Chéri was a Canadian female

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, consisting of American Rosalind Milligan Hunt and Canadian Lise Cullerier. They had one ''Billboard'' top 40 hit, "Murphy's Law", in 1982.

History

Friends Hunt and Cullerier began singing together at the suggestion of Hunt's mother, singer Geraldine Hunt. Calling their duo Chéri, in 1982 they recorded a single, "

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", which became their only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entry, peaking at #39. The song also hit number-one on the ''

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chart and is notable for its speed-up vocal chorus ("got it all together, dontcha baby"). The song was written by Geraldine Hunt and Daniel Joseph, and released on Venture Records. Chéri continued to record, following up with another single "Give It to Me Baby", and also that year released an album, ''Murphy's Law'', which included the hit single. Some of Chéri's recordings featured Amy Roslyn instead of Cullerier. In 1983 the band released the album ''Love Stew'' through the label 21 Records.

Discography

Albums

*''Chéri'' (21 Records, 1982) (Canada only) *''Murphy's Law'' (Venture Records, 1982) (US only) *''Love Stew'' (21 Records, 1983)

Singles

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