Joniece Jamison
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| Background information | |
| Born | Joniece Jamison December 11, 1955 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980's—currently |
Joniece Jamison (born December 11, 1955, 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Album
[edit | edit source]- 1990 : Life
- 1994 : Dream in Color
- 2007 : Nuances Gospel
Singles
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Joniece Jamison's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 16, 2008)
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- ^ http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/04/08/96602317biojoniece-doc-pdf.pdf Archived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
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