Nicki French

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Nicki French is a female singer and dancer born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

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Singer - Dancer - Carlisle - Cumbria - England - 1995 - Cover version - Total Eclipse of the Heart

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French had been a session singer for years before she covered "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a song made famous by Bonnie Tyler. Her single was first released in 1994 in the United Kingdom and barely scraped the charts. However, when it was rereleased in 1995 the song reached No. 5 during an extended chart run. This achievement was eclipsed by an even more successful chart run in the United States, where the track reached No. 2 and spent 26 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts.

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Bonnie Tyler - 1994 - United Kingdom - 1995 - United States - Billboard Hot 100

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French's second single "For All We Know", a cover version of the Carpenters' hit, stalled at No. 42 in the UK due to distribution problems. Her debut album, Secrets, was rush-released in the US and spent a few weeks on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. The record received generally poor reviews from critics.

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Carpenters - Secrets - Billboard Top 200

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In 1998 Nicki French attempted an unsuccessful comeback with a second album. In 2000 the singer entered the Eurovision Song Contest and her single "Don't Play That Song Again" reached No. 34 in the United Kingdom.

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1998 - 2000 - Eurovision Song Contest

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French still continues to tour around the UK and has recently released two singles: "I Surrender" (cover of Celine Dion) in 2004 and "Calling Out My Name" in 2005. She also recorded Private Dancer (Tina Turner hit) for the Gayfest 2005 album.

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Celine Dion - 2004 - 2005 - Private Dancer - Tina Turner

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