Stephanie Biddle | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Stephanie Andrea Biddle (1963-08-23) August 23, 1963 LaSalle, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Vocal jazz |
| Occupations | Jazz singer, actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Label | Elan |
| Website | stephaniebiddle |
| Relatives | Sonya Biddle (sister) |
Stephanie Andrea Biddle (born August 23, 1963) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress.
Career
Biddle was born in Quebec to jazz bassist Charlie Biddle 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.12 Aided by 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.13
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.124 She also had a role in the 2001 French-language film Karmen Geï, "a re-make of the movie Carmen.56
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 was a former Montreal city councillor and her younger sister Tracy, a bartender and singer,8 is a freelance writer and hosted radio shows on CBC radio network.9
References
References
- "Stephanie Biddle – Bio". www.stephaniebiddle.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- Brownstein, Bill. "Biddles springing up all over Montreal entertainment scene", Montreal Gazette, March 5, 19885, p. D4.
- Perusse, B. "Stephanie Biddle carries the torch", Montreal Gazette, March 20, 2003, p. B1.
- "Biddle bit of... a superstar", South China Morning Post, October 12, 2005, p. 2.
- 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."
- 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..."
- 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
- Lalonde, Michelle. "Biddle's widow", The Gazette, February 4, 2005, p. A7.
- 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..."
- Faires, Robert (November 5, 2004). "Dance Review – In the Pocket". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
- "Karmen.(Review)". Variety. October 1, 2001. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.