Ronney Abramson is a French-born Canadian singer, songwriter and musician.

Early life

Ronney Abramson was born in Paris, but in her early childhood moved to Canada and grew up in

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. She enrolled at

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and attended The Faculty of Arts as well as the Faculty of Music where she studied classical guitar.

Musical career

Early career

After leaving university, she began performing in coffee houses of

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and

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, before recording her first album in 1971 produced by Andre Perry, which was released in 1972 by

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. For her second album ''Stowaway'' she signed a contract with True North Records. This album contained her first hit "Your Love Gets Me Around". In 1978 she released her third album ''Jukebox of Paris'' featuring the song "Trouble" with guest star

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, and her hit "Light Up Your Love". She performed at Hugh's Room in

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as part of Tin Pan North 2019.

The Rugrats

The Rugrats were a Canadian children's musical group created by Abramson with Ron Garant and

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. The group's 1983 debut album, ''Rugrat Rock'', was produced by Mollin; it won the

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category at the

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of 1984."Best Children's Album 1984"
''Juno Awards'' website In 1985 the band recorded a second album, ''The Rugrats Rock On'', which featured Mollin.

Later life

Ronney currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Discography

*1972 ''Ronney Abramson'' (Capitol) **Tracks: :#"Noah" :#"Smilin' Day Man" :#"Accident" :#"I'm Holding Out My Hand" :#"Banana Blues" :#"Purify My River" :#"Ride The Waves" :#"Old Time Friend" :#"And The Child Will Smile" :#"Smithsky Bagel Factory Blues" *1977 ''Stowaway'' (True North) **Tracks: :#"Your Love Gets Me Around" :#"Moon's Memory/Sometime" :#"Long Lonely Winter" :#"S-T-O-Please" :#"Baby Brown Eyes" :#"Two Faces Of Woman" :#"As Time Sneaks By" :#"Never Seem To Get Along Without You" :#"Song For Canaan" :#"The Best Friend I've Ever Known" *1978 ''Jukebox of Paris'' (True North) **Tracks: :#"Trouble" (with

) :#"Sweet Love in Your Eyes" :#"Where Are We Going" :#"Walking Me Home" :#"He Needs You Anyway" :#"Beggar on Fire" :#"Jukebox of Paris" :#"Rocking Your Way Through School" :#"A Million Miles Away" :#"Wake Me This Time" :#"Light Up Your Love" * 1983: '' Rugrat Rock'' ( A&M) * 1985: '' The Rugrats Rock On'' ( A&M)

Singles

*1977 "Question For An Answer" (True North) *1977 "Your Love Gets Me Around" (True North) *1977 "Never Seem To Get Along Without You" (True North) *1979 "Light Up Your Love" (True North) *1979 "Trouble" (True North) *1980 "I'm a Big Girl" (True North) *1980 "Je Suis Libre" (True North)

References

External links

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