Nicki French (born 26 September 1964, Carlisle, Cumberland, England) is a female English singer and dancer. Born in Carlisle, French was raised from the age of four in Tenterden, Kent, England. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.
French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure. Generally, French...
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Nicki French (born 26 September 1964, Carlisle, Cumberland, England) is a female English singer and dancer. Born in Carlisle, French was raised from the age of four in Tenterden, Kent, England. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.
French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure. Generally, French had been a session singer for many years before she covered "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a song originally made famous by Bonnie Tyler. French's single was first released in 1994 in the United Kingdom. When it was re-released in 1995 the song reached number 5 during a three-month chart run in the UK Singles Chart, selling over 250,000 (UK) copies in the process and earning a silver sales award and well as becoming her record label's, Love This, biggest chart success.
This was followed by even more successful chart run in the United States,...
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