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I

started singing
at 8 years. My childhood was rocked by
Disney, French variety
and church music. I only
discovered the world of
Gospel at the age of 13.
We were sitting near our
school’s chapel when a
high school student approached us and asked
if we wanted to be part
of a Gospel choir for
Christmas. I was with
my best friend that day.
And that is how the Gospel adventure started!
After a training in vocal
techniques at the House
of music in Basse-Terre
(Guadeloupe) with Monique Angelo Hertin
I started practising
on stage as a backup
singer and soloist in
the Generation Gospel
group. In 1998, a friend
told me about a casting for a musical; that

is how I joined the cast of Joel Pétrus for the musical comedy Hello.
I arrived in Paris in 2003 and I joined
the Créteil conservatory where I
played alongside Lubin Regent who
is a voice and placement technician.
I also learned lyrical music with Gérard Marie Charlotte, singer at the
Opéra Bastille and Opéra Comique.
In Paris, I had the chance to be
part of several gospel groups in
Ile-de-France (Expression Gospel,
Gospel Shine, NCC Gospel, Young
Voices, Black Voices ...). This gave
me the privilege to meet and accompany artists like Tina Arena,
Natacha Saint-Pierre, Chimene
Badi, in shows such as Symphony
Show or the 2006 Music Festival on
L’Esplanade de la Défense in Paris.
I was also a member of the team
Didier Quérin for a tribute to
Ray Charles in Tunisia in 2005

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After that, I experimented other musical registries and
integrated different
groups like: Caribbean Jazz Gwada
2007 (Jazz) Wagane
& RSA 2010 (Reggae),
Bèt’aFé for which I am
the leadvocal in 2011
(Caribbean Soul).
Finally, in 2012, I was
in the cast of “Gospel
On The Hill” alongside
Ben Faleyras Angel
Fandoh, Dominique
Magloire,
Firmine
Richard and Al Sanders.
Today I am working
on my album.