Yanick Étienne
{{Short description|Haitian singer (c. 1957–2022)}}
Yanick Étienne ({{circa}} 1957 – 30 March 2022) was a Haitian singer and backing vocalist. She performed backing vocals on the hit song, "Avalon" by Roxy Music in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_roxy_musics_avalon/|title=Roxy Music's "Avalon"|publisher=mixonline.com|access-date=2014-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722205508/http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_roxy_musics_avalon/|archive-date=2014-07-22|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/roxy-music-avalon-20110322|title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Roxy Music, 'Avalon' | Rolling Stone|date=16 November 1989|publisher=rollingstone.com|access-date=2014-07-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/yanick2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050531002559/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/yanick2|archive-date=2005-05-31|url-status=dead|title=CD Baby: YANICK ETIENNE: Love Songs For You|access-date=2014-07-17}}
Biography
Étienne was born in Haiti and started her recording career in 1982, performing the backing vocals on the Roxy Music song, "Avalon". She later appeared on three Bryan Ferry solo studio albums, Boys and Girls (1985), Bête Noire (1987), and Mamouna (1994).{{cite web|url=http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/musicians_666.php|title=Roxy Music - Musicians & Credits - on VivaRoxyMusic.com|publisher=vivaroxymusic.com|access-date=2014-07-17}}
Étienne died from cancer on 30 March 2022, at the age of 64.{{cite news |date=1 April 2022 |title=Obituaries : Passing away of Singer Yanick Étienne |url=https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-36316-icihaiti-obituaries-passing-away-of-singer-yanick-etienne-video.html |access-date=4 April 2022 |publisher=iciHaiti}}
Personal life
Étienne was the mother of rapper and producer Dernst Emile II, better known as D'Mile.
Discography
=Solo albums=
- Love Songs for You (2004)
- Dernst Emile Presents: Yanick Etienne (1990)
References
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External links
- [https://soundcloud.com/vivaroxymusicdotcom/yanick-for-viva Interview about Roxy Music album Avalon]
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Category:Year of birth missing
Category:20th-century Haitian women singers
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