Background
Joëlle Ursull was born on November 9, 1960 in Pointe-à-Pitre.
Joëlle Ursull was born on November 9, 1960 in Pointe-à-Pitre.
She performed "White and Black Blues", composed by Serge Gainsbourg, in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 of May 5, 1990. The single was a hit in France, where it peaked at #2 and remained charted for 26 weeks. Alone, she released the albums Miyel and Black French.
She was elected Mission Morne-à-l"Eau before becoming Mission Guadeloupe in 1979.
Ursull worked as a television actress in a sitcom produced by RFO. Later, she embarked on a modelling career before forming the group Zouk Machine. Among her influences are the Caribbean Zouk, Biguine, Reggae, Ragga, Quadrille, Salsa, and Merengue.
The creation of Zouk Machine
Zouk Machine was created by Guy Houllier and Yves Honore. In 1988, Ursull left the group attempted a career as a soloist.
Career soloist
In 1988 she released her first album entitled Miyel.
In 1990, she represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest with a song composed by Serge Gainsbourg and also released her second album entitled Black French. In 1993, Ursull released her third album As in a Film which had more of a blues influence. However, she found time to participate in a different project, singing on a single for the Mothers & Fathers duet with Jacques Doctorate"Arbaud, a duet on the album of the comic Pat.
She also sang on another in 1999 with the reggae artist Djamatik.
In 2003, she released a single called Babydoo. From 2004 to 2006 she participated in numerous shows in the West Indes and Paris.
Urusll is working on a new album planned for release in 2011.
Previously, Ursull was a member of the trio Zouk Machine. She was one of three founding members of the group.