Desireless

The pop singer known as Desireless was born Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop on December 25, 1952 in Paris. She grew up in Tréport and, in the early '70s, became a fashion designer. Drawn into the musical orbit by her friends, she began singing with various jazz, new wave, and R&B bands in the early '80s. In 1983 she met Jean Michel Rivat, a composer and producer who had already made his name working with Joe Dassin, Michel Delpech, France Gall, and Patrick Juvet, among many others. In 1986, Rivat and Dominique Dubois penned for her "Voyage Voyage," an extremely catchy synth-pop number...