Annette Ducharme

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.

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 Girls release and she has since independently released five studio albums: Sanctuary (1994), Bloom (1995), Tortured (1997), Talented Girl (2002), and Wreck•Age (2019).

History 1981-1992: Career beginnings and Bowers-Ducharme In 1981, Bowers-Ducahrme released an extended play, Schitzy Robot, through Capitol Records.

1989-1992: Breakthrough with Blue Girl In 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.

1993–1996: Don't Argue with Her In 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).

1997–2002: Tortured and Talented Girl On July 2, 2002, Ducharme released her fifth studio album, Talented Girl, under Sextant Records. The song "Nicotine" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 drama film Thirteen.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with track listings Title Album details Blue Girl Released: 1989 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, cassette, CD Sanctuary Released: 1994 Label: Beggar's Bliss Formats: Cassette, CD Bloom Released: 1995 Label: Bliss Formats: CD Tortured Released: 1997 Label: A-ttack Formats: CD Talented Girl Released: July 2, 2002 Label: Sextant Formats: CD Wreck•Age Released: April 16, 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download

Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with track listings Title Album details Lost in the 80's Released: February 23, 2023 Label: Dream Control Music Formats: Digital download

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album CAN "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 + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "No Such Thing" 1989 Don Allan "Slavery" "Sanctuary" 1994 Michael Di Carlo "Will of the Gun" "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" "Apocalips" 2019

Filmography + Film, television, and video game Year Title Role Notes 2004 Need for Speed: Underground 2 Various voicesVoice 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 Tall Tale Heart (2004) Rapid Fire (2006)