Véronic DiCaire
Encyclopedia
Véronic DiCaire is a Canadian Franco-Ontarian
singer
and imitator.
, Quebec
version of the musical Grease
. Her voice was used also in the French language
version of Chicago
, where she sang the parts pertaining to the role of Roxie Hart.
In 2001, she performed at the opening ceremony of Jeux de la Francophonie
, held in Ottawa
. Véronic DiCaire had a role in 2006 Revue et corrigée directed by Joël Legendre. She also appeared in the television series Le 7e Round.
She released her self-titled debut album Véronic DiCaire on Warner Music
. It was nominated for Felix Awards at the Gala of ADISQ
. Her second album, Sans détour, followed in 2005.
In 2008, she opened for Céline Dion
at Bell Centre
in Montreal during Dion's Taking Chances Tour
. She is also famous for her imitations of many celebrities including Céline Dion
, Lara Fabian
, Vanessa Paradis
, Ginette Reno
, Isabelle Boulay
, Marie Carmen
, Marie-Chantal Toupin
, Marie-Élaine Thibert
, Lynda Lemay
, Marina Orsini
, Claire Lamarche, Madonna
, Rihanna
, Britney Spears
and Diane Dufresne
amongst others.
In 2011, she was chosen as a jury for the French X Factor
broadcast on M6 joining other judges Christophe Willem
, Henry Padovani
(of the band The Police
) and Olivier Schultheis
.
Franco-Ontarian
Franco-Ontarians are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. They are sometimes known as "Ontarois"....
singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and imitator.
Biography
She started her career in group Sens Unique, and then had a role in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
version of the musical Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. Her voice was used also in the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of Chicago
Chicago (2002 film)
Chicago is a 2002 musical film adapted from the satirical stage musical of the same name, exploring the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Jazz-age Chicago....
, where she sang the parts pertaining to the role of Roxie Hart.
In 2001, she performed at the opening ceremony of Jeux de la Francophonie
Jeux de la Francophonie
The Jeux de la Francophonie are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French speaking nations, held every four years since 1989, partly as a counterweight to the Commonwealth Games.-Editions:-Sports:There were four sports...
, held in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. Véronic DiCaire had a role in 2006 Revue et corrigée directed by Joël Legendre. She also appeared in the television series Le 7e Round.
She released her self-titled debut album Véronic DiCaire on Warner Music
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. It was nominated for Felix Awards at the Gala of ADISQ
ADISQ
The ADISQ is a nonprofit organization with the mission to help the music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978....
. Her second album, Sans détour, followed in 2005.
In 2008, she opened for Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
at Bell Centre
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
in Montreal during Dion's Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia,...
. She is also famous for her imitations of many celebrities including Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....
, Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"...
, Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She is known by the nickname .Born as Ginette Reynault in Montreal, Quebec, she played the role of Maria Barberini in the independent film Mambo Italiano and played the mother in Léolo.She has recorded in both...
, Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.-Biography:In 1990, some friends registered her at the Petite-Vallée song festival without her consent, but she completed a performance there and was regarded as a huge success. The following year she won at the Granby song festival for her...
, Marie Carmen
Marie Carmen
Marie Carmen is the stage name of Marie-Carmen Aubut , a Canadian pop singer and musical theatre actor....
, Marie-Chantal Toupin
Marie-Chantal Toupin
Marie-Chantal Toupin is a Canadian musician.She was a 2004 Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year...
, Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert
Marie-Élaine Thibert is a Quebec adult contemporary and pop singer. Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star Académie in 2003, the Quebec singing idol reality show...
, Lynda Lemay
Lynda Lemay
Lynda Lemay is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier....
, Marina Orsini
Marina Orsini
Marina Orsini is a Canadian actress of Italian background.-Background:Orsini had an extensive acting career starting in 1986 after a brief career in modeling in which she participated in a pageant in 1982...
, Claire Lamarche, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
and Diane Dufresne
Diane Dufresne
Diane Dufresne, CQ is a singer and painter, and has sung a number of classics of Quebec repertoire of popular songs....
amongst others.
In 2011, she was chosen as a jury for the French X Factor
X Factor (France)
X Factor is a French television music talent show to find new singing talent after public auditions, intermediate tests, and live shows.The first series was broadcast on Mondays, from September to December 2009, on W9 and RTL-TVI ....
broadcast on M6 joining other judges Christophe Willem
Christophe Willem
Christophe Willem , born on 3 August 1983 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, is a French singer and the winner of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star in 2006.-Early life:...
, Henry Padovani
Henry Padovani
Henry Padovani is a French musician from Corsica, who is noted for having been the original guitarist for The Police...
(of the band The Police
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
) and Olivier Schultheis
Olivier Schultheis
Olivier Schultheis is a musician, a lyricist, a composer and a conductor. He won the top prize of Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris for his absolute pitch technique....
.