Flora Gionest-Roussy
Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
Flora Gionest-Roussy | |
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 Flora Gionest-Roussy in 2016. | |
| Born | (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28) Chandler, Quebec |
| Nationality | French Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
Flora Gionest-Roussy (known professionally as Flora Gionest) is a French Canadian actor, self-portrait photographer, singer-songwriter and drag queen.
Biography
Born in Chandler, Quebec,[1] and raised in the community of Pabos Mills, Flora struggled with anti-queer bullying for years before dropping out of high school at 15 and leaving their hometown at 17.[2]
He became homeless in Montreal for two years before launching Silver Catalano (2015-2019) as a drag musical project,[3] first attracting widespread media attention in 2016 and 2017 for their synthwave single Wave.[1]
His career has been marked by LGBTQ+ activism, including being a part of the first drag show ever staged in the Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine.[4]
References
- ^ a b "L'artiste Silver Catalano tourne un vidéoclip à Chandler". Ici Radio-Canada, 17 May 2016.
- ^ Alain Brunet, "Quitter la prostitution, s'évader dans la musique". La Presse, 4 January 2017.
- ^ Catherine Genest and Marie Paris, "L’art de la drag". Voir, 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Gaspé LGBTQ group breaks barriers with 'historic' drag show". CBC News Montreal, 20 February 2017.
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