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Jocelyne Béroard

Jocelyne Béroard (born 12 September 1954) is a Martinican singer and songwriter. She is one of the lead singers of the Zouk and Compas band Kassav'. As a solo artist, she helped create zouk Beton, a music genre started by Kassav'. The main members are from Guadeloupe and Martinique. Béroard was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, and studied in France, attending the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, before beginning to work with Caribbean artistes as a background singer in 1980. She has served as a lead singer of Kassav' since 1983. She has also recorded several albums as a solo artist. In 1986, she won a Gold Disc for her album Siwo (the all-time biggest seller for an album by a female in the West Indies). In 1987, she recorded a duet with Philippe Lavil, the hit single "Kolé séré", which peaked at number four in France. In 1999, she was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. In 2014, she sang "On n'oublie pas" (written by Serge Bilé) with several artists and personalities including Alpha Blondy, Harry Roselmack and Admiral T. This song is a tribute to the 152 victims from Martinique of the crash of 16 August 2005, to remember this event and to help the AVCA, the association of the victims of the air disaster, to raise funds. She helped American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett write the song "Love and Luck", which appeared on the compilation album Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads. The song mentions the Kassav song "Kolé Sére". On 1 April 2019, it was announced on Kassav's official Facebook page that Béroard was to marry her longtime fellow Jacob Desvarieux, singer and musician of the band and that the festivities were to take place on the day Kassav' will celebrate their 40 years. The announcement later proved to be a joke for April Fools' Day. Source: Article "Jocelyne Béroard" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Sep 12, 1954 In Fort-de-France, Martinique.
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the series Le Grand Échiquier 1972-01-12
Latest Project:
Movie Kassav à l'Accor Arena : Hommage à Jacob Desvarieux 2025
Known For
Poster of La Compagnie créole, le bal manqué
Poster of Zépon
Poster of Jazz à Vienne - Soirée Caraïbes
Poster of Kassav au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013
Filmography
Movie Kassav à l'Accor Arena : Hommage à Jacob Desvarieux Self 2025
Movie Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy Self (Kassav) 2024-10-25
Movie La Compagnie créole, le bal manqué Self 2023-09-11
Movie Zépon 2022-04-06
Movie Vanille (voice) 2021-06-16
Movie Sa sé le zouk,la vraie histoire du zouk Self 2020-10-27
Series Le rêve français Betty 2018-03-21
Movie Rose and the Soldier Clémence 2015-04-02
Movie Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui 2014-12-13
Movie Kassav au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013 Self 2013-07-01
Movie Jazz à Vienne - Soirée Caraïbes Self 2013-07-01
Movie Nèg maron La mère de Josua 2005-01-19
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Movie Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés 1996-02-10
Movie Siméon Roselyne 1992-12-16
Series Sacrée soirée self 1987-09-02
Series Collaricocoshow Self 1987-09-16
Series Le monde est à vous Self 1987-09-13
Series Victoires de la musique Self - Kassav' 1985-11-23
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Series Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972-01-12