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Flora Gionest-Roussy

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Flora Gionest-Roussy
Flora Gionest-Roussy in 2016.
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
Chandler, Quebec
NationalityFrench Canadian
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor

Flora Gionest-Roussy (known professionally as Flora Gionest) is a French Canadian actor, self-portrait photographer, singer-songwriter and drag queen.

Biography

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Born in Chandler, Quebec,[1] and raised in the community of Pabos Mills, Flora 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 (2015-2019) as a drag musical project,[3] first attracting widespread media attention in 2016 and 2017 for their synthwave single Wave.[1]

His 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]

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