Véronique Béliveau
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Véronique Béliveau originally Nicole Monique, is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actress and pop/rock singer who was nominated for a 1987 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 1987
The Juno Awards of 1987, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 November 1987 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Howie Mandel was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television....

 for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her first full-length album was Prends-moi comme je suis in 1977. Her first English language album was Borderline in 1987, which was released under the single name Veronique. In 1985, she was one of a group of Canadian singers to make "Tears Are Not Enough
Tears Are Not Enough
"Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia...

" to raise funds to fight famine in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

. One of her high profile performances was in the opening Gala for Expo 86
Expo 86
The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo '86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Friday, May 2 until Monday, October 13, 1986...

.

Though mainly known as a singer, she was also an actress, appearing in the 1976 film Parlez-nous d'amour.

Albums

  • 1977 Prends-moi comme je suis (RCA
    RCA
    RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...

    )
  • 1981 Veronique Beliveau (RCA)
  • 1983 Transit (A & M
    A&M Records
    A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

    )
  • 1985 Cover Girl (A & M)

Under the name Veronique (no last name)
  • 1987 Borderline ( A & M)
  • 1989 Veronique

Singles

  • 1977 "Nous Partirons En Univers" (RCA)
  • 1980 "Aimer" (RCA)
  • 1983 "Je Suis Fidele" (A & M) (Cover of Sheena Easton
    Sheena Easton
    Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...

    's "She's in love (with her radio)"
  • 1983 "C'est Un Reveur" ( A& M)
  • 1983 "That Boy" (A & M)
  • 1984 "Please" (A & M)
  • 1985 "Je Suis Comme Je Suis" (A & M)
  • 1985 "Toute La Nuit" (A & M)
  • 1985 "Le Rock" (A & M)
  • 1985 "Cover Girl" (A & M)

Under the name Veronique (no last name)
  • 1986 "Make A Move On Me" ( A & M)
  • 1987 "I Can't Help It" (A & M)
  • 1989 "Jerusalem (A & M)" (duet with Marc Gabriel)
  • 1989 "House of Love" (A & M)

Video clips

  • 1985 Tears Are Not Enough (full-length documentary)
  • 1986 Make A Move On Me
  • 1987 I Can't Help It
  • 1989 House Of Love

Other

With Northern Lights
  • 1985 "Tears Are Not Enough
    Tears Are Not Enough
    "Tears Are Not Enough" is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia...

    "

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