Muriel Dacq is a Belgian

Belgium

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 (Walloon

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) singer-songwriter

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, active in the 1980s in France.

Biography

In the early 1980s, Muriel Dacq released "L'Enfer à l'envers" and "Ni pourquoi ni comment". Her biggest hit was "Tropique", released in France in 1986. It reached number 6 on the SNEP singles chart and earned a Silver disc

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 for a minimum of 200,000 copies sold. At the time, the singer was married to Alec Mension, a member of the trio Léopold Nord & Vous

Léopold Nord & Vous

Léopold Nord & Vous, then Les Chéris, is a Belgian band founded in 1983. In France, it can be considered as a one-hit wonder for its single "C'est l'amour", but both band and members had a long and successful musical career in Belgium.-Biography:...

 which had success in 1987 with the song "C'est l'amour

C'est l'amour

"C'est l'amour" is a popular song recorded by Belgian band Léopold Nord & Vous. It was trio's debut single, released in September 1987, from the album of the same name, and perhaps remains to date its most known song, due to the huge success it met in France and the number of cover versions and...

", produced by Dacq. She also released "Là où ça???" in 1986, but it was unsuccessful (#42 in France). In 1995, she tried to revive her singing career recording a new album Ohé du vaisseau, and a single entitled "Un peu + d'amour", under the pseudonym of Black & Dacq.

Singles

• 1980s : "L'Enfer à l'envers"
• 1980s : "Ni pourquoi ni comment"
• 1986 : "Tropique" - #6 in France, Silver disc
• 1986 : "Là où ça???" - #42 in France
• 1987 : "Je craque"
• 1991 : "Petit Papa Noël" (under the name Muriel Dacq and the Oufties)
• 1997 : "Un peu + d'amour"