Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet (born 24 December 1990 at Sayabec, Québec, Canada) is a Québécoise singer known for appearing on the 2009 edition of reality TV competition ''

Star Académie ''Star Académie'' is a Canadian reality television series that started in 2003, aimed primarily at the Quebec television audience, featuring an array of young women and men under the age of 30 competing for the title of the next solo singing sens ...

''.

Biography

Carolanne D'Astous-Paquet enrolled in her first singing lessons at age 8. She played hockey in a boys' league when she was 7 to 10 years old. In high school, she took part in a total immersion exchange program in British Columbia and developed a love for travel. In 2007, she won the Tremplin de Dégelis (English: Springboard of

Dégelis Dégelis () is a city in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 2,884. The Madawaska River flows from Lake Témiscouata, through Degelis, to join ...

, a music and humour festival) in the 13–17 age group. That same year, she won the

Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles () is a city in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A ferry crosses the rive ...

song contest in the 16-and-over category. Her career as a singer began in 2009 when she participated in the reality TV competition ''

'', finishing second to Maxime Landry. During the competition she sang a duet of " Poker Face" with

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

. D'Astous-Paquet participated on the series album and toured Quebec with other contestants, including shows at the

Bell Centre Bell Centre (French: ''Centre Bell)'', formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), ...

in Montreal. In 2010, it was announced that D'Astous-Paquet would appear in a musical adaptation of ''

Les Filles de Caleb ''Les Filles de Caleb'' is a Quebec TV series of 20 one-hour episodes, created by Jean Beaudin, based on the eponymous novel of Arlette Cousture,W.H. New. A History of Canadian Literature'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 6 August 2003. . p. 344– ...

'' (English: ''The Girls of Caleb'') portraying Elise, a young woman rebelling against modern Quebec. She appeared alongside

Bruno Pelletier Bruno Pelletier (; born August 7, 1962) is a Canadian singer, musician, and actor who is known as the “Genius of French Music”, and for playing Pierre Gringoire alongside Daniel Lavoie as Frollo, in English and French. Life Pelletier was ...

Luce Dufault Luce Dufault (born August 19, 1966, in Orleans, Ontario) is a Canadian singer. She is of French descent. She performed in two musicals from Luc Plamondon, La Légende de Jimmy and Starmania. She recorded a few hits including ''Soirs de scotch'' ...

, Daniel Boucher and

Stéphanie Lapointe Stéphanie Lapointe (born 26 March 1984) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and humanitarian activist from Quebec. She is best known as the winner of the second season of ''Star Académie''. Background Musical and acting development Lap ...

. The album of this folk opera, on which she plays a duet with Luce Dufault, was released on 25 October. The show sold more than 30,000 tickets before it premiered in Montreal. In 2011, D'Astous-Paquet wrote on her Facebook page that she would start working on her first solo album that year, and would collaborate with Marie-Mai and her boyfriend, Fred St-Gelais. This was later announced elsewhere on the Internet, and that the album would contain all original songs. The work was later abandoned as D'Astous-Paquet changed direction with a folk/country-pop sound, collaborating with Amylie (of Les Filles), Marc Déry, Alexandre Désilets and Mathieu Leclerc. In December 2011 D'Astous-Paquet played the role of Jasmina in the musical ''Sherazade, the Arabian Nights'', directed by Yves Desgagnés in France. Beginning 23 June 2012 D'Astous-Paquet took part in benefit shows for

Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (, 'Lower Saint-Lawrence) is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlan ...

youth centres to be held in

Sayabec Sayabec (; ) is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality (RCM) in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian ...

, hosted by the band Les Vikings. She shared the stage with

Marie Denise Pelletier Marie Denise Pelletier (born 3 April 1960) is a francophone Canadian singer. She served as President of Artisti, a copyright collective for music artists operated by Quebec's l'Union des artistes (UDA). Biography While studying literature and c ...

Wilfred Le Bouthillier Wilfred Le Bouthillier (born May 12, 1978) is an Acadian singer from the town of Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick, and the winner of both the 2003 edition of ''Star Académie'', a French Canadian reality show for aspiring singers, and the 2021 edition ...

Stéphanie Bédard Stéphanie is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1984), Belgian noble; wife of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg *Princess Stéphanie (disambig ...

and

Eva Avila Eva Avila (born Eva Gougeon-Ávila on 25 February 1987) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fourth season of the CTV reality show ''Canadian Idol'' in 2006. Early life Avila was born in Gatineau, Quebec. Her father intr ...

. In the summer of 2013, she continued to perform at Les Vikings shows while working on her album.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Astous-Paquet, Carolanne 1990 births Living people Canadian women singers French-language singers of Canada Singers from Quebec Star Academy participants Canadian pop singers Canadian musical theatre actresses People from Bas-Saint-Laurent