Joniece Jamison
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Background information | |
Birth name | Joniece Jamison |
Born | (1956-12-11) December 11, 1956 (age 67) Baltimore, Maryland |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Pop music, soul, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1980's—currently |
Joniece Jamison (born December 11, 1956, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American singer. In France, she achieved notability recording two successful duets with French artist François Feldman: "Joue pas" in 1989 and "J'ai peur" in 1991, which were both top ten hit in France). Her album Gospel peaked at #144 in France in January 2005.[1]
She had also collaborated with many notable artists such as Elton John, Catherine Lara, Sylvie Vartan and was notably a backing singer with Eurythmics in the 1980s (and subsequently also on the Dave Stewart-endorsed first Shakespears Sister album in 1989), and with Soma Riba in the 2000s.[2]
Personal life
Mother of two, Jamison has lived in France since 1980 after being invited by the French singer Sylvie Vartan, whom she met in the United States.[3][4]
Discography
Album
- 1990 : Life
- 1994 : Dream in Color
- 2007 : Nuances Gospel
Singles
- 1984 : "Polar" maxi single with Bernard Guyvan (Phil Barney and Debbie Davis)
- 1989 : "Joue pas" (in duo with François Feldman)
- 1991 : "J'ai peur" (in duo with François Feldman)
- 2004 : "A chance to Be Free" (on a music of Marc Kowalczyk)
References
- ^ Joniece Jamison's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 16, 2008)
- ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 165 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ "www.eurythmics.me.uk — Interview with Joniece Jamison". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/04/08/96602317biojoniece-doc-pdf.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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- Vivre Vivre (1986)
- Une Présence (1989)
- Magic boul'vard (1991)
- "Rien que pour toi" (1986)
- "Slave" (1988)
- "Le Mal de toi" (1989)
- "Joue pas" (1989)
- "Les Valses de Vienne" (1989)
- "C'est toi qui m'as fait" (1990)
- "Petit Frank" (1990)
- "J'ai peur" (1991)
- "Le Serpent qui danse" (1991)
- "Magic'boul'vard" (1991)
- "Joy" (1992)
- "Tombé d'amour" (1992)
- Joniece Jamison
- Carole Fredericks
- Caroline Legrand
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