Joniece Jamison

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Joniece Jamison
Joniece Jamison - concert Sorgues.JPG
Background information
Birth nameJoniece Jamison
Born (1956-12-11) December 11, 1956 (age 67)
Baltimore, Maryland
OriginUnited States
Genres Pop music, soul, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1980'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]

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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

Singles

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References

  1. Joniece Jamison's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 16, 2008)
  2. Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 165 ( ISBN   2-9518832-0-X)
  3. "www.eurythmics.me.uk — Interview with Joniece Jamison". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  4. http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/04/08/96602317biojoniece-doc-pdf.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]