Suzanne Stevens
Encyclopedia
Suzanne Stevens is a Canadian singer, based in Montreal
and active during the 1970s and 1980s. She won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
in 1975. Her best-known song is a disco
-styled remake of the 1965 Barbara Lewis
hit "Make Me Your Baby
."
She was a receptionist until her successful performance on a Montreal talent show launched her recording career.
Stevens performed in both English
and French
.
She was also host of the Global Television
musical variety series For Lovers Only which began in September 1978 and featured lounge
pianist Lou Snider.
Stevens retired from her music career, married a bass player from Hamilton and relocated to Ontario, where she still lives. She has two beautiful and talented daughters, both of whom are involved in the performing arts, and whose friends enjoy teasing her about her past career.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and active during the 1970s and 1980s. She won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Juno Award for New Artist of the Year
The Juno Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician in Canada. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women...
in 1975. Her best-known song is a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
-styled remake of the 1965 Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis , is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues.-Career:Lewis was born in Salem, near Ann Arbor, Michigan...
hit "Make Me Your Baby
Make Me Your Baby
"Make Me Your Baby" is the name of a song written by Helen Miller and Roger Atkins which was a hit for Barbara Lewis in 1965.The demo for "Make Me Your Baby" was cut by journeyman session singer Jean Thomas on 22 January 1965 at the behest of Atlantic Records president Jerry Wexler who wanted to...
."
She was a receptionist until her successful performance on a Montreal talent show launched her recording career.
Stevens performed in both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
She was also host of the Global Television
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
musical variety series For Lovers Only which began in September 1978 and featured lounge
Lounge music
Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...
pianist Lou Snider.
Stevens retired from her music career, married a bass player from Hamilton and relocated to Ontario, where she still lives. She has two beautiful and talented daughters, both of whom are involved in the performing arts, and whose friends enjoy teasing her about her past career.
Discography
Partial discography- 1973: En route (CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1975: Love's the Only Game in Town (CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1976: Moi, de la tête aux pieds (CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1978: Stardust Lady (CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1979: Les nuits sont trop longues (CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1983: Get to You (Tojo)