Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop (born 25 December 1952), known by her stage name Desireless (French pronunciation: [deziʁlɛs]), is a French singer.[1] Between 1986 and 1988, her hit single "Voyage, voyage" made it to number one around the world music charts. The music video was directed by Bettina Rheims and showed the artist in a cold, androgynous style similar to a wave of other contemporary female singers such as Annie Lennox and Grace Jones.[2]
Desireless | |
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 Desireless performing in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop |
| Born | 25 December 1952 Paris, France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | www |
According to her official website, Desireless still releases new albums and performs live, and she released a new album with Operation of the Sun (Antoine Aureche) accompanied by a worldwide tour from 2012 onward.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- François (1989) France
- I Love You (1994) France
- Ses plus grands succès (2003) France & (2004) Russia
- Un Brin de Paille (2004) France
- More Love and Good Vibrations (2007) France & (2008) Russia
- Le Petit Bisou (2009) France
- More Love and Good Vibrations: Special Edition (2010) France
- L'Oeuf Du Dragon (2013, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
- Noun (2014, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
- 2011–2015 (2015, 'best of' feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
- Desireless chante Apollinaire (2017, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Valfeu) France
EP
edit- L'expérience Humaine (2011) EP
- L'Oeuf Du Dragon (2012, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) EP
- XP2 (2012) EP
- Nexus (2014, remixes & covers, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) EP
- Un Seul Peuple (2014) EP
Singles
editFrom François:
- 1986/87: "Voyage, voyage" (#2 France, #1 Germany, #1 Austria, #1 Belgium, #1 Denmark, #1 Spain, #1 Greece, #1 Israel, #26 Italy, #1 Lebanon, #1 Norway, #3 Canada, #11 Netherlands, #53 United Kingdom 1987 release and #5 1988 remix release,[4] #11 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #1 Thailand, #1 Yugoslavia)
- 1988: "John" (#5 France, #37 Germany, #92 UK)
- 1989: "Qui sommes-nous?" (#41 Canada, #88 Germany)
- 1990: "Elle est comme les étoiles"
From I Love You:
- 1994: "Il dort"
- 1994: "I Love You"
From More Love and Good Vibrations:
- 2004: "La vie est belle"
- 2010: "Voyage, Voyage (Dj Esteban Remix 2010)" (#81 French Club Charts)
References
edit- ^ German, Yuri. "Biography: Desireless". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Grajek, Sigrid; Kamermans, JohJac; Klett, Renate; Krasznahorkai, Kata; Maar, Kirsten; Markues; Rausch, Peter; Robinet, Jayrôme C.; Rost, Katharina (1 February 2022). Theater* in queerem Alltag und Aktivismus der 1970er und 1980er Jahre (in German). Neofelis Verlag. ISBN 978-3-95808-391-2.
- ^ Aureche, Antoine. "Biography of Desireless". Desireless - official website. Desireless. Retrieved 17 July 2015.Desireless has just released a new album with Operation of the Sun (Antoine Aureche). Since 2012 up to now, they are touring all over the world.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 151. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.