Raised in Shediac and Moncton, she moved to Montreal at age 17 to pursue work as a musician and actress. She appeared in Michel Tremblay's musical play Nelligan in 1990, in the television series Chambres en ville in 1991 and in the film Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives in 1992 before releasing her debut album Comme de la musique in 1995