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Professionnelle de haut niveau, Jess est tour à tour chanteuse, danseuse.
Un jour, la farouche artiste ne put résister à l'envie d'occuper le devant de la scène.
Bien lui en prit, puisque Jess a publié quatre disques, dont le dernier a été produit par le grand Herbie Hancock. Quittant Paris, ses tournées ont menée Jess aux quatre coins du monde, sur les scènes les plus prestigieuses, d'Allemagne au Ruanda, de Djibouti aux îles Seychelles, d'Espagne en Algérie…
Aujourd'hui, Jess profite du soleil azuréen tout en préparant son nouvel album en compagnie de Daniel Lesueur, l'auteur - producteur dénicheur de talent bien connu sur la Côte
Jess's real name is Geneviève Brun.
She was born near Paris, in Versailles, the city of French kings and queens. Here parents were both African.
Her father died when she was just a little girl ; her mother is still alive, and well, in Toulouse, "la Ville Rouge".
Too much different from her schoolmates, Jess often ran away from school, preferring the company of animals, spending most of her time with many dogs (she even possessed a panther, which is almost impossible in France !)
To earn her living, she went to Paris, selling clothes in a shop. Here she was discovered (or "she captured the attention of") leader of well-known French group KASSAV', who was at that time searching for dancers. With the months passing, JESS became backing singer of KASSAV', and finally had her first album LP, "MA VIE A MOI", produced by KASSAV' under her new name of "JESS LEE". This first successful attempt was followed by a brillant single, "KALIMBE DEL SOL", produced by the great American Herbie HANCOCK. All this led her to sing all over the world (Germany, Rwanda, Djibouti, Spain, Algeria, etc) Her best souvenir was premiering BOY GEORGE, her most successful appearance behind thousands of people.
But she needed a change ! She kept performing in discotheques, and recorded under the name of GHISLY, mainly cover versions of dancing hits ("La Soca dance", "Maldon", "La Lambada", "La Bambala", etc… backed by the group MACAO). But her most sought-after single is her dance version of "SUGAR SUGAR", the 1968-hit from the Archies. Even herself doesn't have a copy ! That particular detail proves that JESS doesn't live in the past ! Alway walking straight in front of the future !
Her new change is made for French singer Danyel GERARD (remember "BUTTERFLY", Number One hit all over Europe in 1971 ?). JESS became his main backing singer. At that time, France discovered "FM" (until that, French radio was only "AM"). At once, France saw hundreds of new radio stations. Danyel Gérard bought one, and offered to JESS one of the first jobs on radio… for a female DJ.
In February 2000, JESS met French author Daniel LESUEUR at "Le MIDEM" (International meeting of singers and record companies) in Cannes, on the French Riviera. At that time, LESUEUR had already left Paris for a living on "La Côte d'Azur". JESS did the same a few months later. JESS and LESUEUR decided to work together, recording some brillant demos and even publishing, after her success on Télé Monte Carlo, an extremely rare picture-disc promo of her techno version of "BESAME MUCHO".
When not recording or rehearsing, JESS is painting beautiful scenes of Africa, that continent still deeply in her heart.
Daniel LESUEUR, journaliste reconnu et réputé, auteur de livres à succès sur de nombreux artistes (J.Hallyday, E.Mitchell, Dalida...) est le Producteur et l'auteur des paroles anglaises. En Savoir plus sur l'auteur : cliquez I C I .
J-Pierre CHAUVET est l'auteur des paroles française et le compositeur de la musique.
I'm a black skinned, Blue eyed-girl
Always travelling Around the world
Maybe have I come from nowhere
Just to bring on Earth "l'amour" to share
From town to town
Around the world
Europe America
Down in Africa
Australia India
Japan and China
Words of love Are a remedy
For those who wish to be happy
From town to town
Around the world
Europe America
Down in Africa
Australia India
Japan and China
Like the stars Twinkling in the skies
Like singing birds Of paradise
It doesn't take A long long time
To say that love Can rule the world
(solo de saxophone)
From town to town Around the world
Europe America Down in Africa
Australia India Japan and China
Europe America
Canada Kenya
Europe America
Brazil to Jamaica
Europe America
England to Dakota
Europe America
France and Italia
Europe America
Bolivia Austria
Europe America
Colombia Corsica
Votre avis nous intéresse. Dites-nous si vous avez aimé : radio.infodisc@yahoo.fr
Vous voulez contacter JESS. Envoyez un Mail à son Manager : Daniel Lesueur
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