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Emly Starr: Biography, Facts and Career

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Emly Starr (birth name Marie-Christine Mareels; 5 September 1957 in Laarne, Belgium) is a Belgian disco singer. She also appeared in the documentary film Santiago Lovers by Romano Ferrari. She has participated in several dance and song contests. In the World Popular Song Festival at Tokyo in 1980 with the entry "Mary Brown", she was finalist as Emly Starr Explosion. Starr entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, where she performed "Samson" and finished in 13th place. In 1985, she appeared in the role of Erika in the film Jumping (Dutch: Springen) directed by Jean-Pierre De Decker, a film which was submitted to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but not nominated, where she sang the song "Jump in the Dark", that was in the film's soundtrack.

Quick facts about Emly Starr

  • Full name: Emly Starr
  • Born: 1957-09-05
  • Nationality: Belgium
  • Known as: Musician
  • Wikidata ID: Q458824

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Who is Emly Starr?

Emly Starr (birth name Marie-Christine Mareels; 5 September 1957 in Laarne, Belgium) is a Belgian disco singer.

What nationality is Emly Starr?

Emly Starr is Belgium.

When was Emly Starr born?

Emly Starr was born on 1957-09-05.

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