Sophie Vaillancourt

Sophie Vaillancourt Biography

Sophie Vaillancourt (born February 18, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, model, and teacher. She is known for competing in the TV show Star Acadmie 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.

Biography

Sophie started taking violin lessons at age 4. She subsequently took lessons in piano, oboe, and flute. At age 19, Sophie became a model for the agency Folio Montreal.

Her singing career began in 2009 when she went on the reality TV show Star Acadmie. As part of the show, she contributed to the album Star Academy 2009. The album contains her rendition of "Et dans 150 ans" by Raphal. It 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.

She also sang "Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve" by Serge Gainsbourg as a duet with Maxime Landry. The duet recording was featured on the double platinum album Vox pop. The song rose quickly on the Quebec charts.

In 2010, she took the role of the love doll in the musical Big Bazar - She received positive critical review for her performance in the role.

Sophie was also one of the beauties 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 degree in preschool and primary education at the University of Montreal. In 2013 Sophie was teaching at an elementary school in Sainte-Dorothe and working on a masters degree in special education at the University of Montreal.

Sophie Vaillancourt

Sophie Vaillancourt Biography

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