Sophie Vaillancourt
Sophie Vaillancourt (born February 18, 1986) is a Canadian singer, model, and teacher. She is known for competing in the TV show Star Académie and for working as one of the models on the set of Le Banquier. She plays several instruments and has two degrees in teaching from the University of Montreal.
Sophie Vaillancourt | |
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 Sophie Vaillancourt posing for the announcement of the new Big Bazar show | |
| Born | February 18, 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, model, teacher |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Middle of the road |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, piano, oboe, flute |
| Labels | Productions J |
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Vaillancourt started taking violin lessons at age 4.[1] She subsequently took lessons in piano, oboe, and flute.[1] At age 19, she became a model for the agency Folio Montreal.
Her singing career began in 2009 when she went on the reality TV show Star Académie.[1][2] As part of the show, she contributed to the album Star Academy 2009. The album contains her rendition of "Et dans 150 ans" by Raphaël. It has sold over 210,000 copies to date, becoming a double platinum hit. She went on tour performing several shows around Quebec, including a show at the Bell Center.[3]
She also sang "Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve" by Serge Gainsbourg as a duet with Maxime Landry.[4] The duet recording was featured on the double platinum album Vox pop. The song rose quickly on the Quebec charts.[5]
In 2010, she took the role of the love doll in the musical Big Bazar and received positive critical review for her performance in the role.[6][7]
Vaillancourt was also one of the beauties on the TV show Le Banquier, the Quebec version of Deal or No Deal, holding suitcase No. 2 in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
In 2011, she finished a bachelor's degree in preschool and primary education at the University of Montreal. As of 2013 Vaillancourt was teaching at an elementary school in Sainte-Dorothée and working on a master's degree in special education at the University of Montreal.[8]
As of February 2018, Vaillancourt was a Club Med GO in the Americas teaching fitness classes, performing in various nightly ensemble shows and singing to backing tracks at dinner events.
References
- "Sophie Vaillancourt, chanteuse et interprète | Star Académie". www.staracademie.ca. Star Academie. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Bourassa, Jocelyn (April 9, 2009). "Eliminated, but still happy". Courrier Laval. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- "Première de la tournée au Centre Bell | Star Académie". June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Maxime Landry | Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve". Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- "Maxime Landry | Palmarès sous le soleil". www.maximelandry.ca. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- "Big Bazar : c'est la fête... | Marie-Christine Blais | Critiques de spectacles". La Presse (in Canadian French). June 10, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- Rezzonico, Philippe (June 10, 2010). "Le nouveau Big Bazar fait la fête comme l'ancien". ruefrontenac.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- Nardi, Christopher (November 4, 2013). "Sophie Vaillancourt : chanteuse, mannequin et… professeure | L'Écho de Laval". L'Écho de Laval (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.