Joniece Jamison
{{short description|American singer (born 1955)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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|name = Joniece Jamison
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Joniece Jamison
|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|12|11|mf=yes}}
|origin = United States
|instrument =
|genre = Pop music, soul, gospel
|occupation = Singer
|years_active = 1980's—currently
|label =
|associated_acts = François Feldman, Eurythmics, Sylvie Vartan
|website =
|current_members =
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Joniece Jamison (born December 11, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American singer. In France, she achieved notability recording two successful duets with French artist François Feldman: "Joue pas" in 1989 and "J'ai peur" in 1991, which were both top ten hit in France). Her album Gospel peaked at #144 in France in January 2005.Joniece Jamison's discography and peak positions in France [http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Joniece+Jamison Lescharts.com] (Retrieved November 16, 2008)
She had also collaborated with many notable artists such as Elton John, Catherine Lara, Sylvie Vartan and was notably a backing singer with Eurythmics in the 1980s (and subsequently also on the Dave Stewart-endorsed first Shakespears Sister album in 1989), and with Soma Riba in the 2000s.Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 165 ({{ISBN|2-9518832-0-X}})
Personal life
Mother of two, Jamison has lived in France since 1980 after being invited by the French singer Sylvie Vartan, whom she met in the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurythmics.me.uk/revenge-25-interview-with-joniece-jamison/ |title=www.eurythmics.me.uk — Interview with Joniece Jamison |access-date=2013-03-05 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505140748/http://www.eurythmics.me.uk/revenge-25-interview-with-joniece-jamison/ |archive-date=2013-05-05 |url-status=dead }}http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/04/08/96602317biojoniece-doc-pdf.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305020831/http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/04/08/96602317biojoniece-doc-pdf.pdf |date=2014-03-05 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
Discography
= Album =
- 1990 : Life
- 1994 : Dream in Color
- 2007 : Nuances Gospel
= Singles =
- 1984 : "Polar" maxi single with Bernard Guyvan (Phil Barney and Debbie Davis)
- 1989 : "Joue pas" (in duo with François Feldman)
- 1991 : "J'ai peur" (in duo with François Feldman)
- 2004 : "A chance to Be Free" (on a music of Marc Kowalczyk)
References
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Category:American women singers
Category:American emigrants to France
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