Born: Windsor, Ontario
Transplanted Windsor native, Annette Ducharme, made her musical mark on the Vancouver music sence before fame had caught up with her.
In 1981 she released the 'In Real Life' EP when she was part of the Bowers Ducharme Duo that didn't further her career very much, but she was able to stay away from "real" day jobs, only temping occasionally when necessary.
In 1985 Ducharme won Most Promising Artist at the West Coast Music Awards, and the interest of Deane Cameron from Capitol Records. Following this, she went into the studio with demos recorded with John Webster (keyboards, Red Rider) and another thousand or so songs to choose from and resulted in the critically acclaimed 1989 'Blue Girl' album produced by veteran Brit Mike Howlett. She gained public exposure with an opening slot for the Richard Marx tour and comfortably disappeared for several years.
She continued honing her songwriting skills for other artists including Tom Cochrane for whom she wrote the international smash hit single "Sinking Like a Sunset" featured on his 1994 "Mad, Mad World" CD. Cochrane has also recorded her songs "Flowers In the Concrete" and "Best Waste of Time (535)". As well she co-wrote Lawrence Gowan's "Soul's Road" from his 1993 album '...But You Can Call Me Larry".
Ducharme eventually resurfaced with her 1994 follow-up 'Sanctuary' on the Beggar's Bliss label and distributed through Page Distribution. The song had three radio ready songs - "Sanctuary", "Will Of The Gun", and "Stay (Don't Go)" - which weren't released as singles but did yield a video each.
With a much needed direction change, Ducharme recorded under the pseudonym Don't Argue With Her for Bliss/Sony on 1995's 'Bloom' CD. The disc yielded three radio singles/videos.
In late 1997, her fourth album, 'Tortured' was released on A-ttack Records (also distributed by Page), from which only the title track was released to radio as a single.
Most recently Annette was touring and recording her next album with a permanent band featuring three members of the popular Hamilton cover band The General Lee.
Singles
as ANNETTE DUCHARME
1989 No Such Thing (Intrepid/Capitol)
1989 Slavery (Intrepid/Capitol)
1989 Middle Of The Night (Intrepid/Capitol)
1994 Sanctuary (Beggar's Bliss/Page)
1997 Tortured (A-ttack/Page)
as DON'T ARGUE WITH HER
1995 Change Your Mind (Bliss/Sony)
1995 Flowers In The Concrete (Bliss/Sony)
1995 Moral (Bliss/Sony)
Albums
as ANNETTE DUCHARME
1989 Blue Girl (Intrepid/Capitol)
1994 Sanctuary (Beggar's Bliss/Page)
1997 Tortured (A-ttack/Page)
as DON'T ARGUE WITH HER
1995 Bloom (Bliss/Sony)
Video
as ANNETTE DUCHARME
1994 Sanctuary
1994 Will Of The Gun
1994 Stay (Don't Go)
as DON'T ARGUE WITH HER
1995 Change Your Mind
1995 Flowers In The Concrete
1995 Moral
Compilation Tracks
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