Émily Bégin
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Émily Bégin is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 singer, actress and dancer.

Émily is most known for her participation in the first season of Star Académie
Star Académie
Star Académie is a Canadian reality TV series started in 2003, aimed primarily at the Quebec television audience, featuring an array of competing young women and men for the title of the best singer...

in 2003-2004. Shortly after she released her debut album. Degree in dance from Cégep Montmorency, in musical theater Lionel Groulx College and several workshops at the school Fichaud Danielle,.

Star Academie

Emily was a contestant in the first season of Star Academie, similar to American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. Émily traveled Quebec in 2003 with the grand tour Star Academie. Emily has said

"You know, I think it will follow me my whole life, and rightly so," she says. But people recognize name in the street as Emily of Star Academy. They saw me in New in Cabaret, they listened to my songs ... they now recognize the artist Emily "

Stage

In 2004, Emily took part in more than 100 performances of Cabaret playing the role of Frenchy and continued on the traveling tour of Quebec in 2005. In 2008 Emily played Helena in the musical Sweet Charity. In early 2007 Emily played the role of Carla in the musical NINE. In 2009 Emily played Chava in the musical Fiddler on the Roof and will take part in the traveling tour in the summer of 2010. Emily has worked on several projects with director Denise Filiatrault
Denise Filiatrault
Denise Filiatrault, OC, OQ is a Canadian actress and director.In 1982, she won a "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role" Genie Award for her performance in Les Plouffe...

.

Légende Urbaine (2004)

Emily's debut album Légende Urbaine was released in November 2005 with a urban style dance hall vibe. Singles from the album included'Légende Urbaine' and 'Mata Hari' 'Légende Urbaine' stayed steady in the Top 10 Network Power for six weeks. Music videos for the songs were in heavy rotation for an extended period of time. Another massive hit from the album was the song 'Ou Sont les Femmes.'

Émily (2007)

Émily took to her self-titled second album becoming involved in the style and writing some songs. The result is a disc a bit more daring, resolutely focused on the textures of 1980s. The first single off of the album was 'Laissez-moi danser' originally performed by Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...

. Émily recalls her mother listening to the song when cleaning with her mother on the weekends. The song was the first to become a video from the album. The second radio single for 'Émily was' Adrénaline.' The third single, and second video for the album was for the song 'Au Grand Jour' which made a splash due to its provocative nature regarding sexuality of those of the same sex.

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