Stephanie Andrea Biddle (born 23 August 1963) is a Canadian

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singer and actress.

Career

Biddle was born in Quebec to jazz bassist

Charlie Biddle Charles Reed Biddle, (July 28, 1926 – February 5, 2003) was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events. Early life and education Biddle was born and grew up in ...

and a French-Canadian mother. During part of her childhood she lived in

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. When she was 15, she moved to Montreal and began modeling. From 1987–1989, she sang

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and jazz standards at clubs and weddings with the band Living Proof.Brownstein, Bill. "Biddles springing up all over Montreal entertainment scene", ''

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'', 1988-03-05, p. D4. Aided by a record producer in Paris, she recorded the hit single "Dis-moi" (1991) which peaked at No. 11 on the French pop chart. For the next few years she sang in

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.Perusse, B. "Stephanie Biddle carries the torch", ''Montreal Gazette'', 2003-03-30, p. B1. Biddle appeared in the films ''Crunch'' (1979), ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (2000), ''

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'' (2001), and in the television movie ''

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'' with

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. She performed in ''La Haut'' at Rouen Opera House."Biddle bit of... a superstar", ''

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'', 2005-10-12, p. 2. She also had a role in the 2001 French-language film '' Karmen Gei'', "a re-make of the movie ''Carmen''. In 1991, her debut album, ''Dis-moi'', was released,

Personal life

Her brother Charles Jr. is also a performer. Her older sister Sonya Biddle was a former Montreal city councillor and her younger sister Tracy, a bartender and singer, is a freelance writer and hosted radio shows on CBC radio network.CBC Radio 88.5 > The Flip Side: "With The Flip Side, I wanted to bring to light the views of different people from all walks of life..."

References

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External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biddle, Stephanie 1963 births Canadian people of African-American descent Canadian women jazz singers 21st-century Black Canadian women singers Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong Canadian expatriates in China People from LaSalle, Quebec People from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Singers from Montreal Living people 20th-century Black Canadian women singers