Annette Ducharme, also known as Anet
(born February 23 in
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor ( ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the U.S city of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Esse ...
) is a
Canadian
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musician and songwriter. She is best known as a songwriter for other performers, including
Tom Cochrane
Thomas William Cochrane ( ; born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member ...
and
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Henry Gowan (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish people, Scottish born Canadians, Canadian singer and keyboardist. Gowan is a solo artist and has also been vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx (band), Styx since May 1999. His mus ...
, but has also recorded several albums, both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Bowers-Ducharme (with James Bowers).
Ducharme is also known for her song "Start Again," co-written with Darren Radtke. It is known among
television
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viewers worldwide as the theme song of the
CBC Television
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teen soap opera ''
Edgemont''.
Ducharme, a
Franco-Ontarian
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, was born in
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor ( ) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from the U.S city of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Esse ...
.
History
1989-1992
In 1989, Ducharme released her debut studio album, ''Blue Girl''. Its lead single "No Such Thing" peaked at number 51 on the
''RPM'' Singles Chart for the week of June 12, 1989.
1993–1996: Bliss Records and ''Don't Argue with Her''
In 1993, Ducharme formed her own record label, Bliss Records. In 1996, she released "Change Your Mind" as the lead single from ''Don't Argue with Her'' (known internationally as ''Bloom'').
1997–2002: ''Tortured'' and ''Talented Girl''
On July 2, 2002, Ducharme released her fifth studio album, ''Talented Girl'', under Sextant Records.
The song "Nicotine" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 drama film ''
Thirteen
Thirteen or 13 may refer to:
* 13 (number)
* Any of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, or 2013
Music Albums
* ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013
* ''13'' (Blur album), 1999
* ''13'' (Borgeous album), 2016
* ''13'' (Brian Setzer album), 2006
* ...
''.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Filmography
Composer
* ''Tall Tale Heart'' (2004)
* ''
Rapid Fire'' (2006)
References
External links
Official Website*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Franco-Ontarian people
Canadian women singer-songwriters
Canadian women rock singers
Musicians from Windsor, Ontario
20th-century Canadian women singers
21st-century Canadian women singers
20th-century Canadian singer-songwriters
21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters
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