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Jane Richman, known professionally as Jane Child (born 15 February 1967), is a Canadian dance-pop singer, producer and musician. She is best known for her hit single "Don't Wanna Fall in Love". ==Career== Child was born in Toronto, the daughter of Ricky Hyslop. She joined Canadian Opera Company's children's chorus in her youth.〔 She is best known for the hit single "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" which peaked at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for three weeks in the spring of 1990. A remix of the single earned her a 1991 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year. She was also known for her eclectic fashion style, which included spiked hair with long braids and wearing a nose chain.〔(Janechild.com )〕 Her follow-up single, "Welcome to the Real World", was a modest hit, peaking at No. 49. The song was featured in the 1988 film ''Married to the Mob''. These originated from her self-titled debut album, which peaked at No. 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 1992, she contributed a track titled "Mona Lisa Smiles" to the soundtrack of ''Freejack'', a sci-fi action thriller starring Emilio Estevez, which was included on her second album release, ''Here Not There'', one year later. This album was a departure from her debut, in that she mixed New jack swing elements along with hard rock tracks. Child disappeared from the music industry for several years, but kept herself busy doing side projects and backup vocals. In 1996, she began work on her third album ''Surge'', as well as continuing to work on side projects and making live appearances. ''Surge'' was released in 2001 via her own website on her own record label. ''Surge'' features two singles "Almost Beautiful" and "Nice Day". That same year she re-recorded her peace anthem "World Lullabye", included in her first album, and sold the single on her website, all proceeds were donated to the Twin Towers Fund. She recorded a cover of Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" for a tribute album, ''What's Love? A Tribute To Tina Turner'', released in 2004.〔http://www.discogs.com/Various-Whats-Love-A-Tribute-To-Tina-Turner/release/1201079〕 Child's 1990 hit "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" was featured on the video game ''Grand Theft Auto V''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jane Child」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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