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for fascinating info & great disco sound clips from Emmanuelle Vidal Simoes. Who? Read on, the below is part of her bio. She's still active in music business, and apparently the sister of Laurence Darpy, singer of the eurodisco gem "The Champ".

Emmanuelle is born in Paris in 1955, daughter of Arts, from an ancient Noble Family of Spain, with a passed full of illustrious characters like her ancestor: The Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of the Brazil Republic; her grand-mother Solange de Fonseca, painter and fashion –designer from Coco Channel: a very famous father, Douta Seck (international Actor of cinema and theater), from Senegal, with creations for theater in Paris like: (The Tragedy of the King Christopher) ect… and so many movies as : “The Comedians”, with R.Burton and Liz Taylor, “Rues Cases Nègres”, “Amok”, “Pètanki”, “The Mahabharata” of Peter Brooks, Productions Walt Disney…ect.. Her mother Marie-Louise Vidal de Fonseca is a writer at the Robert Laffont’s Editions, also Radio and TV Producer. She writes even Negro-Spirituals and musical comedies, for John William, John Littleton and so many others… ACTIVITY: 1960: her first step on a stage is at 5 years old, in the Parisian Theaters with broadcast and television parts in her mother‘s transmissions; 1970: she recites poetries and sing in her mother’s shows, where Michael Jackson and his brothers are performing, as the “The Jackson Five”, with also Henri Salvador, Moune de Rivel, Gilles Sala, Bob Gomis, Matt Samba ect… 1972: she starts a French Tour, with her band of Folk Song composed of 8 elements, interpreting the Joan Baez and Bob Dylan’s repertories: meanwhile she learns how to play guitar and piano: 1973: she’s taking a lyric formation as singer and studies Dance at the Academy of Victor Upshaw for many years, till becoming a Jazz-Choreographer; subsequently she is working in Recording Studios with: Manu Di Bango, David Alexandre Winter (Oh Lady Mary ECT...) She participates, as Ballerina to the telecasts Cadet Roussel, conducted by Guy Lux: She sings in a Jazz club of the American Legion, accompanied by the very known Pianist Bob Vatel: Then a tour of 3 months in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, with the singer Bonga from Angola, as singer, dancer and performs with many Artists from the Afro-Brazilian Music. 1975; she receives that year from her Singing Teacher Academy, Renée Darcoeur, from the Opera of Paris, a Lyric Award, to encourage her young carrier. She creates a new Group “Chocolat’s) with 6 dancers, after having prepared a single called “Brasilia Carnaval”, (success of the Ring- Parade TV. Show, for 2 years); the El Bimbo, Ritmo Tropical, La Bamba, La Madrugada (47 million records). She studies French and English Literature, (lover of Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw) and her passion is still now to learn languages like: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Lingala, Swahili and Wolof…. 1976: she forms the Group “ Hot Sauce” and records, as lead vocal, inside of 3 LP: (“That’s the way, Get up and Boogie, Fly Robin Fly”), adding 2 singles; “Conga Conga and Voodoo Dance”, (39 million records): She creates a duet with Mort Shumman(Allo , Papa Charlie Tango!). 1977: she has the idea to put 3 vocalists together: “Hurricane Fifi” with René Parker, Christ Bale, and Managed by; “KATIA PROMOTION” with Jean-Paul Laleu: an LP for the R.C.A. Records, taking the name “Cheero” is titled: “Stop that man” (4million records). She starts a tour in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Benidorm, Alicante, and Burgos). 1978: African Tour, in Zaire (KINSHASA), as choreographer of Abeti MASIKINI. She is a Guest Star Singer in few sessions with; Abeti Masikini, Bonga, Claude François, John William, Kemayo, MANU Dibango, Cerrone(Love in C minor, Super nature), Cyril Reginald, ( Bobino theatre), Eddy John; Francis Bebey, David Martial, Gerard La Viny, Gordon Henderson, Demis Roussos, Venance Nisas, (Carpentier’s TV Show). 1979: Jean-Claude Ako, new producer of the Baby Records of Milan, co-edits the LP “Difference” with the hit called “High fly) LP with Polydor Records, “VOYAGE” with the great composer Slim PEZIN, titled “From East to West” (121 platinum records); she come in Italy for the first time, performing at the R.A.I. Turin, invited at the Sandra Mondaini Show. 1980: African tour in Zaire in TV Shows, Theatres and the “20 may Stadium” (Kinshasa), with an audience of 60 000 persons. Then a tour in Europe, in Holland, Belgium, Germany, recording in the Donna Summer’s studios, with the Boney M., some hits of the Disco Music industry….