{{short description|French R'n'B singer of Martinique origin}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lynnsha | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Sophie Jordier | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|01|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Brest, France | instrument = | genre = {{hlist|R&B|zouk}} | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2001{{spaced ndash}}present | label = ISSAP Productions | associated_acts = | website = }} '''Sophie Jordier''' (born in France on 4 January 1979), better known by her stage name '''Lynnsha''', is a French R&B-zouk singer. She has released four albums, self-titled ''Lynnsha'' (2004), ''Elle & moi'' (2008), Île & moi (2013) & Over & Other (2018).
==Career== Lynnsha started singing in choirs at the age of five became a lead chorist in an Afro-Caribbean formation and also sang in French choirs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In 1995, she is discovered by Kaysha who hires her to do backing vocals for Kim, and then for his 1998 album "I'm ready" and other productions.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Lord Kossity proposed for her to sing on his song "Lova Girl" in 2001. She was also featured on Lady Laistee single "Diamant noir" on her debut album. After taking part in Admiral T album, she was featured in "Secret Lover" with Wyclef Jean and in "Trop de peine" as a duet with Calbo from the band Arsenik. She was also part of the musical project "Dis L'Heure 2 Zouk" and had big chart success called "Ma rivale" that reached number on SNEP French Singles Chart.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In 2001, Kaysha introduces Lynnsha to Passi who signs her to his own label ISSAP Productions where she had her own self-titled debut album ''Lynnsha'' in June 2004. Her most successful single was "Hommes... femmes" taken from the album featuring D. Dy. It reached number 2 on French SNEP chart, also charting in Belgian and Swiss French markets.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In May 2008, she released her follow-up album ''Elle & moi'' with relative success.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In 2013 she releases her third album "Île et moi" on Kaysha's label Sushiraw. An album with the sonorities of her Island, Martinique.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
Craig David invited her to do the French version of "Walking Away", whereas Nek did the Italian version, Álex Ubago the Spanish version and Monrose the German one.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
2018 new album "Over & Other"{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"|Notes |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lynnsha | title=Lynnshal discography | work=lescharts.com | publisher=Hung Medien | accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2004 |''Lynnsha'' |align="center"|116 |Track list: # "Homme... Femmes" (Feat D. Dy) # "S'évader" # "Rendez-Vous (mobash)" # "Everybody Say...(prendre le contrôle)" # "Tomber à genoux" # "Le temps" (Duet With Faudel) # "Si loin de toi" # "Reflets du passé" (Duet With Passi) # "Interlude" # "Après les larmes" # "Ma rivale" (Feat Sweety) # "Tout Changer" # "Outro" # "Dip It Low" (Christina Milian featuring Lynnsha) # "Je veux juste chanter" |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2008 |''Elle & moi'' |align="center"|78 |Track list # "L.Y.N.N.S.H.A" # "Je veux que tu me mentes" # "Ça passe ou ça casse" # "En coulisse" # "Désolée" # "Comme un poisson" # "L'amour l'emportera' # "Si seulement" # "Vie (Je n’attends que toi)" # "I'm readex (outro)" # "Je promets" # "Mon cœur est ma raison" # "Juste un mot" # "T'as trop déconné" |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Single !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="40"|Certification !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR<br><ref name="fr"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="bel-wa">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lynnsha | title=Lynnsha discography | work=ultratop.be/fr/ | publisher=Hung Medien | accessdate=8 May 2013}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SUI<br><ref name="sui">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lynnsha | title=Lynnsha discography | work=hitparade.ch | publisher=Hung Medien | accessdate=8 May 2013}}</ref> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2003 |"Trop de peine"<br><small>(feat. Calbo)</small> |align="center"|64 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|2004 |"Rendez-vous (Mobach)" |align="center"|44 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |"Hommes... femmes"<br><small>(feat. D. Dy)</small> |align="center"|2 |align="center"|4 |align="center"|31 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2008 |"Je veux que tu me mentes" |align="center"|17 |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2013 |"Maldòn" <small>(''Tropical Family'')</small><br><small>(credited to Lynnsha, Fanny J, Louisy Joseph)</small> |align="center"|15 |align="center"|15<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> |align="center"|{{spaced ndash}} |align="center"| |align="center"|The covers album <br>''Tropical Family'' |- |}
;Featured in {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR<br><ref name="fr"/> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2002 |"Diamant noir"<br><small>(Lady Laistee feat. Lynnsha)</small> |align="center"|56 |align="center"| |- |}
;as Dis L'Heure 2 Zouk {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Single !align="center" colspan="3" width="30"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="40"|Certification !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FR<br><ref name="fr"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="bel-wa"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SUI<br><ref name="sui"/> |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|2003 |"Ma rivale"<br><small>(Dis L'Heure 2 Zouk – (Lynnsha – Sweety feat. Jacob Desvarieux))</small> |align="center"|3 |align="center"|24 |align="center"|31 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynnsha}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Zouk musicians Category:French people of Martiniquais descent Category:21st-century French singers Category:21st-century French women singers