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Born: 1963 in Dorion, Quebec
France Joli began singing in her home in Dorion, Quebec at age four. By 1974, at eleven years old, she began singing in talent shows and contests. Her first record, "Come To Me" was released in 1979 at the age of sixteen. The record would spend 8 weeks with a peak position of #15 on the Billboard singles chart.
By this time she had gained enough popularity to appear regularly on American TV shows such as Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Merv Griffin, and The Midnight Special. She also did a stint with Peaches & Herb and Tuxedo Junction at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas.
In 1982, she opened for The Commodores at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
She continued to release sporadic singles and, in October 1998, put out an a new album
If You Love Me.
with notes from Michael Harkins
Singles
7" singles
1979 Come To Me Let Go (Prelude/Unidisc)
1980 The Heart To Break The Heart/Feel Like Dancing (Prelude/Unidisc)
1980 This Time (I'm Giving All I've Got)/Tough Luck (TGO/Capitol-EMI) TGS-501
1982 Gonna Get Over You (Prelude/Unidisc)
1982 Your Good Lovin' (Prelude/Unidisc)
1983 Girl In The 80s (Epic)
1983 Blue Eyed Technology (Epic/CBS) C4-04254
1984 Dumb Blonde (Epic)
1985 Does He Dance (Epic)
1996 Touch (Popular)
1997 Breakaway (Popular)
1997 Breakaway: Part 2 (Popular)
1998 Save Me (Monogram)
12" singles
1979 Come To Me/Let Go (Prelude/Unidisc)
1980 The Heart To Break The Heart (Prelude/Unidisc)
1982 Gonna Get Over You (Prelude/Unidisc)
1982 Gonna Get Over You [Spanish Version] (Prelude/Unidisc)
1983 Girl In The 80s (Epic)
1983 Blue Eyed Technology (Epic)
1985 Does He Dance (Epic)
Albums
1979 France Joli (Prelude/Unidisc)
1980 Tonight (Prelude/Unidisc)
1982 France Joli Now (Prelude/Unidisc)
1983 Attitude (Epic)
1985 Witch Of Love (Epic)
1993 Greatest Hits (Epic)
1998 If You Love Me (Monogram Entertainment)
Video
Compilation Tracks
1998 "Come To Me" on
Studio 54 - Volume 2 [O.S.T.] (Tommy Boy)
199? "Gonna Get Over You" on
The Best Disco Album In The Universe: Volume 4 (Essex)
199? "The Heart To Break The Heart" on
The Best Disco Album In The Universe: Volume 8 (Essex)
199? "Feel Like Dancing" on
The Best Disco Album In The Universe: Volume 9 (Essex)
199? "Come To Me" on
Pure Disco: Volume 3 (Polygram)
199? "Come To Me" on
Disco Nights - Volume 2 (Unidisc)
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