Norah Lapointe was born to sing. At the age of 7, she joined the cast of the show Decemberfrom Quebec Issime, where she shared the stage with her parents Caroline Riverin and Alexandre Lapointe.
Further proof that music is a part of his life, his stepfather of 16 years is none other than Marc-André Fortin, the big winner of the Star Académie in 2005. The latter was also present to celebrate him during their blind audition on Sunday for the encouraging first episode of the 10th season of La Voix.
At the age of 19, Norah Lapointe – she studies jazz – reharmonized the late Karim Ouellet's piece Rien ne point de cours into a ballad. This led to a touching moment at the end of the episode when the young woman managed, very gently, to show the solidity and precision of her voice. The four trainers turned around, but she chose Corneille. Funny moment: When the chairs refused to turn around, Roxane Bruneau, Corneille, France D'Amour and Mario Pelchat watched the rest of his performance standing up.
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The young woman from McMasterville in Montérégie, used to being on stage, sets out alone for the first time without defending a character. “It's something that added stress to me,” she told QMI Agency, saying she chose this song “because [qu’elle] thinks it's important that we continue to give Karim Ouellet's music a hearing.
Charles Lafortune with contestant Norah Lapointe and her family, namely his mother Caroline Riverin, his stepfather Marc-André Fortin, grand winner of the “Star Académie” in 2005, and his father Alexandre Lapointe. PHOTO BY BERTRAND EXERTIER, PROVIDED BY TVA
She dreams of a solo career after her studies. “Anything that has to do with music, whatever it is, I will be happy with it. The voice gave me a lot of confidence and I saw that I could handle a lot of stress.”