Christine Roque

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Christine Roque
Birth nameChristine Roques
Born (1965-06-07) 7 June 1965 (age 58)
OriginFrance
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1987–1989

Christine Roque (born 7 June 1965 in Toulouse, France) is a French singer and a one-hit wonder for her 1987 hit single "Premiers frissons d'amour".

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Biography

After being a classical dance teacher, she decided to go to Paris to begin a music career. [1] Her first single, "Premiers frissons d'amour", was written by Corinne Sinclair, and achieved Silver status in France and hit No. 10 on the SNEP chart. [2] Roque gained a price for her performance during the festival in Bordeaux. [3] Over the next three years, she released "Jérémy", "Rêves impudiques" and "Sale menteur", which were unsuccessful. [4] She has two sisters. [5]

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. "Dans le village de Christine Roque", Salut ! n° 307, July 1, 1987 Lespassionderubis.fr Archived November 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 13, 2008)
  2. "Premiers frissons d'amour", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 13, 2008)
  3. "Les "petits nouveaux" ont enfin leur trophée", Ok! Âge tendre n° 592, May 18, 1987 Lespassionderubis.fr Archived November 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 13, 2008)
  4. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 106 ( ISBN   2-9518832-0-X)
  5. "Questions à Christine Roque", Top 50 n°64, May 25–31, 1987 Lespassionsderubis.fr Archived November 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 13, 2008)