Jakie Quartz
Encyclopedia
Jakie Quartz is a French
singer
. Her biggest hit single
s in France
were "Mise au point" (1983, covered
by Leslie
in 2007 and Quentin Mosimann
in 2008), "Vivre ailleurs" (1986, #11 in France, produced
by Secret Service
) and "À la vie à l'amour" (1987, #30 in France and #55 in the UK Singles Chart
)
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. Her biggest hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
s in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
were "Mise au point" (1983, covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Leslie
Leslie (singer)
Leslie is a French pop-R&B singer born on February 4, 1985 in Le Mans, France. Her father is Vietnamese and Polynesian while her mother is FrenchIn 2007, she recorded a duet single with the R&B singer Bobby Valentino, "Accorde-moi"....
in 2007 and Quentin Mosimann
Quentin Mosimann
Quentin Mosimann is a Swiss singer, winner of the seventh season of the TV reality show Star Academy France. His first solo album, Duel, is composed of cover versions of 1980s hits...
in 2008), "Vivre ailleurs" (1986, #11 in France, produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Secret Service
Secret Service (band)
Secret Service is a Swedish pop/New Wave band, popular in the early 1980s. In 1979, Ola Håkansson, a former vocalist of Ola & the Janglers and then a publishing manager at Sonet Records, teamed up with Tim Norell and Ulf Wahlberg to write a few songs that they submitted to the Melodifestivalen, a...
) and "À la vie à l'amour" (1987, #30 in France and #55 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
)
Albums
- Revue et corrigée (musical) - 1982
- Mise au point - 1982
- Alerte à la blonde - 1984
- Jour et nuit - 1986
- Emotion au pluriel - 1987
- Jakie Quartz - 1990
Compilations
- Bravo à Jakie Quartz - 1990
- Présent Passé - 1995
- Jakie Quartz - 2003
Singles
- "Histoire éphémère" - 1981
- "Mise au point" - 1983
- "Amour exil" - 1983
- "Histoire sans paroles" - 1984
- "Mal de vivre" - 1984
- "Jeu dangereux" - 1985
- "Vivre ailleurs" - 1986
- "À la vie à l'amour" - 1987
- "Emotion" - 1987
- "Amour blessé" - 1988
- "Non mais qu'est-ce que tu crois ?" - 1989
- "A la vie à l'amour" (remix) - 1989
- "Mais dis-moi" - 1990
- "Tout ce que tu voudras" - 1990
- "Comme un rêve" - 1992
- "Le meilleur de toi-même" - 1995
- "Que sont-ils devenus ? (la photo)" - 1996
- "Si demain" - 2003