Overview
Stephanie Martin, sometimes credited as Stéphanie Martin, is an American–based Canadian singer and actress having performed in notable musical productions in both French and English. She is best known for her role as Éponine in three productions of the musical Les Misérables and as the Québécoise French singing voice of Pocahontas in the 1995 Disney animated film Pocahontas.
Life and career
Stephanie Martin was born in the US where she spent the first six years of her life. She is a dual Canadian-American citizen. The family then moved to Beaconsfield, Quebec where, as a child, Stephanie sang with both parents in Montreal's Donovan Chorale. She participated in the Diocesan Folk Music Camp for youths held at Camp Kinkora located in Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec. She began performing publicly in her mid-teens in Montreal.
Stephanie Martin played the role of Éponine in Les Misérables for 3 consecutive years starting with the bilingual Montreal production in 1991 that led to the Paris production of Les Misérables in 1991–1992 followed by the London production in 1992–1993. This aforementioned production of Les Misérables in Paris won the 1992 Molière Award for Best Musical.
Stephanie Martin has performed with symphony orchestras across North America, Europe and Asia. She is a core member of Jeans 'n Classics developed by Peter Brennan. Stephanie has toured North America with Jeans 'n Classics singing with symphony orchestras in programs of classic rock. Stephanie has participated in a United Nations Show Tour for Canadian peacekeeping troops in Lahr, Zagreb and Sarajevo. There, Stephanie delivered a peace package from Quebec elementary school children. In 1995 and 1996, she toured 11 cities in Japan with the Francis Lai Music Orchestra International Tour under the direction of Raphael Sanchez.
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