France Joli was born on February 2,1963 and is a Canadian singer, best known for the disco classics "Come to Me" and "Gonna Get Over You".
10 Facts About France Joli
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France Joli's father was a hardware merchant and her mother was a teacher.
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At age 11, France Joli left the public school system to concentrate on her performing career appearing regularly in television commercials and talent shows.
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The track "Come to Me" received a boost when France Joli performed it as a last-minute replacement for Donna Summer at the "BEACH '79" party held on Fire Island on July 7,1979, before an estimated audience of five thousand.
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France Joli made her network television debut on October 26,1979, broadcast of The Midnight Special and she co-hosted the December 7 episode.
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However France Joli, as evidenced by her opening for the Commodores during their American tour of 1981, was still viewed as having star potential: she departed the dance music-oriented Prelude label for Epic Records.
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The commercial failure of both of her Epic album releases led to the label dropping France Joli, who spent the next ten years with her career focused on performing rather than recording.
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In 1996, France Joli reunited with Tony Green for the single "Touch" on Popular Records.
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In recent years, France Joli has performed at clubs and private functions primarily in the New York City area: she has appeared multiple times at the annual KTU Disco Ball at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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France Joli's "Come to Me" is featured in When Ocean Meets Sky, a documentary detailing the 50-year history of the Fire Island Pines community.