Stephanie Biddle

Stephanie Andrea Biddle (born 23 August) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress.

Stephanie Biddle
Background information
Birth nameStephanie Andrea Biddle
BornLaSalle, Quebec, Canada
GenresVocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
LabelsElan
Associated acts1987–present
Websitestephaniebiddle.com

Career

Biddle was born in Quebec to Charlie Biddle, a jazz bassist, and a French-Canadian mother. During part of her childhood she lived in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. When she was 15, she moved to Montreal and began modeling. From 1987–1989, she sang traditional pop and jazz standards at clubs and weddings with the band Living Proof.[1][2] With the help of a record producer in Paris, she recorded the hit single "Dis-moi" (1991) which peaked at No. 11 on the French pop chart. For the next few years she sang in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe.[1][3]

Biddle appeared in the films Crunch (1979), The Moderns (1988), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), One Eyed King (2001), and in the television movie A Diva's Christmas Carol with Vanessa L. Williams. She performed in La Haut at Rouen Opera House.[1][2][4] She also had a role in the 2001 French-language film Karmen Gei, "a re-make of the movie Carmen.[5][6]

In 1991, her debut album, Dis-moi, was released,[7]

Personal life

Her brother Charles Jr. is also a performer. Her older sister Sonya Biddle is a former Montreal city councillor and her younger sister Tracy is a bartender and singer.[8] Tracy is also a freelance writer and hosted radio shows on CBC radio network.[9]

References
  1. "Stephanie Biddle – Bio". www.stephaniebiddle.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. Brownstein, Bill. "Biddles springing up all over Montreal entertainment scene", Montreal Gazette, 1988-03-05, p. D4.
  3. Perusse, B. "Stephanie Biddle carries the torch", Montreal Gazette, 2003-03-30, p. B1.
  4. "Biddle bit of... a superstar", South China Morning Post, 2005-10-12, p. 2.
  5. Published on August 2, 2002, San Jose Mercury News (CA): "ITS EARTHY STAR SIZZLES IN LUSTY 'KARMEN GEI': Carmen... gets a glorious makeover in the French-Senegalese import Karmen Gei. Well, makeover may be too polite a term. This Carmen, or Karmen, as played by an ever-spinning, ever-undulating force of nature named Djeinaba Diop Gai, is the earthiest, lustiest Carmen yet."
  6. The Africa Channel Presents: Karmen Gei: "The film stars two charismatic, statuesque beauties: Djeinaba Diop Gai as Karmen and Stephanie Biddle as Angelique, the warden of a women's prison where Karmen is initially held..."
  7. Recording Title (CD or Album): DIS-MOI/BIDDLE, STEPHANIE Spine: ELAC-5001 Disk: 1 Side: 0 Cut Number: 1 Release Year: 1991 Label Name: ELAN
  8. Lalonde, Michelle. "Biddle's widow", The Gazette, 2005-02-04, p. A7.
  9. CBC Radio 88.5 > The Flip Side: "With The Flip Side, I wanted to bring to light the views of different people from all walks of life..."
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