Muriel Dacq

Muriel Dacq (real name Muriel Desclée de Maredsous) is a Belgian (Walloon) singer-songwriter, active in the 1980s in France.

Biography

In the early 1980s, Muriel Dacq released "L'Enfer à l'envers" and "Ni pourquoi ni comment". Her biggest hit was "Tropique", released in France in 1986. It reached number 6 on the SNEP singles chart and earned a Silver disc for a minimum of 200,000 copies sold. At the time, the singer was married to Alec Mansion, a member of the trio Léopold Nord & Vous which had success in 1987 with the song "C'est l'amour", produced by Dacq. She also released "Là où ça???" in 1986, but it was unsuccessful (#42 in France). In 1995, she tried to revive her singing career recording a new album Ohé du vaisseau, and a single entitled "Un peu + d'amour", under the pseudonym of Black & Dacq.

Discography

Albums

• 1995 : Ohé du vaisseau

Singles

• 1986 : "Tropique" – No. 6 in France, Silver disc
• 1986 : "Là où ça ?" – No. 42 in France
• 1987 : "Je craque"
• 1989 : "L'Enfer à l'envers"
• 1990 : "Ni pourquoi ni comment"
• 1991 : "Petit Papa Noël" (under the name Muriel Dacq and the Oufties)
• 1997 : "Un peu + d'amour"

Other songs

• 1985 : "Pardon"
• "Paternel éternel"
• "Transmusique"

References