France D'Amour (born France Rochon on March 30, 1964) is a French Canadian singer songwriter from Quebec.
She studied music at
Collège Lionel-Groulx in
Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec specialising in jazz and playing guitar. Later, she was part of various musical formations, notably U-Bahn, The Answer and France. In 1992, she gained great fame with her debut album
''Animal'' that was certified gold in Quebec. In 2002, she had success in France as well through her collaboration with
Jean-Jacques Goldman, who co-wrote the album with his team (Robert Goldman, Jacques Veneruso, Christophe Battaglia,
Erick Benzi and
Gildas Arzel).
She has also appeared on stage and in film. In 1998, she played the role of Esmeralda in a French tour version of the musical comedy ''Notre-Dame-de-Paris''. She also appeared in a secondary role in the film ''Les Boys 3'' as well as in the film's soundtrack.
France d'Amour has a son, François, born in 1988.
In April 2011, she also confirmed during a popular talk show on Quebec television ''
Tout le monde en parle'' that she followed the
Church of Scientology for almost 20 years.
Discography
Albums
*1992: Animal
*1994: Déchaînée
*1998: Le Silence des roses
*2002: France D'Amour
*2005: Hors de tout doute
*2007: Les autres
*2009: Le présent
*2011: Bubble Bath & Champagne
*2013: En love majeur
*2016: Bubble Bath & Champagne, Volume 2
*2019: D'Amour et Rock&roll
*2024: Quatorze
;Compilation albums
*2000: Nomade (compilation)
*2018: Best of (compilation)
References
External links
Official website
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20th-century Canadian women singers
1967 births
Living people
Singers from Quebec
Canadian women singer-songwriters
French-language singers of Canada
21st-century Canadian women singers
Canadian women pop singers
Scientologists
20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters