Joniece Jamison

Joniece Jamison (born December 11, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American singer. In France, she achieved notability recording two successful duets with French artist François Feldman: "Joue pas" in 1989 and "J'ai peur" in 1991, which were both top ten hit in France). Her album Gospel peaked at #144 in France in January 2005.^[1]

Joniece Jamison
Background information
Birth name	Joniece Jamison
Born	(1955-12-11) December 11, 1955 (age 69) Baltimore, Maryland
Origin	United States
Genres	Pop music soul gospel
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1980's—currently

She had also collaborated with many notable artists such as Elton John, Catherine Lara, Sylvie Vartan and was notably a backing singer with Eurythmics in the 1980s (and subsequently also on the Dave Stewart-endorsed first Shakespears Sister album in 1989), and with Soma Riba in the 2000s.^[2]

Personal life

Mother of two, Jamison has lived in France since 1980 after being invited by the French singer Sylvie Vartan, whom she met in the United States.^[3][4]

Discography

Album

• 1990 : Life
• 1994 : Dream in Color
• 2007 : Nuances Gospel

Singles

• 1984 : "Polar" maxi single with Bernard Guyvan (Phil Barney and Debbie Davis)
• 1989 : "Joue pas" (in duo with François Feldman)
• 1991 : "J'ai peur" (in duo with François Feldman)
• 2004 : "A chance to Be Free" (on a music of Marc Kowalczyk)