France Joli
France Joli (* 1963 in Montreal , Québec ) is a Canadian disco singer. She is best known for the disco classic Come to Me (1979).
Life
France Joli was still a teenager when she landed a super hit in 1979 with her first single Come to Me , which climbed to number 15 in the USA and also topped the American disco charts for three weeks. By then she had already gained extensive singing experience on radio, television and at local youth competitions. She also dropped out of school to pursue a professional music career. Joli learned the English language at the age of 14. The then successful producer Tony Green finally took the singer under his wing, and the record company Prelude , which specializes in disco, gave her a contract. The following debut album was also well received in the USA and placed at number 26 in the charts. In 1980, in her Canadian homeland, Joli received the Juno Award for her debut as the most promising new singer . Until 1985 Joli released other records regularly, but from a commercial point of view they could not repeat the success of their debut. Their second LP Tonight only reached number 175 in the US charts in 1980. Nevertheless, she was one of the most successful artists on the Prelude label. Its boss Marvin Schlachter said in an interview that Joli was a "very interesting artist with a magnetic attraction", who at the same time was dependent on the right producers and makers in the background.
Joli remained in the disco hit lists. The top 10 hits Feel Like Dancing , The Heart to Break the Heart (1980) and Gonna Get Over You (1981) are just as successful as, on a smaller scale, Your Good Lovin (1982), Girl in the 80's (1983 ), Blue Eyed Technology (1984) and Does He Dance (1985). She also won first prize at the World Popular Song Festival in October 1984 with the pop song Party Lights .
In the meantime Joli had changed the record label. She recorded two albums for Epic : Attitude (1983) was produced by Pete Bellotte and Giorgio Moroder ; Witch of Love (1985) by George Duke . Despite these renowned names, both LPs were not very successful. In 1986 the two songs Angels in the Night and Don't Think Twice for the soundtrack of the film Modern Girls followed . After that, things slowly calmed down around the singer. It wasn't until the end of 1996 that Joli returned after a few years without a record deal. Billboard magazine devoted an extensive article to her, in which, with all her love for her disco hits, she also complained about the drawer she had gotten into over the years. Nevertheless, the comeback single Touch was based on the then popular Eurodance and placed at number 24 on the Billboard dance charts in early 1997. In 1998, If You Love Me, her first album in 13 years, followed. For this she had worked again with her discoverer Tony Green. In the same year, Joli's classic Come to Me was also selected for the soundtrack of the disco film Studio 54 . The song was played as part of the credits. In the years that followed, Joli stopped making comeback recordings, but continues to perform regularly with her old hits.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1979 | France Joli |
US26 (17 weeks) US |
First published: 1979
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| 1980 | Tonight |
US175 (3 weeks) US |
First published: 1980
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more publishments
- 1981: Now!
- 1983: Attitude
- 1985: Witch of Love
- 1989: Greatest Hits
- 1998: If You Love Me
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1979 | Come to Me France Joli |
US15 (16 weeks) US |
First published: August 1979
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Date of birth + bio, Allmusic
- ↑ "16-Year-Old Joli Getting Fast Start," Billboard Magazine, Oct. 6, 1979
- ^ The Awards Insider, Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Interview with the former Prelude boss Marvin Schlachter, Disco-Disco.com
- ↑ Billboard hits from Joli, Allmusic
- ^ "Audio Visual," Billboard Magazine, May 11, 1985
- ↑ Soundtrack info in the IMDB
- ↑ "70s star France Joli hasn't lost her 'touch'", Billboard Magazine, October 12, 1996
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joli, France |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian disco singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Quebec |