Valentina (French singer)

Valentina was born in Rennes, the capital of Brittany, northwestern France, and lives in Thorigné-Fouillard. She has an older brother. Her mother is an Italian-language teacher and her father is a real estate agent. From her early childhood, Valentina was "surrounded by music"; she said; "I grew up in a family where everyone sang: my mother [sang] in bars, my father [did] Michael Jackson impressions. [...] Music has always been part of my life." She said she was probably two and a half when she sang her first song. Her mother sang her to sleep with Italian songs and the first songs Valentina sang were Italian. ==Career==

In 2017, Valentina took part in the fourth season of The Voice Kids France, but she was rejected at the blind auditions stage. she was seven when she applied for the show and when her blind audition was recorded, According to , her offer of a place there was due to her appearance on The Voice Kids, Valentina became a mascot for the group. As of 2020, she has recorded two albums with the group; was released in August 2018 and in November 2019. On 16 October, the song was released as a single and a music video was unveiled on the same day. As of October 20th 2024, the video has received 31 million views. Valentina won the contest with a score of 200 points, 48 more than second-placed Kazakhstan. This was France's first victory at the contest. In December 2022, she was selected as the spokesperson to announce the French jury results in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 that would be held in Yerevan, Armenia. == Musical style and influences ==

Valentina's idol is Ariana Grande, who she said "has a wonderful voice". Her favorite of Grande's songs is "Love Me Harder". == Discography ==

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