Sophie Jordier (born in France on 4 January 1979), better known by her stage name Lynnsha, is a French R&B-

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singer. She has released four albums, self-titled ''Lynnsha'' (2004), ''Elle & moi'' (2008), Île & moi (2013) & Over & Other (2018).

Career

Lynnsha started singing in choirs at the age of five became a lead chorist in an Afro-Caribbean formation and also sang in French choirs. In 1995, she is discovered by

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who hires her to do backing vocals for Kim, and then for his 1998 album "I'm ready" and other productions.

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proposed for her to sing on his song " Lova Girl" in 2001. She was also featured on Lady Laistee single "Diamant noir" on her debut album. After taking part in

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album, she was featured in " Secret Lover" with

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and in "Trop de peine" as a duet with Calbo from the band Arsenik. She was also part of the musical project "Dis L'Heure 2 Zouk" and had big chart success called "Ma rivale" that reached number on

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French Singles Chart. In 2001, Kaysha introduces Lynnsha to Passi who signs her to his own label ISSAP Productions where she had her own self-titled debut album ''Lynnsha'' in June 2004. Her most successful single was "Hommes... femmes" taken from the album featuring D. Dy. It reached number 2 on French SNEP chart, also charting in Belgian and Swiss French markets. In May 2008, she released her follow-up album ''Elle & moi'' with relative success. In 2013 she releases her third album "Île et moi" on

's label Sushiraw. An album with the sonorities of her Island, Martinique.

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invited her to do the French version of " Walking Away", whereas

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did the Italian version,

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the Spanish version and Monrose the German one. 2018 new album "Over & Other"

Discography

Albums

Singles

;Featured in ;as Dis L'Heure 2 Zouk

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynnsha 1979 births Living people Zouk musicians French people of Martiniquais descent 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers