When I was about sixteen, I came to a point where I didn’t know what to read. I had some suggestions from my Literature teacher in my fifth year of high school, and I started reading some classical literature. Realizing I appreciated these readings more than other popular books, I declaired myself a lover or literature instead of lover of reading. That’s why, after two years of being far away from all kinds of schools, I decided to study Literature at Lionel-Groulx College. However, my interests in literature aren’t only in analyzing Goethe’s beautiful sentences: I have been writing stories during all my life, and studies of amazing authors have helped me find my style. Thanks to Théophile Gautier, I am a writer of fantastic stories, and thanks to Charles Baudelaire, I am a Romantic and Symbolist poet.

When I was fourteen, I started taking singing lessons, but at that moment it was only for pleasure. One day, I found my voice deep within my body. By wanting to imitate Lara Fabian (listen to Je T'aime), I found there was enough power inside my body to sing louder and louder, and that singing could release several emotions stuck inside me. When I was eighteen, I discovered a neo-classical singer called Sharon Den Adel, singing in a goth metal band from the Netherlands named Within Temptation (Listen to Ice Queen). I fell in love with her soft, clear and shrill voice that was able to express all the beauty, frailty and sadness of the world. Two years later, I wanted to sing her songs, and started using a bit of classical technique. I took singing lessons with a good teacher for two years.

Some experiences have helped me realize I have talent and I really am an artist. I sang at a wedding and in a show called Un Souffle de Vie in New-Brunswick in the year 2002. I won a poetry contest in my high school and have also won a prize for my texts two times in contests in the area where I live.

This background of love at first sight (or at first listening) took me on a ship of dreams. Nothing was concrete; I was singing in my basement, writing tons of depressive poems in a notebook, or weird stories on my computer. Being a solitary artist isn’t a source of motivation. That’s why things will change in the next year. I have decided to focus on my singing for a period of time instead of my studies in Literature. After my last semester of college is done, I will find a teacher of popular and classical singing to improve my voice and gain new skills. I will also take time to write more stories and publish a compilation of fantastic stories.

However, only being an artist isn’t enough for me. I still have a very intellectual and logical side. I like to analyze and synthesize. I’m very skilled at writing texts that are analysis or essays, having always more than 90% in French classes. I learn very easily and I have a great memory, and that’s why I want to continue learning about my passions. That’s why, besides my artistic career, I want to eventually obtain a degree in French Literature and Linguistics or a Master’s degree, and a degree in Classical Studies, so I can be a specialist and work in a university. Knowledge is very important to me.