Teri Moïse (March 25, 1970 in

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– May 7, 2013 in

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) was a Haitian-American French singer. Her parents emigrated from

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. After

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she studied economics at the

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. In 1990 she went to

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, where she studied literature at the Sorbonne and worked as an ''

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''. After returning to the United States, she began studying at the

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in Los Angeles. In 1992, Moïse again moved to Paris and pursued a career in music working as a

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singer, bass player and songwriter. She eventually met Etienne De Crécy and Stéphane "Alf" Briat, with whom she collaborated on her 1996 self-titled debut album, which sold 500,000 copies. The album and its two singles ''Les poèmes de Michelle'' and ''Je serai là'' were among the most influential French Soul releases of the 1990s. Teri Moïse is the final winner of the Victoire de la musique in the category »Artiste interprète ou groupe francophone,« receiving the award in 1997. She committed suicide in her hotel room in Madrid, Spain, on May 7, 2013.

Discography

Albums

* 1996 : ''Teri Moïse'' – #13 in Belgium, #12 in France, #27 in Quebec * 1999 : ''Teri Moïse'' – #54 in France

Singles

* 1996 : "Les Poèmes de Michelle" – #30 in Belgium, #11 in France, #3 in Quebec * 1996 : "Je serai là" – #4 in Belgium, #8 in France, #49 in Quebec * 1998 : "Fais semblant" – #28 in France * 1999 : "Star" – #89 in France

References

External links

Teri Moise discography and peak positions, on ''Lescharts.com''
1970 births 2013 suicides 2013 deaths American women singers Singers from Los Angeles Haitian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Haitian women singers French-language singers of the United States University of California, Berkeley alumni University of Paris alumni American expatriates in France Suicides in Spain Musicians Institute alumni American expatriates in Spain 21st-century American women {{Haiti-singer-stub