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Child's career started when he formed an R&B-influenced pop rock band, Desmond Child & Rouge in 1975 with singers Myriam Valle, Maria Vidal, and Diana Grasselli, backed by hired musicians.
- John Charles Barrett
- 1975–present
- Songwriter, producer
- October 28, 1953 (age 69), Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Desmond Child & Rouge. Once upon a time not so long ago… a young songwriter, Desmond Child, met the three strong, talented, vivacious women who would become Rouge and change the course of his life forever. Enter… Maria Vidal, Myriam Valle and Diana Grasselli.
Jan 27, 2024 · A vocal quartet featuring Child, Maria Vidal, Diana Grasselli and Myriam Valle, Desmond Child & Rouge released two albums at the tail-end of the 70s that feature some of the most amazingly vivid lyrics and intricate vocal harmonies ever committed to vinyl (or, if you prefer, CD, as both have eventually seen release on the format in the last 10 ...
Oct 12, 2023 · Topped with a mop of blonde locks, Child was backed by three, brunette backup singers—Myriam Valle, Maria Vidal, and Diana Grasselli. The R&B-pop group blew Stanley away, and he and Child soon...
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It was in music and dance that I found my heart again and later in college where I met my soul family and lived with them in the most amazing city in the world. As Desmond Child & Rouge, we burned, laughed and rocked, and I somehow knew that we were destined to change the world – our world, the music world and the light in the world.
Jun 10, 2015 · Singer Diana Grasselli on Jacques Brel, her 1970s hit (‘Our Love is Insane’!) By Chris Hewitt | Pioneer Press. PUBLISHED: June 10, 2015 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: October 28, 2015 at 5:43 a.m....
Along with Myriam Valle and Diana Grasselli, they were the band Desmond Child & Rouge. Maria was a singing waitress at a diner who used the name Gina Velvet; Desmond didn't work on the docks but drew from his struggles as an aspiring singer and songwriter for the character Tommy.
