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Lova Moor | |
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Birth name | Marie-Claude Jourdain |
Born | 5 March 1946 |
Origin | France |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer |
Years active | 1986–2003 |
Lova Moor (born Marie-Claude Jourdain; 5 March 1946) is a French dancer and singer.
Lova Moor was born in La Grève-sur-Mignon, Charente-Maritime. She began her career as a nude dancer. Hired by Alain Bernardin at the Crazy Horse Saloon, she quickly reached notoriety by becoming leader of the troupe and by marrying her employer, who died in 1994. Beginning in 1995 she also had a brief relationship with French playboy Constantin Djirjirian. [ citation needed ]
In 1986, she released her debut single, "Tendresse SOS" which passed unnoticed, then "Et je danse" in 1988 which hit No. 9 on the French SNEP Singles Chart. [1] Her next singles, "Je m'en balance" (1989), "Danse encore" (1990), "My Life" (1991), "Jealous" (1992), "As You Want" (1993), "Ma Géographie" (1993), "Oh les mecs" (1997) and "Batucada" (1998). A compilation containing another song "C'est vrai" was released in 2003 by Yvon Chataigner. She appeared in three films : Crazy Horse de Paris (Alain Bernardin, 1977), Saturday, Sunday and Friday (Castellano & Pipolo, 1979) and Le Tronc (Bernard Faroux and Karl Zéro, 1992). [ citation needed ]
Item | Year | Title(s) | Country | Release |
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7" | 1986 | "Tendresse... S.O.S" | FRA | Jonathan ATO 27091 |
7" | 1988 | "Et je danse" | FRA | Trema 410449 |
7" | 1989 | "J'm'en balance" | FRA | Trema 410472 |
7" | 1990 | "Danse encore" | FRA | Trema 410491 |
7" | 1991 | "My Life" | FRA | Charles Talar 990 467 |
CDM | 1992 | "Jealous" | FRA | Pomme Music 995 005 |
sCD | 1993 | "Ma Géographie" | FRA | Pomme Music 995 291 |
sCD | 1996 | "Oh les Mecs!" | FRA | WH Rec 19226.2 |
sCD | 1997 | "La Maman de tous les hommes" | FRA | WH Rec JWS 617 |
CD | 2003 | "Crazy Songs" | FRA | Disques Yvon Chateigner 2003 |
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