Anne Marie Cyr (born 1963) was a French Canadian TV presenter and occasional model; who was active during the early 1980s. Born and raised in

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, Quebec, Canada, Cyr came to prominence in her late teens on Montreal cable television assisting and presenting on shows such as '' Musi-Video'' (a forerunner to Canada's ''

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''). She fitted in her TV presenting and pop career with studying communications at Montreal's

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. YouTube: "Where Are They Now? - "Nudimension"
/ref> In early 1983, Nudimension released the

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single "

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" which was a synthpop song by singer/drummer songwriter Louis Rondeau (former singer/drummer/songwriter for the 222s) and Cyr performed the spoken word elements of the track. Released on the Ciel and Saisons labels principally in Quebec, it became a minor hit in the

regions of Canada; and by export in France and remaining North America. Cyr and Rondeau appeared together on the Canadian network TV show ''Lautrec '83'' (presented by Donald Lautrec) to promote the single, her highest-profile TV performance. She also appeared on

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on Friday night's ''Nite Life'' presented by Peter King, representing Cyr continues to live in Montreal, but no longer works in the media.

Discography

Cyr only ever recorded with Nudimension and is listed as a "special guest" on record sleeves. She was Nudimension's principal female vocalist and appears in the following releases: * "

" – 1983 (Fr) * "

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" – 1983 (Fr) * "Rendezvous" – 1983 (En) * "Hors la loi" – 1984 (Fr) * "Big Boy" – 1984 (En)

References

External links

2024 Documentary on Anne-Marie Cyr

Article on the formation of Nudimension
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cyr, Anne Marie Date of birth missing (living people) 1963 births Living people Canadian new wave musicians French-language singers of Canada Women new wave singers Cyr, Anne Marie Singers from Montreal