Alys Robi

Alice Robitaille (February 3, 1923 – May 28, 2011), from Quebec City, was a translator (to French) and singer of Latin American songs, who performed under the stage name Alys Robi. Born in 1923 in the Quebec City neighbourhood of Saint-Sauveur, Robitaille displayed talent for singing and acting at a very young age. She first performed on-stage at the Capitol Theater at 7. At the time, she had already sung on-air with the CHRC radio station and was a real phenomenon in the whole city. At 13 she moved to the Théâtre National, on Montreal's Saint Catherine Street. Under the direction of Rose Ouellette, she learned acting and singing during a 75-week engagement. She continued her career in the Montreal cabarets, making radio appearances....