A teenaged pop sensation from the Montreal suburb of Dorion, France Joli
began singing at the age of four when she lip-synched to records and
performed in front of relatives with a piece of skipping rope for a
microphone. In 1974 at eleven years of age, France began singing on
amateur talent shows and commercials. Her first hit in 1979 was the song
Come To Me, written by Tony Green. That same year it reached number
thirteen on Billboard's Hot 100. Managed by her mother Michelle Joli,
France later performed on American television, where she appeared on The
Bob Hope Special in 1979, The Merv Griffin Show, Dinah Shore, and
Midnight Special. France also played two shows a night for a week at the
Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas with Peaches And Herb and Tuxedo Junction.
In 1982 she played with The Commodores at Radio City Music Hall.
In French Canadian teen beauty France Joli's "Come To
Me," there's a bit of small-world irony too: Even after disco dated the Philadelphia sound,
producers continued to look for the Philly magic, and it's the Sweethearts of Sigma, Barbara
Ingram, Carla Benson, and Evette Benton, who are singing backup. "Come To Me," in turn,
with a vocal cameo by producer/writer Tony Green, represents the generational turning point
between traditional Fire Island disco and the more progressive "dance music" of the '80s
12" Singles
PRL D 509 France Joli Come To Me/Let Go 1979
mixed by Gene Leone
PRL D 510 France Joli Don'T Stop Dancing/Playboy 1979
PRL D 610 France Joli Gonna Get Over You 1981
PRL D 673 France Joli The Heart To Break The Heart 1984