in-law, and her dad. Through it all, she continues to write her songs for God, singing to Him and singing about Him so that other people may come to know His wonderful love, hope and healing.