The '80s unleashed a cavalcade of tough but tender women who specialized in the fine art of the power ballad, and Quebec was no exception. Marie Carmen bridged shadows and light, belting from the heart over keening guitars and a maelstrom of synths. Emotions run deep in her intense anthems—she's a porcelain doll to be toyed with; she yearns to escape with a black eagle in flight—underscored by the cinematic scope of her melodies.