Anne Marie Cyr
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Anne Marie Cyr (born 1963) is a French Canadian singer and occasional TV presenter who was active during the early 1980s. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cyr came to prominence in her late teens on Montreal cable television assisting and presenting on shows such as The Musi-Video Show (a forerunner to Canada's MuchMusic) . Whilst at Musi-video she was asked to provide female backing vocals for the studio Synthpop band Nudimension who were appearing on the show.
Originaly selected to appear with Nudimension mainly for her good looks, it would soon become apparent to band founders Louis Rondeau and Marc Fontaine that Cyr was also a very competant, bilingual vocalist.
She would go on to become the band's most prominent female vocalist; although she was never considered a permanent member of the band she is synonymous with Nudimension. [1] [2]
In early 1983 Nudimension released the francophone single "Amour Programmé" which was a synthpop duet between band founder Louis Rondeau (former drummer for the 222s) and Cyr. Released on the Saisons label principally in Quebec, it became a minor hit in the francophone regions of Canada; and by export in France and remaining North America. Cyr and Rondeau appeared together on the Canadian network TV show Lautrec '83 (presented by Donald Lautrec) to promote the single, her highest-profile TV performance.
Four other singles followed, including the English "Big Boy" and french "Hors La Loi (Anne Marie version)" which both featured Cyr on lead vocals and acted as a clear demonstration of her vocal range in both languages.
But without the commercial success that "Amour Programmé" achieved, and the fact that manager Ben Kaye prefered to devote more time to his other signing, the then little known Celine Dion[2], Nudimension floundered; and beyond 1986 Cyr did not work with the band further.[1] Nudimension would eventually stop recording around 1990.[2]
Today she continues to live in Montreal, but no longer works in the media. The majority of Cyr's work with Nudimension is featured on their 2009 greatest hits album The Best of Nudimension.
Discography
Cyr only ever recorded with Nudimension but is listed as a ‘Special Guest’, not a band member in the credits. She was Nudimension’s principal female vocalist and appears in the following releases:
- Amour Programmé - 1983 (Fr)
- Obsession - 1983 (Fr)
- Rendezvous - 1983 (En)
- Hors La Loi - 1984 (Fr)
- Big Boy - 1984 (En)
References
- ^ a b Jackson, Rick (1994). Encyclopaedia of Canadian rock, pop and folk music. Quarry Press, Kingston, ON, Canada. ISBN 15-50821-075.
- ^ a b c "Where Are They Now? - Episode: Nudimension" - PBS Canada 2009