Chantal Lisa Raimondo was born in Turin, in the north-west of Italy, to a Dutch mother and Italian father. She grew up in her hometown with her parents -both import/export managers- and her younger sister Caroline. After thirteen years at a Jesuit's school, she graduated with merit in humanistic studies and fostered her passions for acting and dancing alongside pursuing a honors Degree in Law; during University she lived in England, France and in the south of Japan, where she continued acting and modeling- which remained hobbies. At first dreaming of an international career in the law field, she enrolled in a master in Diplomacy in Rome, where more serious theatre and singing training began; one year later, she moved to California to pursue her true calling.