Stéphanie of Monaco

Singing royalty? But of course. In the 80s that was far from unthinkable. But fear not, I won't give you our dear Lizzy giving her vocal best in the shower...

...instead I give you Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, daughter of Grace Kelly and Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, otherwise known as Rainer III of Monaco. While the famous couple (both of them have since died: Grace Kelly in the infamous 1982 car crash and Rainier in 2005) also hhad two other children, Albert II and Princess Caroline, their mother always called Stéphanie lovingly her 'Wild Child'. And perhaps rightly so, she has been a swimwear designer and fashion model, but in the 80s she was widely known for her youthful attempts to make it big in the music industry.
In February 1986, Stéphanie self produced and released her first single with the French label 'Carrere', under the production of Yves Roze. The song 'Ouragan (Hurricane) and its English version 'Irresistible' quickly reached the international Top10, selling more than 2 million copies.
In September, she released a full album called Besoin reportedly selling more than 1.5 million copies (also released as Stéphanie in some countries) with eight new songs, including 'Flash' (in French; its English version 'One Love To Give'), which was released as a single and reached top spots all over Europe.

Stéphanie - Irresistible/Ouragan (French/English) (1986)
FR#1, DE#2, AT#5, Euro Hot100 #5, CH#11, NL#31, UK#84



Stéphanie - Flash (French) (1986)
SWE#1, FR#4, DE#10, Euro Hot100 #26, CH#28



Stéphanie - One Love To Give (English) (1986)