Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Canadian

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singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had

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hits on both the

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and

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pop charts in Canada. She lives in

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. As of 2020, she has retired her from her career in entertainment and now is an English second language teacher as well as budding politician in her community of Laval, Quebec. Jacynthe is best known amongst adults for starring, along with

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, in the Québécois version of the reality show ''

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'', called ''

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''. In 2006 she toured with the

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in their very first arena tour, ''

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''. She left the show in May. She appears on the show's album, which was released in June 2006. In 2011, Jacynthe released her fifth studio album, ''Dévoile qui tu es'', her first in eight years. She is now in studio to record her follow-up English album. In 2012, her song "Feel" featuring

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peaked at No. 1 on the ''Tops 25 Radio BDS Francophone''. In May 2021, Jacynthe has been a running candidate for Quebec political faction, Action Laval running under her political campaign associate and party leader, Sophie Trottier. Jacynthe is married to her husband, Carlo, and they have a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millette-Bilodeau, Jacynthe 1979 births Canadian dance musicians French-language singers of Canada French Quebecers Living people Musicians from Quebec City Canadian women pop singers 21st-century Canadian women singers