For over ten years this multi-talented native Chicagoan has been involved in the entertainment industry. France Jean-Baptiste is an accomplished singer and actress. Her Haitian French heritage and life experiences infuse her music and stage presence with unparalled feeling, body and a hole lot of soul. Her voice has been described as a diamond in the rough. She brings a big, rich energetic sound that audiences really respond to. Delivering each song with passion, shes brought people to tears. People feel something when she sings cause she gives the music everything shes got. You feel her pain. You experience her ecstasy. With France Jean-Baptiste you are sold!
Starting off her career with musical theatre, she was told by a stage manager that she sounded very much like Etta James. Shortly after, she took a break from theatre and began working with a pianist and working the local piano bars for several years. She performed covers from every genre, covering especially 70s pop/rock and of course the blues. She eventually ended up working with a local band and touring regionally for a short while covering the blues and original tunes.
After getting booked to play Etta James at a very popular local musical theatre, the show ran for nine months and was featured on several Chicago tv and radio stations. She had to leave her band behind only to come back with new musicians for the 2nd year at a Chicago festival. Knowing she had the voice for it, they asked her to belt out the blues all evening long only to get an overwhelming response from the crowd who had never had a blues only show there before. The promoters are very excited to bring her back in the next coming years and promised they would refer her to anybody and everybody.
Although relatively new to the world, its time people knew who France Jean-Baptiste is. She wants to share her life with her audience through her music. Wants you to feel things you never felt before. Feel alive. Feel free. Let France Jean-Baptiste into your ears and heart and you will most definitely feel a change. And want to come back for more.
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France! Thanks for the request/add - and thanks so much for the sweet message about my voice. You sound amazing, too! Great to be in touch on myspace -
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