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Desireless
Person · female · France · Paris · born 1952 · recording since 1986
French singer
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Also known as Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop · Desirless · Désireless · デザイアレス
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Voyage, voyage
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography334 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362892976
Biography
Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop (born 25 December 1952), known by her stage name Desireless, is a French singer. She gained international recognition between 1986 and 1988 with her hit single, "Voyage, voyageVoyage, VoyageSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Voyage, Voyage (International club remix)A2Free Your LoveA3More Love & Good VibrationsA4La Vie Est BelleA5Dans Le Jardin D'EdenB1St PetersbourgB2Nul Ne SaitB3TouloulouB4John (Version Acoustique)B5Voyage, Voyage (Version Acoustique)", which topped music charts in multiple countries. The music video, directed by Bettina Rheims, features Desireless in a cold, androgynous style, reminiscent of other contemporary female artists such as Annie Lennox and Grace Jones.
According to her official website, Desireless still releases new albums and performs live, and she released a new album with Operation of the Sun (Antoine Aureche) accompanied by a worldwide tour from 2012 onward.
Albums
François (1989) France
I Love You (1994) France
Ses plus grands succès (2003) France & (2004) Russia
Un Brin de Paille (2004) France
More Love and Good Vibrations (2007) France & (2008) Russia
Le Petit Bisou (2009) France
More Love and Good Vibrations: Special Edition (2010) France
L'Oeuf Du Dragon (2013, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
Noun (2014, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
2011–2015 (2015, 'best of
Best OfSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Qui sommes-nous4:342Animal4:483Hari óm ramakrishna5:114Tombée d'une montagne5:095Oublie-les, oublie3:586Les commencements4:057Elle est comme les étoiles4:178Qui peut savoir3:519John4:1610Dis pourquoi4:4311Voyage, voyage4:2512L'amour, l'amour4:2013Je crois en toi4:1914Il dort4:2515Les oiseaux arrivent2:2516Où aller4:1617Ouf3:57' feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) France
Desireless chante Apollinaire (2017, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Valfeu) France
EP
L'expérience Humaine (2011) EP
L'Oeuf Du Dragon (2012, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) EP
XP2 (2012) EP
Nexus (2014, remixes & covers, feat Antoine Aureche a.k.a. Operation of the Sun) EP
Un Seul Peuple (2014) EP
Singles
From François:
1986/87: "Voyage, voyageVoyage, VoyageSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Voyage, Voyage (International club remix)A2Free Your LoveA3More Love & Good VibrationsA4La Vie Est BelleA5Dans Le Jardin D'EdenB1St PetersbourgB2Nul Ne SaitB3TouloulouB4John (Version Acoustique)B5Voyage, Voyage (Version Acoustique)" (#2 France, #1 Germany, #1 Austria, #1 Belgium, #1 Denmark, #1 Spain, #1 Greece, #1 Israel, #26 Italy, #1 Lebanon, #1 Norway, #3 Canada, #11 Netherlands, #53 United Kingdom 1987 release and #5 1988 remix release, #11 Sweden, #4 Switzerland, #1 Thailand, #1 Yugoslavia)
1988: "John" (#5 France, #37 Germany, #92 UK)
1989: "Qui sommes-nous
Qui sommes-nousSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Qui sommes nous (version single)4:292Qui sommes nous (Europe mix)6:363Qui sommes nous (version instrumentale)4:25?" (#41 Canada, #88 Germany)
1990: "Elle est comme les étoiles"
From I Love You:
1994: "Il dort"
1994: "I Love You
I Love YouSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1L'Amour, l'amour4:202Bossa fragile3:253Le Retour3:224I Love You4:055Je crois en toi4:186Il dort4:257Les oiseaux arrivent2:268Où aller4:149Ouf3:5210Vous3:4011Les Escaliers du bal3:54"
From More Love and Good Vibrations:
2004: "La vie est belleLa vie est belleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Nul ne sait3:442Dans le jardin d'Eden3:443La vie est belle3:404Ah ! Quel malheur !3:305Laissez-aller5:06"
2010: "Voyage, Voyage (Dj Esteban Remix 2010)" (#81 French Club Charts)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 30 | 90.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (28 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:42
1Qui sommes nous4:312Animal4:483Hari ôm Ramakrishna5:114Tombée d'une montagne5:085Dis pourquoi (New Age mix)0:366Oublie les, oublie3:597Les commencements4:058Elle est comme les étoiles4:169Qui peut savoir3:4910John4:1511Dis pourquoi4:4212Voyage, Voyage4:221994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:01
1L'Amour, l'amour4:202Bossa fragile3:253Le Retour3:224I Love You4:055Je crois en toi4:186Il dort4:257Les oiseaux arrivent2:268Où aller4:149Ouf3:5210Vous3:4011Les Escaliers du bal3:542013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:18
1Sertão3:372Le Sel Sur Tes Mains3:493Joue3:274Uchronia 20124:165John5:046Voyage Voyage4:537Les Petits Poissons1:348Sertão (remix by Oil 10)4:099Joue (remix by Stolearm)3:5310Sertão (remix by Electrosexual)5:2911Le Sel Sur Tes Mains (remix by BAK XIII)3:2412Sertão (remix by People Theatre)7:432014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:01
1Les jardins de Babylone4:202L'or du Rhin3:233La grive3:224Abhaya3:305Le déluge3:476Odin4:407Tell Me4:238Pirat4:329Ma plume d'or3:4210Qui suis-je?3:2211De vagues et d'Âme3:002014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:03:50
1La Grive4:142Abhaya4:433Le Déluge2:584Ma Plume D'or3:515Abhaya2:126L'Or Du Rhin3:117Ma Plume D'or3:368La Grive2:419Abhaya3:1910Les Jardins De Babylone4:0411De Vagues Et D'âme3:4512Pirat4:0013Ma Plume D'or3:3214Pirat2:0015Odin4:3016Abhaya5:1617Tell Me5:582014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:10
1Jig3:502Pas de sexes2:593Un seul peuple4:144Duel au soleil3:595La Grive4:146L'or du rhin (version Russe)2:437Abhaya4:448Voyage voyage (2014)3:289John (2014)4:5910Pirat4:002015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 37:40
1Prélude4:092Clotilde3:113C'est mon texte0:154Coule l'eau3:545Le renard et la petite fille3:046Les trois épreuves3:187Croque dans l'abricot2:498C'est une idée0:179Vendémiaire3:4410L’Adieu4:0911Le pont mirabeau5:0112La Tzigane0:1613Dans ce miroir3:332022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:53:26
1Voyage, voyage [Lili]4:152Jig [2022 Remastered version]3:413Voyage, voyage [2016]3:284Éléonore4:075John [2014]5:006Abhaya [2022 Remastered version]3:307Un seul peuple [2022 Remastered version]4:148L’Or du Rhin [2022 Remastered version]2:429Les Jardins de Babylone [2022 Remastered version]4:2010Pirat [2022 Remastered version]4:3211De vagues et d’âme [2022 Remastered version]3:0012Sertão [2022 Remastered version]3:3713Le Sel sur tes mains [2022 Remastered version]3:4914Pas de sexes [2022 Remastered version]3:0015Pirat [2016]3:4216Tell Me [2022 Remastered version]4:2217Ma plume d’or [2022 Remastered version]3:4218Uchronia 2012 [2022 Remastered version]4:1619Les Petits Poissons [2022 Remastered version]1:3420Voyage, voyage [2017]5:0321Sertão [edit]2:3922Joue [2022 Remastered version]3:2723Le Déluge3:4724Odin [2022 Remastered version]4:4025Voyage, voyage [432hz]4:2826La Grive [2022 Remastered version]3:2227Qui suis‐je [2022 Remastered version]3:2228Le Feu purificateur11:472023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Voyage, Voyage (International club remix)A2Free Your LoveA3More Love & Good VibrationsA4La Vie Est BelleA5Dans Le Jardin D'EdenB1St PetersbourgB2Nul Ne SaitB3TouloulouB4John (Version Acoustique)B5Voyage, Voyage (Version Acoustique)
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Voyage, voyageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:57AVoyage, voyage (extended remix)6:45 BVoyage, voyage4:12 | 1986 | ||
| 1988 | JohnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:311John4:19 2John (remix)6:27 3Voyage voyage (extended remix)6:45 | 1988 | ||
| 1989 | Qui sommes-nousSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 15:301Qui sommes nous (version single)4:29 2Qui sommes nous (Europe mix)6:36 3Qui sommes nous (version instrumentale)4:25 | 1989 | ||
| 2010 | Voyage, Voyage Remix 2010Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:441Voyage, Voyage (remix 2010) (radio mix)4:22 2Voyage, Voyage (remix 2010) (club mix)5:52 3More Love & Good Vibrations (Indian River remix)4:30 | 2010 | ||
| 2024 | John (Lucas edit)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:451John (Lucas edit)5:45 | Remix | 15 July 2024 | |
| — | Voyage voyageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 7:061Voyage voyage (PWL - Britmix)7:06 | — |
Album · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Disco CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Voyage, Voyage 2Qui Sommes Nous 3Où Aller 4Je Crois En Toi 5Il Dort 6Elle Est Comme Les Étoiles 7Bossa Fragile 8Hari Ôm Ramakrishna 9John 10Le Retour 11I Love You 12Dis Pourquoi 13L'Amour L'Amour 14Les Commencements 15Les Oiseaux Arrivent 16Qui Peut Savoir | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2001 | DeLuxe CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks1Voyage, Voyage 2John 3Animal 4Bossa Fragile 5L'Amour L'Amour 6I Love You 7Elle Est Comme Les Etoiles 8Qui Sommes-Nous 9Qui Peut Savoir 10Il Dort 11Je Crois En Toi 12Les Oiseaux Arrivent 13Hari Om Ramakrishna 14Ouf 15Vous 16Ou Aller 17Les Escaliers Du Bal 18Voyage, Voyage (edit version) | Compilation | 21 August 2001 | |
| 2003 | DesirelessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:14:141Voyage, voyage4:26 2John4:14 3Animal4:48 4Bossa fragile3:26 5L’Amour l’amour4:21 6I Love You4:08 7Elle est comme les etoiles4:15 8Qui sommes‐nous4:31 9Qui peut savoir3:48 10Il dort4:22 11Je crois en toi4:17 12Les oiseaux arrivent2:24 13Hari om Ramakrishna5:10 14Ouf3:51 15Vous3:39 16Où aller4:16 17Les Escaliers du bal3:55 18Voyage, voyage (edit version)4:23 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2003 | Ses plus grands succèsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:15:301Voyage, voyage4:21 2John4:11 3Van Gogh4:23 4Il dort4:21 5Qui sommes nous ?4:27 6Bossa fragile3:22 7Tombée d'une montagne5:05 8L'Amour, l'Amour4:17 9Hari Om Ramakrishna5:08 10Je crois en toi4:16 11Elle est comme les étoiles4:11 12I Love You4:04 13Dans le jardin d'Eden3:36 14Qui peut savoir (remix)5:33 15Le Retour3:20 16Les Escaliers du bal3:52 17Voyage, voyage (PWL britmix)7:03 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2003 | Voyage, Voyage: Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:081L'Amour, l'Amour4:19 2Bossa fragile3:24 3Le Retour3:21 4Voyage, voyage4:23 5I Love You4:06 6Je crois en toi4:18 7Il dort4:23 8Les oiseaux arrivent2:24 9Où aller4:14 10John4:13 11Ouf3:52 12Vous3:39 13Les Escaliers du bal3:54 14Presque sensuelle4:17 15S'il pleut3:44 16J'ai froid4:37 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2006 | 12" Singles CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:581Voyage voyage (Pwl remix)7:07 2John (extended mix)6:24 3Elle est comme les étoiles (extended mix)6:37 4Il dort (edit)4:25 5Voyage voyage (extended original mix)6:43 6Qui sommes nous (European mix)6:39 7Voyage voyage (Italian mix)5:52 8John (Pwl remix)4:07 9Voyage voyage 04 (Dancefloor mix)6:12 10Voyage voyage 06 (Winter mix)3:46 11John 04 (Dancefloor mix)5:06 | Remix | 2006 | |
| 2007 | More Love & Good VibrationsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 32 tracks · 2:09:35Disc 1 1Nul ne sait3:45 2Dans le jardin d'Eden3:38 3Ah ! Quel malheur !3:34 4La vie est belle3:43 5More Love and Good Vibrations4:26 6C'est pas la peine3:31 7J'ai le droit de dire4:27 8Laissez aller5:07 9Touloulou4:27 10St Petersbourg3:56 11Voyage, voyage (Akashic Klub remix)5:50 12Free Your Love3:52 13Nul ne sait (Florida Sunset club remix)6:23 14C'est pas la peine (Desire club edit)3:58 15Voyage, voyage (International club remix)5:44 16More Love and Good Vibrations (Indian River remix)4:38 Disc 21Feelin' Groovy3:10 2On était d'accord4:41 3Voyage, voyage (version acoustique)4:26 4Les musiciens1:40 5Je voudrais dire4:55 6John (version acoustique)4:12 7Qui es-tu ?1:52 8Un brin de paille4:37 9Petite prière2:12 10Flamenco indien7:06 11Il y a des jours3:21 12J'ai besoin de toi2:35 13Et c'est comme ca3:06 14Au bout de ma rue3:04 15L'amour, l'amour (version acoustique)3:30 16Love Is My Way4:09 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2012 | Référence 80Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:19:0101Voyage Voyage (Extended Remix)6:45 02John (UK Single Remix)4:16 03Qui Sommes Nous (Europe Remix)6:36 04Elle Est Comme Les Etoiles (Remix 45 T)4:22 05Qui Peut Savoir (Version 45 T)3:46 06Star4:38 07Voyage Voyage (Euro Remix Remix)6:11 08John (London Remix)6:22 09Elle Est Comme Les Etoiles (Remix Club)8:14 10Voyage Voyage (Britmix)7:07 11John (Remix)6:26 12Qui Peut Savoir (Version Longue)5:32 13Voyage Voyage (UK Single Remix)4:22 14Qui Sommes Nous (Version Instrumentale)4:24 | Compilation | March 2012 | |
| 2015 | 2011-2015Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 49:121Jig3:50 2L'Or Du Rhin2:41 3Pirat4:31 4Les Jardins De Babylone4:20 5Un Seul Peuple4:14 6John - 20144:59 7Abhaya3:29 8Qui Suis-Je?3:21 9Tell Me4:23 10Pas De Sexes2:59 11Sertão3:35 12Voyage Voyage - 20143:28 13La Grive3:22 | Compilation | 18 May 2015 | |
| — | Best OfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:12:591Qui sommes-nous4:34 2Animal4:48 3Hari óm ramakrishna5:11 4Tombée d'une montagne5:09 5Oublie-les, oublie3:58 6Les commencements4:05 7Elle est comme les étoiles4:17 8Qui peut savoir3:51 9John4:16 10Dis pourquoi4:43 11Voyage, voyage4:25 12L'amour, l'amour4:20 13Je crois en toi4:19 14Il dort4:25 15Les oiseaux arrivent2:25 16Où aller4:16 17Ouf3:57 | Compilation | — |
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | La vie est belleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 19:441Nul ne sait3:44 2Dans le jardin d'Eden3:44 3La vie est belle3:40 4Ah ! Quel malheur !3:30 5Laissez-aller5:06 | 2003 | ||
| 2011 | L'Expérience humaineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 25:031L'Expérience humaine4:24 2Tes voyages me voyagent3:56 3Le Livre des visages3:35 4Sacapouette4:30 5Faudrait qu'je parte au brésil3:16 6L'Expérience humaine (remix club)5:22 | May 2011 | ||
| 2012 | L'Œuf du dragonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 26:511Sertão3:37 2Le sel sur tes mains3:49 3Joue3:27 4Uchronia 20124:16 5Sertão (Oil 10 remix)4:09 6Joue (Stolearm remix)3:54 7Le sel sur tes mains (Dekad remix)3:39 | 12 June 2012 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Desireless head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 30 | 90.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b9a23705-56e8-4fb6-9543-7f43ab62eac7discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b9a23705-56e8-4fb6-9543-7f43ab62eac7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464305genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464305seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desirelessbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desireless
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 30 language versions)
Image: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q464305 · MusicBrainz: b9a23705-56e8-4fb6-9543-7f43ab62eac7
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