Joy Esther (born Joy Cavé on 14 June 1984) is a French–Spanish actress and singer.

Life and career

Joy Esther was born in

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. As a child, she took classes of singing and theatre, in addition to football, athletics and judo. She then took classes at the

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for three years. She also took lessons of modern dance and learnt to play guitar as an

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. She started her career at the age of eight appearing in some advertisements like

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, working with photographers

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and

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. From age 11 to 18, she played in a number of films and television films, taking at the same time classes of theater, singing, guitar and piano during her studies. She began her acting career in the theater play ''Poussez pas y aura d'la place'' by Jean-Yves Brignon. At age 19, she had one of the three main roles in the

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'' Belles belles belles'' played at the Olympia in Paris for two months. In 2006, she played the role of Juliet in the musical '' Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour'' for an Asian tour. Over 200 shows were played in

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and

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, following 40 shows in Paris at the Palais des Congrès in 2010. From October 2012 to January 2013, the show played in Japan in Tokyo and

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, and later in China in Shanghai. Esther continued playing in various series and television films. From spring 2012 to June 2017, she portrayed Chloé Varenko in the comedy series ''Nos Chers Voisins'' broadcast on

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. She was a contestant at the eighth season of ''

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'' broadcast on TF1 in October 2017. She was eliminated just before the semi-final against Tatiana Silva.

Personal life

Esther married French singer

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, who co-starred with her in ''Roméo et Juliette'', in

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in September 2009. They divorced in late 2010.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Esther, Joy French women singers 1984 births Actresses from Lyon Living people French child actresses French film actresses French television actresses French musical theatre actresses Cours Florent alumni 21st-century French actresses French people of Spanish descent