Véronique Claveau is a Canadian actress and sketch comedian from Quebec, most noted for her role as Céline Dion in the Canadian production of the stage musical Titanique.Guillaume Picard, "Véronique Claveau interprétera Céline Dion dans ce projet" . 7 Jours, May 2, 2024.
Career A contestant in the 2004 edition of the singing competition series Star Académie,Claudia Blais-Thompson, "Star Académie: l'étau se resserre". Le Quotidien, April 10, 2022. she first became more widely known as a musical comedian, appearing for several years in the annual Revue et corrigée shows at Montreal's Théâtre du Rideau Vert, where she first established her skills as a Dion impressionist.Christian Saint-Pierre, "Véronique Claveau, un pont entre deux solitudes". Le Devoir, October 24, 2024. She later joined the cast of Ici Radio-Canada Télé's annual New Year's Eve Bye Bye specials in 2014."Véronique Claveau se joint à l'équipe du Bye bye" . Ici Radio-Canada, June 18, 2014. She also had a number of roles in musical theatre, including as Amber Von Tussle in a production of HairsprayLouise Bourbonnais, "Le plaisir de jouer dans hairspray" . Le Journal de Montréal, August 7, 2013. and Miss Farrell in Annie.Alicia Rochevrier, "Annie, un émerveillement du début à la fin". Ici Radio-Canada, August 18, 2022.
She has also done dubbing work, including the voice of Anna in the French translations of the Frozen films.Glenn Sumi, "She met her hero, Céline Dion, when she was 11 years old. Now Véronique Claveau gets to play her eight times a week in ‘Titanique’" . Toronto Star, December 17, 2024.
In 2022 she competed in the second season of Chanteurs masqués, the Quebec version of the international The Masked Singer franchise, as the "Queen of the Day and the Night", winning the season.Frédérique De Simone, "«Chanteurs masqués»: Véronique Claveau la reine de la soirée". Le Journal de Montréal, December 5, 2022.
In 2024 she debuted in Titanique, performing the role both in the show's Montreal run at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts,Pamela Pagano, "All aboard!: New York award-winning musical ‘Titanique’ making Canadian debut in Montreal" . CityNews, October 15, 2024. and its Toronto engagement at the CAA Theatre.Aisling Murphy, "Titaníque is a campy, Celine Dion-jukebox spoof buoyed by an unsinkably fabulous cast" . The Globe and Mail, December 10, 2024.
Personal life She is in a relationship with Bryan Audet, a singer and broadcaster who competed in a later edition of Star Académie.Guillaume Picard, "Véronique Claveau et Bryan Audet ont amorcé leur relation en frenchant pendant une semaine dans une Tercel". Le Journal de Montréal, July 5, 2024. In 2022 the couple became cohosts of C'est plus qu'un jardin, a documentary television series about gardening, for Unis.Michèle Lemieux, "Véronique Claveau succédera à Édith Cochrane dans ce projet télé" . 7 Jours, July 22, 2022.
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