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<!-- Miranda Chartrand (born May 3, 1990) is a Canadian singer who is currently based in London. Born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, Chartrand studied at the John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute and played on their open girls' rugby team, before moving to the United Kingdom in 2009 to work as an au pair. While working in the UK, Chartrand learned about the BBC television series Chartjackers, which was a challenge to the online community to write, record and release a pop song through crowdsourcing in 10 weeks.

After initially auditioning through a YouTube video, Chartrand then successfully auditioned in person to provide vocals on the single with fellow singer Adam Nichols. She and Nichols recorded the song, entitled "I've Got Nothing", at the University of Wales in Newport, South Wales on October 7, 2009. The single was then released worldwide on November 9 through the iTunes Store and went on to peak at Number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.

1990–2008: Early life
Chartrand was born on May 3, 1990, and was raised in Guelph, Ontario. She studied at the John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute, where she played on the open girls' rugby team until 2009. At the age of 16, Chartrand registered the channel "mydogmaddie" on the video-sharing website YouTube on June 25, 2006. She worked as a camp counselor at Camp Manitou in 2009 and 2010 and has also worked in Toronto.

2009–present: Chartjackers and beyond
In 2009, Chartrand moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire, to work as an au pair. While in the UK, she heard about Chartjackers, a cross-platform documentary series being shown on BBC Two. Chartjackers was documenting an attempt to write, record and release a Number One single through crowdsourcing and was looking for vocalists to sing on their forthcoming single, "I've Got Nothing". After submitting a video audition on her YouTube channel, entitled "mydogmaddie", Chartrand was chosen as one of 10 finalists and was offered the chance to audition in person in Rochdale. Her audition was successful, and she was selected to duet on the official release with fellow vocalist Adam Nichols.

Chartrand and Nichols recorded "I've Got Nothing" on October 7, 2009 at the University of Wales in Newport, South Wales. She and Nichols also featured prominently in the single's official music video, which was shown nationwide on music channels such as 4Music and Viva. On November 4, Chartrand and Nichols performed "I've Got Nothing" at a gig at 93 Feet East in London, which was headlined by former pop star Chesney Hawkes. "I've Got Nothing" was officially released worldwide exclusively through the iTunes Store at midnight on November 9, 2009 by independent record label Swinging Mantis —it reached Number 36 on the UK Singles Chart. Chartrand quit her job as an au pair to become more involved with the Chartjackers project, then moved to London shortly afterwards, where she currently lives with Nichols.