Chelsi was born in Sacramento, California into a musical family. She moved to Miami, Florida at the age of 14 and continued her love of music and acting throughout school and University. She moved to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 19 to study music and became a lead singer for the international band Planetshakers, touring the world performing for crowds of up to 250,000 people. She started a theatre company called, PTCO, writing 6 all original musicals each viewed by live audiences of over 10,000 people and online audiences of over 200,000. She continues to work as a song writer and script writer, as well as touring and acting.