Flora Gionest-Roussy

Flora Gionest-Roussy is a French Canadian actor, photographer, singer, and songwriter.

Flora Gionest-Roussy
Flora Gionest-Roussy in 2016.
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995
Chandler, Quebec
NationalityFrench Canadian
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor

Biography

Born in Chandler, Quebec[1] and raised in the village of Pabos Mills, Gionest 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 as a drag musical project,[3] first attracting widespread attention in 2016 for their synthwave single "Wave".[1]

His musical 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
  1. "L'artiste Silver Catalano tourne un vidéoclip à Chandler". Ici Radio-Canada, 17 May 2016.
  2. Alain Brunet, "Quitter la prostitution, s'évader dans la musique". La Presse, 4 January 2017.
  3. Catherine Genest and Marie Paris, "L’art de la drag". Voir, 7 April 2017.
  4. "Gaspé LGBTQ group breaks barriers with 'historic' drag show". CBC News Montreal, 20 February 2017.
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