Préscillia Cynthia Samantha Betti (born 2 August 1989 in

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. Her mother, Annie takes care of her career and her father, Jean-Pierre, is a painter in letters. Priscilla has two sisters: Sandra who is also a singer and Séverine who is a pharmacy assistant. When Priscilla was eleven years old, she took part in the television children's talent show ''Drôles de petits champions'', on 23 February 2001, on

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, and was noticed by a producer from the American company

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, Patrick Debort. On 25 September, she released her first single " Quand je serai jeune" under the record company

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. That same year, Priscilla went to

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and met her idol

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, who presented her with a

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for her single "Quand je serai jeune". Betti's first album, '' Cette Vie nouvelle'', was released in June 2002. It was certified Silver in France for sales of 50,000 copies. Her second album, ''

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'' was released only six months after the first one, in December 2002. The album's first single, " Regarde-moi (teste-moi, déteste-moi)" was certified Gold in France for sales over 250,000 copies. The second single, " Tchouk tchouk musik", was certified Silver for sales over 250,000 copies. ''Priscilla'' sold over 100,000 copies in France, and was certified Gold. Betti's third album, '' Une Fille comme moi'', was released in early 2004. The first single, " Toujours pas d'amour", peaked at number five on the French singles chart and was certified Silver in France for sales over 250,000 copies. The album peaked at number eight on the album chart, and was certified Gold in France. After following traditional schooling until the end of 8th grade, she decided not to enter secondary school, instead taking correspondence courses so that she could better concentrate on her artistic career. Betti's fourth album, '' Bric à brac'', was released in the summer of 2005. It peaked at number 20 on the French albums chart. Starting from February 2008 Betti played the main role of Tina Ravel in the musical teen TV series ' on

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in the block programming ''KD2A''. The fourth and last season aired in 2011. In addition to France, the series was also shown in Belgium, Italy and Brazil. Songs from the first season were released as Betti's fifth album, '' Casse comme du verre'', in December 2007. The album peaked only at number 111 on the French albums chart. In the fall of 2014 Betti made her stage debut as the lead in a stage adaptation of the musical ''

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'' which was shown in Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris until March 2015. In 2015, she participated in

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of ''

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'' (the French version of ''

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'') with her partner Christophe Licata. They finished as runners-up.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Filmography

Fiction

* 1999: '' Annie'' as Annie (dialogue and singing in the French dub version, later version for DVD and video) * 2004: ' as Chelsea (theatrical feature film) * 2008-2011: ' as Tina Ravel (lead role in television series) * 2015: '' Secret d'Hiver'' as Émilie (unreleased

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feature film) * 2017: ' as Anaïs (

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in the episode ''Nos chers voisins au ski'')

Reality shows

* 2015: ''

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'' - contestant, finalist * 2018: ' - contestant

On stage

* 2014-2016: ''

'' as Alex Owens

Bibliography

* ''Priscilla c'est moi'', Michel Lafon Ed. (2003) * ''Priscilla'', Stéphanie-Anne Euranie, Rouchon Ed. (2003) * ''Priscilla une étoile montante'', Rouchon Ed. (2006) * ''Chante !'', Catherine Kalengula, Hachettes Ed. (2008) * ''Chante !'', Pilot et Torta, Soleil Productions Ed. (will be published on 9 July 2008)

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Official fan site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betti, Priscilla 1989 births Living people People from Alpes-Maritimes French child singers French female dancers French actresses French people of Italian descent Musicians from Nice Jive Records artists Betti, Priscilla 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers Dancers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur