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Muriel Desclée de Maredsous, known professionally as Muriel Dacq, and born on 11 July 1962, is a Belgian singer. Coming from a Belgian noble family, she first captured attention with the 1985 single "Tropique", which sold over 300,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Top 50 chart, and earned a silver certification. Dacq also produced Alec Mansion’s "C'est l'amour" for the group Léopold Nord & Vous and contributed to the charity single "On a toujours quelqu'un avec soi" for Télévie. After the early hits "Là où ça" (1986) and "Je craque" (1987), she released the 1995 album Ohé du vaisseau and, in 1997, the single "Un peu + d'amour" under the pseudonym Black & Dacq. In 1998, she joined Alec Mansion’s "Le Bal des gueux" for the Opération Thermos charity. She also appeared on various Belgian programs and, from 2006, engaged in local politics, running for the 16th seat on the Gesves municipal council. In the 2010s, Dacq turned to organic farming in Sart‑Bernard, Namur, selling produce directly to consumers. She later settled in Saillans, Drôme, where she celebrated the 40th anniversary of "Tropique" in May 2025 with a vintage concert featuring fellow Belgian artists such as Benny B and Léopold Nord & Vous.
