In 1990 Teri jetted across the Atlantic and got her first taste of France, working as an au pair in Paris where she spent her free time studying literature at the Sorbonne. Teri had already been bitten by the music bug before coming to France and when she'd packed her bags for Paris she'd made sure to include the brand new electric bass her father had given her. Teri wasted no time in getting involved in the music scene in Paris. She started performing with various groups and even took a few singing lessons in her spare time. Developing a veritable passion for music, Teri soon decided to take it up as a professional career and returned to California to enrol at the Los Angeles Musician Institute. When she finished her course in California Teri hopped back on a plane to Paris in 1992.

Teri got straight back into the music scene in Paris, working as a backing singer for several years. She also devoted a great deal of time to songwriting and before long she had amassed an impressive amount of material. Selecting three of her favourite songs, Teri decided to go ahead and record a demo tape. But she never imagined that she would actually end up performing her songs herself - her original idea was to tout them around and find someone else to sing them. When Teri's musician friends heard the tape, however, they encouraged her to promote herself as a singer - and thus it was that a new French music star was born!

Teri soon set to work honing material for her debut album and by the end of '95 she was ready to go into the studio with a small team of musicians and record ten tracks. Teri's debut album, entitled simply "Teri Moïse" was mainly produced by Jean-Philippe Dary, but certain tracks were masterminded by Etienne de Crecy (of Motorbass fame) as well as Jean-Claude Ghrenassia and Etienne Wersinger (from the group Ollano).

Six months later Teri's first CD album arrived in record stores and French music fans discovered Ms. Moïse's catchy mix of funk, Caribbean rhythms and modern French chanson. Teri's debut effort, which greatly impressed French music critics, proved to be a commercial hit too and the first single release, "Les Poèmes de Michelle", wasted no time in shooting up the French charts. Teri Moïse was soon in great demand on the festival circuit and, after performing at various events up and down the country, she brought the house down at the Paris Jazz Festival in October 1997.

Following the success of her live performances, Teri went on to triumph at the "Victoires de la musique", carrying off the award for Best Francophone Artist of 1997. A few months later the talented young singer went on to win the Sacem's "Vincent Scotto" award for the excellence of her songwriting.

In 1999 Teri Moïse rocketed back into the music news with an excellent second album. Teri's second album (untitled like the first and released on the same label, Source) featured ten new songs performed in a sultry, low-key 'swing' style but mixing lots of different tempos. On 6 June Teri performed at the legendary Olympia in Paris, impressing her audience with a purely acoustic show. The rising young star then hit the summer festival circuit, bringing the house down at the Francofolies Festival in Spa, Belgium (21 July) and the Montreal Francofolies (1 August). Then on 6 August Teri flew out to Corsica to appear at the smaller, less well-known festival Herbalunga.

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