Marie Claire D'Ubaldo is an Argentine  singer / musician and a prolific songwriter; she has appeared as a guest vocalist on many albums. She had her biggest success with "Falling Into You" which was covered by Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

, who also named her album after the single.

Biography

Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo released her debut album, Marie-Claire in Japan (only) in 1990. Her follow-up Spanish language album 'Alma de Barro' was released in 1994, and the English Language version Marie-Claire D'Ubaldo was released internationally in the same year. Her biggest personal hit was "Rhythm Is Magic"; it went to number 1 in Italy for 5 weeks in the summer and was the 4th most air played single of the year, and was used in the soundtrack to the Italian film "Il Ciclone". The song and album did very well in Italy, Japan, Latin America, Hispanic North America, Austria, Finland, Norway and Russia. Featured on the album were also songs written with Rick Nowels

Rick Nowels

Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...

 (Belinda Carlisle/Stevie Nicks), Billy Steinberg

Billy Steinberg

William Endfield "Billy" Steinberg is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.-Biography:...

 (Eternal Flame/True Colours/Like a Virgin etc) and Tony Moore (musician)

Tony Moore (musician)

Tony Moore is an English singer/songwriter, musician, radio presenter and music promoter. He was also one of the early members of Iron Maiden...

 (ex-Cutting Crew

Cutting Crew

The Cutting Crew is a pop rock band formed in England in 1985, best known for their #1 hit, " Died in Your Arms".-Career:Vocalist Nick Van Eede founded the group along with Canadian guitarist Kevin MacMichael in 1985, and the two made demos that led to a recording contract, before bassist Colin...

)

At the beginning of 1995 Polydor had closed its US office and the man responsible for signing Marie Claire had left. According to Tony Moore (musician)

Tony Moore (musician)

Tony Moore is an English singer/songwriter, musician, radio presenter and music promoter. He was also one of the early members of Iron Maiden...

 (ex-Cutting Crew and songwriter / musician and friend of Marie Claire's), nobody at Polygram was serious about supporting the album or recording a new one and didn't see "Falling Into You" as a hit, they dropped her.

Marie-Claire is best known for the single "Falling Into You" which was written and originally performed by Marie Claire, but later covered by Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

; the single was to become the title track for Celine's album. The original backing track recorded by Marie-Claire, along with her own backing vocals, is the version used by Celine.

During the late 1990s and early millennium, Marie-Claire often performed live in London at The Kashmir Klub

The Kashmir Klub

The Kashmir Klub was a unique, non profit making, live music club housed in the basement of a Restaurant and Bar called "Fabrizio" at the "Baker and Oven" at No 6 Nottingham Place, central London, England...

 and The Bedford, performing the tracks she had written for herself and other artists. In 2002, Marie Claire did the vocals for two songs on the self-titled debut album by Conjure One

Conjure One

Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...

, Manic Star and Sleep

Albums

• Marie Claire (1990) (Japanese only release)

Label: Teichiku Japan

1. "Highway" 3:42 (A.Friedman/M.Bell)
2. "Changing Faces" 5:16 (L.Taylor / D.Inoue / M.Calire / K.Harada)
3. "The Night Is Always Right" 3:31 (M.Millington / A.Friedman)
4. "Time" 4:58 (M.Millington / A.Friedman / M.Claire)
5. "Burning Rivers" 4:04 (M.Claire / M. Millington / A.Friedman)
6. "I Can Never Believe (What You Say)" 5:01 (M.Millington / A.Friedman / M.Claire)
7. "Going Home" 4:10 (S.Tatler / M.Claire / K.Harada)
8. "Nothing Left to Hide" 4:38 (M.Millington / A.Friedman)
9. "Touch" 3:08 (A.Friedman / M.Millington / S.Rahmatallah)

• Alma De Barro (1994)

Label: Polygram

1. "La Magia Del Ritmo" (The Rhythm Is Magic)
2. "Los Ojos De Mi Padre (Volveras)" (My Fathers Eyes)
3. "Y Caigo Un Poco Mas" (Falling Into you)
4. "Nocturna"
5. "Heroes De Papel"
6. "Hay Un Carnaval" (Carnival In Heaven)
7. "Tanger"
8. "Voces"
9. "Alma De Barro"
10. "A Woman's Love"
11. "Donde Estan"
12. "Venteveo"
13. "The Rhythm Is Magic"

• Marie Claire D’Ubaldo (1994)

Label: Polydor

This is the English language version of 'Alma De Barro'; whilst both albums share some of the same songs, but both have exclusive new tracks, so both are essential for fans.

1. "Rhythm Is Magic"
2. "My Father's Eyes"
3. "Falling Into You"
4. "Rachel"
5. "Only Human"
6. "Carnival In Heaven"
7. "Burning Rivers"
8. "No Turning Back"
9. "Alma De Barro"
10. "Woman's Love"
11. "Outside"
12. "Venteveo"

Credits

• Personnel includes:
  • Marie Claire D'Ubaldo (vocals, Spanish guitar, 12-string guitar, percussion, programming);
  • John Themis (Spanish guitar, saz);
  • Tony Moore (Spanish guitar, keyboards, electric bass, programming, background vocals);
  • Andrew Smith (guitar);
  • Rick Nowels (guitar, keyboards);
  • Steve Farris (cavaquinho);
  • Mauricio Venegas (charango, sikus, rainstick, cha cha);
  • Sid Page (violin);
  • John Thirkle (strings);
  • Phil Smith (strings, soprano saxophone);
  • Peter Thomas (strings, trombone);
  • David Boruff (saxophone);
  • Paul Spong (trumpet);
  • Neil Sidwell (trombone);
  • Richard Kottle Bushnell, John Thompson (bass);
  • Martin "Frosty" Beedle (drums);
  • Sheila E (percussion).
• Producers:
  • Phil Chapman, Frank Musker, Richard Darbyshire (tracks 1, 6, 13);
  • Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg (tracks 2-3);
  • Marie Claire D'Ubaldo (tracks 4, 7, 9, 11, 12);
  • Davitt Sigerson (track 5);
  • John Themis (track 8);
  • Desmond Child (track 10).
• Engineers:
  • Phil Chapman (tracks 1, 6, 8, 13);
  • Steve MacMillan (tracks 2-3);
  • Norman Goodman (tracks 4, 7, 9, 11, 12);
  • John Beverly Jones, Brian Malouf (track 5);
  • Matthew Gruber (track 10).
• All songs written or co-written by Marie Claire D'Ubaldo except "A Woman's Love" (Desmond Child).

• Songwriting & Duets, Pt. 1 (2009)

Label: Edel

This album has only been released in Italy (to date) in December 2009, on the back of the success of the re-recorded 2009 version of Rhythm is Magic (duet with Lola Ponce).

1. "1 Il segreto sta nel ritmo (duet With Lola Ponce)"
2. "2 Blue Boy (duet With Laura Critchley)"
3. "3 Sueños (duet With Gerardina Trovato)"
4. "4 Roses of Violence"
5. "5 Lay Down Your Arms"
6. "6 Only One World (with Federico Poggipollini)"
7. "7 Don't Suffer"
8. "8 The Rhythm Is Magic 2010 (duet With Dr Feelx)"

Singles

• Time - Japanese only release by TEICHIKU Japan, TEDP-2.

Track Listing:

1. "Time"
2. "The Night Is Always Right"

• The Rhythm Is Magic

1. The Rhythm Is Magic (Album Version) (4:01)
2. The Rhythm Is Magic (Tee Club Mix) (4:47)
3. The Rhythm Is Magic (Tee Rubber Mix) (7:13)
4. The Rhythm Is Magic (Spanish Radio) (3:49)

• My Fathers Eyes

1. My Fathers Eyes(Remix) 3:52
2. My Fathers Eyes 4:46
3. Nocturna 3:55
4. The Rhythm Is Magic (Tee Radio Mix) 4:06

• Sleep by Conjure One
  Conjure One
  Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
  
   with Marie Claire as guest vocalist

Label "Netwerkk"

1. Sleep (Ian Van Dahl Remix) (Edit)
2. Tears From The Moon (Hybrid Twisted On The Terrace Mix V2)
3. Tears From The Moon (Robbie Rivera Mix)

The 12" edition contains the following remixes.

1. Sleep (Mixed by Max Graham)
2. Sleep (Ian Van Dahl Remix)
3. Sleep (Angel Alanis and Smitty Mix)

Videos

• "Los Ojos De Mi Padre" ("My Fathers Eyes") English and Spanish versions Directed by Dani Jacobs
  Dani Jacobs
  -Background:Jacobs was born in London. He went to University of Manchester to study Physics but left to pursue his interests in Film.He worked at the The Haçienda nightclub as a resident filmmaker and VJ, creating visuals and lighting effects to project in the club space...
  
   Filmed in Buenos Aires.

You can watch Marie Claire's promo videos at the following links:

1. The Rhythm Is Magic
2. La Magia del Ritmo
3. Los Ojos De Mi Padre
4. Blue Boy ft.Laura Critchley

Guest appearances

1. "Falling Into You" by Celine Dion - Marie Claire on backing vocals
2. "Manic Star" on the album Conjure One
   Conjure One (album)
   Conjure One is the self-titled debut album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One, headed by Rhys Fulber. The album was released in September 2002 .- Track listing :All tracks written by Rhys Fulber, except where noted....
   
   by Conjure One
   Conjure One
   Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
   
   
3. "Sleep" on Conjure One by Conjure One
4. "Y Dale Algeria A Mi Corazon" with Union (from "World In Union - The Official Album of the Rugby World Cup"
5. "Blue boy feat. Laura Critchley"from album Songwriting and duets" label: 1st POP ITALY

Recorded tracks co-written by Marie-Claire

In addition to her own recordings, D'Ubaldo has co-written the following tracks, recorded by other artists:

1. "Falling into You" by Celine Dion
   Celine Dion
   Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
   
   
2. "I Have Always Loved You" by Enrique Iglesias
   Enrique Iglesias
   Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
   
   
3. "I Have Always Loved You" by No Mercy
   No Mercy (band)
   No Mercy is an American pop and dance music group formed by Frank Farian in Florida in 1995, consisting of Marty Cintron , and twin brothers, Ariel and Gabriel Hernández , from Miami, Florida.-Career:In 1996, No Mercy released their debut album titled No Mercy, later re-released in Europe retitled My...
   
   
4. "A Prayer For Everyone" by Belinda Carlisle
   Belinda Carlisle
   Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer who gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands and the first such group whose members wrote their own songs and played their own instruments...
   
   
5. "The Consequences Of Falling" by KD Lang
6. "One & One)" by Robert Miles
   Robert Miles
   Robert Miles is an Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ in electronica and alternative music.-Biography:...
   
    featuring Maria Nayler
   Maria Nayler
   Maria Nayler is a British female singer. In the early 1990s, she was part of Ultraviolet who released two singles "Kites" and "I Wish That" . In 1995, she appeared as featured vocalist on Sasha's trance track "Be As One"...
   
   
7. "Intimacy" by The Corrs
   The Corrs
   The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
   
   
8. "Casino Royale" by Sandra
   Sandra
   Sandra may refer to:*Sandra *Sandra , popular 1980s European singer–songwriter*Margaretha Sandra , Dutch woman soldier*Şandra, a commune in Timiş County, Romania*Şandra, a village in Beltiug Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania...
   
    (alternative version of 'Sleep With Me' by Perla)
9. "Sleep With Me" by Perla Batalla
   Perla Batalla
   Perla Batalla is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter.Grammy nominated vocalist, composer, and arranger Perla Batalla was born in Los Angeles, CA. Her father was a musician and record store owner. She first gained international attention as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen who later encouraged...
   
   
10. "Above The Cloud" by Amber
    Amber (performer)
    Marie-Claire "Amber" Cremers is a Dutch-German singer, songwriter, label owner and executive producer. She is best known for her hits "This Is Your Night," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "Sexual ."-Career:Amber's music career took off when one of her demos, "This Is Your Night" gained interest...
    
    
11. "Yes" by Amber
    Amber (performer)
    Marie-Claire "Amber" Cremers is a Dutch-German singer, songwriter, label owner and executive producer. She is best known for her hits "This Is Your Night," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "Sexual ."-Career:Amber's music career took off when one of her demos, "This Is Your Night" gained interest...
    
    
12. "Fearless" by Claire Johnston
    Claire Johnston
    Claire Johnston was a feminist film theoretician. She wrote seminal essays on the construction of ideology in mainstream cinema .-Writings:...
    
    
13. "He'll Come Home" by Rita Kleinstein
    Rita Kleinstein
    Rita Yahan-Farouz is an Iranian-born Israeli pop singer and actress.-Early life:Rita Yahan-Farouz was born in Tehran, Iran. Her family emigrated to Israel in 1970.-Musical and acting career:-1980s:...
    
     (aka 'My Father's Eyes')
14. "Carnival In Heaven" by Malandra Burrows
    Malandra Burrows
    Malandra Elizabeth Burrows is an English actress and singer.-Early life:Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her parents' names, Malcolm and Sandra. Her mother encouraged her at an early age to begin dancing; she initially trained under Billy Pearce's mother Jean...
    
    
15. "Slave To My Feelings" by Pure Sugar
16. "Love You Senseless" by Pure Sugar
17. "Amor" by Lola Ponce
    Lola Ponce
    Paola Fabiana Ponce , professionally known as Lola Ponce, is an Argentine singer–songwriter, composer, actress and occasional model....
    
    
18. "Rozmowa z aniolem" (When I Fell) by Magda Femme
    Magda Femme
    Magdalena Pokora , best known by her stage name Magda Femme, is a Polish pop singer and songwriter.Magda Femme was born in Łask in 1971. She was a singer in the pop group Ich Troje between 1996 and 2000. Magda was married to the leader of the band Michał Wiśniewski, but later they divorced and she...
    
    

Published / copyrighted tracks co-written by Marie Claire

1. "69 Floors Above The Street"
2. "Afterglow"
3. "Al oido"
4. "Am i mad"
5. "Among the many wonders of the..."
6. "Another girl"
7. "Better late than never"
8. "Butterfly"
9. "Clementina"
10. "Coming from the heart"
11. "Confessions"
12. "Cry when the night is so old"
13. "Devil made me do it"
14. "Don’t suffer"
15. "El Viajero Fiel"
16. "Esmerelda"
17. "Even when you cried"
18. "For you once upon a time"
19. "Free the spirit"
20. "Give me one more dance"
21. "Half"
22. "Heart of you"
23. "Heaven help this heart of mine"
24. "How long before"
25. "I don’t know"
26. "I Feel You"
27. "I release you"
28. "In the land of the blind"
29. "Inside my universe"
30. "Jackpot"
31. "Kiss so light"
32. "Lay down your arms"
33. "Learn to fly"
34. "Let it go"
35. "Listen to the rain"
36. "Love is breaking my heart"
37. "Loving me loving you"
38. "Lunatic"
39. "Mankind"
40. "Mas y mas"
41. "Maybe i was mistaken"
42. "Mi Heroe"
43. "Moment"
44. "Mother Russia"
45. "Muses Released"
46. "My Own"
47. "Mystery of Life"
48. "Nao Posso"
49. "No Words"
50. "Nothing"
51. "Nuestra Illusion"
52. "On The Surface"
53. "One Flew West Love Has Strange"
54. "Once Last Dream"
55. "Once More Dance"
56. "Once More For The Dreamers"
57. "Only One World"
58. "Only Thing I Want"
59. "Too Late To Say Goodnight"
60. "Totally Insane"
61. "Under The Feet"
62. "Recuerdo"
63. "Salvation"
64. "Si"
65. "Silent Lullaby"
66. "So Little Time"
67. "Soy"
68. "Taking My Life Back"
69. "Talk About love"
70. "Tan Solo Una Vez Mas"
71. "Tangier Amended"
72. "There’s A Tiny Door"
73. "Totally Insane"
74. "Tout Est Dit"
75. "Voice"
76. "Void"
77. "We Drove Wild"
78. "We’re One And The Same"
79. "When I Fell"
80. "When You Smile"
81. "You Can Never Get Enough"

External links

More information on the above tracks, including song writing partners, can be found at the following music copyright companies:

1. BMI