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Belgian singer
Emly Starr
Born Marie-Christine Mareels
(1957-09-05 ) 5 September 1957 (age 66) Nationality Belgian Occupation singer
Emly Starr (birth name Marie-Christine Mareels ; 5 September 1957 in
Laarne ,
Belgium ) is a Belgian disco singer. She also appeared in the documentary film Santiago Lovers by
Romano Ferrari .
She has participated in several dance and song contests. In the
World Popular Song Festival at
Tokyo in 1980 with the entry "Mary Brown", she was finalist as Emly Starr Explosion.
Starr entered the
Eurovision Song Contest 1981 , where she performed "
Samson " and finished in 13th place.
In 1985, she appeared in the role of Erika in the film Jumping (Dutch: Springen ) directed by
Jean-Pierre De Decker , a film which was
submitted to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but not nominated, where she sang the song "Jump in the Dark", that was in the film's soundtrack.
Discography
Singles
"Tears of Gold" / idem instr. (1976)
"Back to the Beatles" / "I'll risk it" (1977)
"Cha Cha D'Amore" / idem instr. (1977)
"Dance of love" / "My Time (is your time)" (1977)
"No No Sheriff" / idem instr. (1978)
"Santiago Lover" / idem instr. (1978)
"Baby love me" / idem instr. (1979)
"Hey Aloha (Honolulu)" / "Baby love me" (1979)
"Do Svidaanja" / "Bee bop boogie" (1980)
"Get Up" / "Music in the air" (1980)
"Mary Brown" / "Rock 'n' Roll Woman" (1980, Japão)
"Sweet Lips" / "Hang On" (1981)
"Let Me Sing" / "Baby I need your loving" (1981)
"Samson" (Samson & Delilah ) (1981, in
Dutch and
English )
"Dynamite" / idem instr. (1982)
"Key To Your Heart" / "The Letter" (1983)
"Jump in the Dark" / "I know (how to love you)" (1986)
"Rock and roll woman" / "I need help" (1980–1981)
Albums
1980: Emly Starr
1980: The Best of Emly Starr Explosion
1981: Emly Starr Explosion
1982: Greatest Hits
1984: The Letter
2008: Greatest Hits (CD)
External links
Participation Artists Songs
"1 Life"
"À la folie ou pas du tout "
"Als het weer lente is "
"L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie "
"Avanti la vie "
"Baby, Baby"
"
Because of You "
"
Before the Party's Over "
"
City Lights "
"Copycat"
"Dis oui "
"Door de wind "
"Envie de vivre "
"
Euro-Vision "
"Fleur de liberté "
"Geef het op "
"Gelukkig zijn "
"Goeiemorgen, morgen "
"Le Grand soir "
"Hey Nana"
"Hou toch van mij "
"Iemand als jij "
"Ik heb zorgen "
"
J'aime la vie "
"
Je t'adore "
"Jennifer Jennings"
"Judy et Cie "
"Laat me nu gaan "
"Laissez briller le soleil "
"
Liefde is een kaartspel "
"Like the Wind"
"
Love Kills "
"Love Power"
"Ma petite chatte "
"Macédomienne "
"
A Matter of Time "
"
Me and My Guitar "
"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine "
"A Million in One, Two, Three"
"
Miss You "
"Mon amour pour toi "
"Mother"
"Nous, on veut des violons "
"O Julissi"
"Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel "
"Le Plus beau jour de ma vie "
"Près de ma rivière "
"Quand tu reviendras "
"
Release Me "
"Rendez-vous "
"
Rhythm Inside "
"Samson"
"
Sanomi "
"September, gouden roos "
"Si tu aimes ma musique "
"Sister"
"Soldiers of Love"
"Straatdeuntje "
"Ton nom "
"Viens l'oublier "
"La Voix est libre "
"Waarom? "
"
Wake Up "
"
What's the Pressure "
"With Love Baby"
"Would You?"
"
The Wrong Place "
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete
Countries Artists Songs
"Aldri i livet "
"C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique "
"Dönme Dolap "
"Fångad i en dröm "
"Feggari kalokerino "
"Halayla "
"Het is een wonder "
"Horoscopes"
"Humanahum"
"Io senza te "
"Johnny Blue"
"Krøller eller ej "
"Lejla"
"
Making Your Mind Up "
"Monika"
"Playback"
"Reggae OK"
"Samson"
"Wenn du da bist "
"Y sólo tú "
International National Artists