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Nicola Sharon French (born 26 September 1964[1][2]) is an English singer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which reached the US and UK top 5, and for representing the United Kingdom in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm.

Her second single, "For All We Know", a cover version of the Carpenters' song, peaked at number 42[11] on the UK Singles Chart. French's debut album, Secrets, was released in 1995 and further singles from the album included "Is There Anybody Out There?", "Did You Ever Really Love Me?" and "Never in a Million Years". French was the record label's biggest artist before it went into liquidation.[12] Secrets sold over 50,000 copies in its first week of sale in the US.[5]

In 1997, French released French Revolution. The single "Te Amo" peaked at number 4 in Brazil.[citation needed] French Revolution achieved success in Japan and Taiwan but French was then dropped by her record label after management reconstructing.