[1] Originally from Fremantle, Western Australia, she relocated to Melbourne, Victoria with her family at the age of 15,[2] and currently resides in Los Angeles.

[3] Chela began producing music at age 12 on Logic software, and played bass guitar in punk bands throughout her teenage years.

[7] Chela first gained international attention releasing singles "Romanticise" (featured in the trailer to Sleeping With Other People) and "Zero" on French taste-maker label Kitsuné.

[8] She has also collaborated with several music groups, including Goldroom on his summer-anthem "Fifteen", Clubfeet on their highly-rotated single "Heartbreak",[2] and queer pop-punk cult hero Seth Bogart[9] on his debut self-titled solo album alongside Kathleen Hanna and Tavi Gevinson.

The only song on Dapperton's Orca which features another artist, Chela performs solos during the bridge and "guides the background vocals.