{{short description|French singer-songwriter}} '''Sylvie N'Doumbé''' (Saint-Étienne, March 21, 1970), stage name '''Norma Ray''', is a French singer, songwriter. She is the daughter of Cameroon soccer star Frédéric N'Doumbé.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-69606.html|title = M'Passi en solo avec "Je serai là"}}</ref>
Norma has sung the French versions of songs on the soundtracks of French dubbed American films, including Sister Act 1 & 2, Lion King, Hercules etc. She has danced in the music video "U Got the Look" with Prince. She co-composed the song "Tous les maux d'amour" (Every heartache), which became a hit for Ray in 1999 (hitting the Top 10 singles chart in France)<ref>(13 March 1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=6A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22norma+ray%22&pg=PA56 Hits of the World - France], ''Billboard (magazine)'' (showing song currently at No.9 on French charts for March 2, 1999)</ref> and one of the most played songs on radio stations in France, Canada, Switzerland and Belgium.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} The group S Club 7 made a cover version in English, which became an international hit entitled "Natural".
== Singles ==
* ''If it's love'' (1992) * ''I believe in you'' (1993) * ''Crazy About You'' (1994) * ''I need love'' (1994) * ''"Ready to go"'' (1995) * ''Remember'' (1998) * ''Tous les maux d'amour'' (1999) * ''Emporte-moi'' (1999) * ''Poussières d'étoiles'' (2000) * ''Symphonie'' (2000) * ''Si tu veux de moi'' (2001)
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==External links== *http://www.normaray.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626015845/http://www.normaray.com/ |date=2009-06-26 }}
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