Anne Ducros is a French jazz singer.

Career

In 1990, she started touring the world for the next ten years with musicians such as

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Discography

* ''Purple Songs'' (Dreyfus, 2001) * ''Close Your Eyes'' (Dreyfus, 2003) * ''Urban Tribe'' (Dreyfus, 2007) * ''Ella My Dear'' (Plus Loin, 2010) * ''Either Way: From Marilyn to Ella'' (Naive, 2013) * ''Brother? Brother!'' (2017) * ''Something'' (Sunset, 2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ducros, Anne 1959 births Living people French women jazz singers French jazz singers