Joëlle Ursull

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Joëlle Ursull (born November 9, 1960 in Pointe-à-Pitre ) is a French singer.

Born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe , she was a singer and founding member of the band Zouk Machine . But she left the group in 1988 to start a solo career. She released her first album Miyel that year . In 1990 she was selected to represent France at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb . Her ethno-pop song White and Black Blues , with a touch of African rhythms , came second. The single itself became her biggest hit, followed by an album and another in 1993.

She gave birth to two girls in the mid-1990s.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
White and Black Blues
  FR 2 May 26, 1990 (26 weeks)
Amazon
  FR 26th December 01, 1991 (18 weeks)
Position feeling
  FR 50 07/13/1991 (2 weeks)

Albums

  1. Zouk Machine (1986, with Zouk Machine)
  2. Miyel (1988)
  3. Black French (1990)
  4. As in a Film (1993)
  5. White & Black Blues (2000, compilation)

Singles

  1. Sové Lanmou (1986)
  2. Zouk Machine (1987)
  3. Miyel (1989)
  4. White and Black Blues (1990)
  5. Amazon (1990)
  6. Position Feeling (1991)
  7. Syiel Tambou (1993)
  8. Babydoo (2003)

Web links

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: FR
personal data
SURNAME Ursull, Joëlle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Pointe-à-Pitre