Annette Marie Jeanne Ducharme (born February 23), known professionally as Anet, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is particularly known for her songwriting contributions for Canadian musicians Tom Cochrane and Lawrence Gowan. She has received several awards including two SOCAN Awards and nominations for a Juno Award and a MuchMusic Video Award.
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| Born | Annette Marie Jeanne Ducharme February 23 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Website | anetmusic |
Ducharme began her career as a member of the new wave duo Bowers-Ducharme, who released a self-titled extended play in 1981. She stepped back from the music industry for several years before signing to Capitol Records in the late 1980s. She received recognition with the release of her debut studio album, Blue Girl (1989), which experienced commercial success in Canada. Its lead single "No Such Thing" was moderately successful on the RPM Top Singles chart and received a MuchMusic Video Award nomination. Ducharme departed from Capitol Records after Blue Girl's release and she has since independently released five studio albums: Sanctuary (1994), Bloom (1995), Tortured (1997), Talented Girl (2002), and Wreck•Age (2019).
History
edit1981-1992: Career beginnings and Bowers-Ducharme
editIn 1981, Bowers-Ducahrme released an extended play, Schitzy Robot, through Capitol Records.[1]
1989-1992: Breakthrough with Blue Girl
editIn 1989, Ducharme released her debut studio album, Blue Girl. Its lead single "No Such Thing" peaked at number 51 on the RPM Singles Chart for the week of June 12, 1989.[2][3]
1993–1996: Don't Argue with Her
editIn 1993, Ducharme formed her own record label, Bliss Records. In 1996, she released "Change Your Mind" as the lead single from Don't Argue with Her (known internationally as Bloom).[4]
1997–2002: Tortured and Talented Girl
editDiscography
editStudio albums
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| Blue Girl |
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| Sanctuary |
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| Bloom |
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| Tortured |
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| Talented Girl |
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| Wreck•Age |
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Compilation albums
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| Lost in the 80's |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| "No Such Thing" | 1989 | 51 | Blue Girl | |||||||||||
| "Slavery" | 62 | |||||||||||||
| "Middle of the Night" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Sanctuary" | 1994 | 62 | Sanctuary | |||||||||||
| "Will of the Gun" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Change Your Mind" | 1996 | — | Don't Argue with Her | |||||||||||
| "Moral" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Tortured" | 1997 | — | Tortured | |||||||||||
| "Wounds" | 2019 | — | Wreck•Age | |||||||||||
| "Apocalips" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Murder" | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "No Such Thing" | 1989 | Don Allan |
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| "Sanctuary" | 1994 | Michael Di Carlo |
| "Will of the Gun" | N/a | |
| "Change Your Mind" | 1996 | Ulf Buddensieck |
| "Moral" | Brent MacKay | |
| "Flowers in the Concrete" | Ulf Buddensieck | |
| "Tortured" | 1997 | Adam Sliwinski |
| "I Explode" | 2002 | Tony Papa |
| "Nicotine" | N/a | |
| "Apocalips" | 2019 | N/a |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Need for Speed: Underground 2 | Various voices | Voice only |
| 2008 | Left to Blossom | Lynn | |
| 2009 | The Portside | Pat | |
| 2013 | Supernatural | Possessed Woman | |
| 2013 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Admin Nurse | |
| 2016 | Shut Eye | Homeless Woman |
Composer
edit- Tall Tale Heart (2004)
- Rapid Fire (2006)
References
edit- ↑ LeBlanc, Larry (September 26, 1981). "Canada" (PDF). Record World. p. 32. ISSN 0034-1622. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ↑ "RPM Top Singles". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 12, 1989. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ↑ Dillon, Charlotte. "Biography: Annette Ducharme". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ↑ Reece, Doug (October 26, 1996). "Northern Exposure". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ↑ "This Week". The Gazette. June 27, 2002. p. D4.
- ↑ For peak chart positions of Ducharme's Canadian singles from 1989–1994 see RPM chart books.
- Tarling, Brian (2015). RPM's Pop Charted Songs: '64 to '90 Hits from Across Canada. Burnaby: Library and Archives Canada. ISBN 978-0-9877593-2-0.
- Tarling, Brian (2017). RPM's Pop Charted Tracks: Hit Songs from Across Canada, 1990 to 2000. Burnaby: Library and Archives Canada. ISBN 978-0-9877593-3-7.
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