who is Monroe, 16 years old, the big winner of season 11 of the France 2 telecrochet?

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“An absolutely exceptional singer”, “a remarkable stage presence and a magnificent voice”, “Mozart would certainly have congratulated her”, “a star is born”… On social networks, the comments are rave with regard to Monroe.

Only 16 ansthe teenager won season 11 of “Prodigies”broadcast Thursday January 2, 2025 on France 2. A victory that she achieved by tackling an opera repertoire – and not the least, like her interpretation of the aria from the Queen of the Night in The magic flute by Mozart or L'Elixir d'amour: A furtive tear by Donizetti.

A passion that comes from his dad

In addition to a nice purse of 10 000 eurosMonroe intends to take off her career after her stint in the telecrochet hosted by Faustine Bollaert since 2021. Because classical music, in addition to being a passionis a real life project for the young Franco-American.

It was her dad, with whom she listened to music as a child, who gave her a taste for classical music. “I started singing the songs we listened to together everywhere, then I started singing classical music and then playing the piano,” the teenager recalls to our colleagues at Leisure TV.

That’s how I really developed this passion for the beauty of music and the way it touches people.

A scholarship to “go to school and continue the development of [sa] musique »

This is followed by singing lessons once a week, two hours of music daily and the supervision of “a few instructors” to satisfy his passion. But everything changes when his aunt tells him about the show Prodigies.

And large-scale project which is only possible in France. Monroe and her mother give it a try and the teenager signs up. And it did him a lot of good! Here she is now crowned the big winner of season 11, in front of a jury composed of Gautier Capuçon, Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Axelle Saint-Cirel.

With this scholarship and this distinction, Monroe wishes to “go to school and continue the development of my music”. And “why not” come and settle in France.

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