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Desireless was born on 25 December 1952, is a French singer. Between 1986 and 1988, her hit song "Voyage Voyage" made it to number one in many European and Asian single charts and sold over five million copies.
Born in Paris, she grew up in le Tréport and in the early '70s she became a fashion designer. Drawn into the musical orbit by her friends, she began singing with various jazz, new wave and RB bands since the early '80s.
In 1983 she met Jean Michel Rivat, a composer and producer who had already made his name working with Joe Dassin, Michel Delpech, France Gall and Patrick Juvet among many others.
In 1986 Rivat composed for her "Voyage Voyage," an extremely catchy synth-pop number that topped the charts in many European countries and even hit number five in Britain, a remarkable feat for a French-language song, although this was a re-mix of the original which made number 53 in Britain.
She released her first album, François in 1990, with the opening track "Qui Sommes-Nous" becoming her third and last hit (the second one was "John" in 1988).
Then she decided to take a break and gave birth to a daughter, Lili. Desireless' second album, I Love You came out in 1994. This time she co-wrote all the compositions, which rendered the album more quiet and personal.
Both of her albums were reissued on CD in the late '90s with bonus tracks added. Desireless started the new millennium with a series of acoustic concerts across France and began work on a third album, which included songs from that tour. |