Jocelyne Béroard

Jocelyne Béroard
Born	12 September 1954 Fort-de-France, Martinique
Genres	Zouk, compas, jazz
Occupation(s)	singer
Instruments	vocals
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	EMI, Olivi, CBS, Georges DEBS
Associated acts	Kassav', Les Enfoirés, Les Voix de l'espoir, Les enfants sans noël

Jocelyne Béroard (born 12 September 1954) is a Martinican singer and songwriter. She is one of the lead singers of the Zouk band Kassav'. As a solo artist, she helped create zouk, a music genre started by Kassav'. The main members are from Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Béroard was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique, and studied in France, attending the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, before beginning to work with Caribbean artistes as a background singer in 1980. She has served as a lead singer of Kassav' since 1983. She has also recorded several albums as a solo artist. In 1987, she recorded a duet with Philippe Lavil, the hit single "Kolé séré", which peaked at number four in France. In 1999, she was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.

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