Sarah-Maude Desgagné among the first selected
Abitibian Sarah-Maude Desgagné during her successful performance at the Star Académie 2022 auditions.
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Abitibi-Témiscamingue will be represented by at least one young talent at Star Académie 2022, while Sarah-Maude Desgagné is one of the first candidates selected to take part in the famous TVA network show.
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Aired Monday evening in the very first episode of the new season, the performance of the singer of Amos in the selections was so gripping that it made the coaches of the Academy cry! Emotion, joy and pride then invaded the family home in the pioneer town of Abitibi. “Oh yes, we are delighted!” Exclaims his father, Benoît Desgagné.
“Sarah-Maude has been singing for several years, she had already tried her luck at the La Voix and Star Académie auditions before, she is moving forward and we felt that she was on the verge of being chosen,” underlines- he. Last year she was among the 60 finalists (at Star Académie) and this year she went straight to the 30 finalists. So it looked good. ”
23-year-old Sarah-Maude Desgagné has some experience in competitions, she who won the regional final of Secondary in Show three times in five years during her secondary studies, at the Polyvalente La Forêt d’Amos.
The song has always been a passion for her. Around the age of 2 or maybe even before, she was already singing Christmas songs! And at 4, she was playing on her brother’s ” drum ”. This is where we said to ourselves that it was going to make its way in there, says Mr. Desgagné, laughing. Her presence in Harmonie Harricana led her to music and song. On Amos’ 100th birthday, with Harmony, she sang Respect, the great success of her idol Aretha Franklin. With her charisma, Sarah-Maude has often received standing ovations, ” he says.
Special education teacher
Sarah-Maude Desgagné followed in her father’s footsteps, a Clair Foyer retiree, by becoming a specialized educator, she who practices her profession at the Philippe-Pinel Psycho-Legal Institute in Montreal. She has been taking singing lessons since moving to Montreal for school at age 17 and has sung in a gospel group (the Montreal Gospel Choir, in which she began singing more extensively. serious), mentions Benoît Desgagné.
“ We are very excited to see her at Star Académie, we are floating on a cloud !, he says. It’s something big and Sarah-Maude is lucky to have Abitibi behind her. ”
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