Priscilla Betti

Biography

Préscillia Cynthia Samantha Betti (born 2 August 1989 in Nice), known professionally as Priscilla or Priscilla Betti, is a French singer and actress. She released her first single at the age of 12, and has released six albums. She played the main role of Tina Ravel in the French teen musical TV series Studio 24 from 2008 to 2011.

Biography

Priscilla Betti was born on 2 August 1989 into a family living in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Her mother, Annie takes care of her career and her father, Jean-Pierre, is a painter in letters. Priscilla has two sisters: Sandra who is also a singer and Séverine who is a pharmacy assistant.
When Priscilla was eleven years old, she took part in the television children's talent show Drôles de petits champions, on 23 February 2001, on TF1, and was noticed by a producer from the American company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Patrick Debort. On 25 September, she released her first single "Quand je serai jeune×Quand je serai jeuneSeptember 2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Quand je serai jeune4:012Fou d’elle4:05" under the record company Sony BMG.
That same year, Priscilla went to New York City and met her idol Britney Spears, who presented her with a Gold record for her single "Quand je serai jeune".
Betti's first album, Cette Vie nouvelle×Cette vie nouvelle2002 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Bla bla bla2:352Cette vie nouvelle3:483Plus3:194Qui que tu sois3:585Tout arrive4:076C’est vrai4:167Quand je serai jeune4:098Belles autrement3:479Fou d’elle4:0410Votre fille2:5011Cette vie nouvelle (Le Clip)12Cette vie nouvelle (Le Clip, version karaoké), was released in June 2002. It was certified Silver in France for sales of 50,000 copies. Her second album, Priscilla was released only six months after the first one, in December 2002. The album's first single, "Regarde-moi (teste-moi, déteste-moi)×Regarde-moi (Teste-moi, déteste-moi)2 December 2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Regarde-moi (Teste-moi, déteste-moi)3:272Prissou4:153Regarde-moi (Teste-moi, déteste-moi) (instrumental)3:27" was certified Gold in France for sales over 250,000 copies. The second single, "Tchouk tchouk musik", was certified Silver for sales over 250,000 copies. Priscilla sold over 100,000 copies in France, and was certified Gold.
Betti's third album, Une Fille comme moi×Une fille comme moi3 February 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Toujours pas d'amour3:342Toi c'est moi...3:483Banquise3:554Juste pour savoir3:555Une fille comme moi4:076Loin de ma famille3:347Où est le problème ?3:498Jalousie3:419Quand le ciel...4:0210Un jour sur deux3:3911Toujours pas d'amour (remix)5:58, was released in early 2004. The first single, "Toujours pas d'amour", peaked at number five on the French singles chart and was certified Silver in France for sales over 250,000 copies. The album peaked at number eight on the album chart, and was certified Gold in France.
After following traditional schooling until the end of 8th grade, she decided not to enter secondary school, instead taking correspondence courses so that she could better concentrate on her artistic career.
Betti's fourth album, Bric à brac×Bric à brac27 June 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Bric à brac4:122Je danse donc je suis4:263Ce soir j'ai choisi...3:574Tout est à refaire3:475Fuir4:146Tout nouveau tout beau3:557Te rendre doux3:378Si tout est fini3:399L'amour et moi4:1810Loin d'ici3:1711Bric à brac (remix)5:54, was released in the summer of 2005. It peaked at number 20 on the French albums chart.
Starting from February 2008 Betti played the main role of Tina Ravel in the musical teen TV series Studio 24 on France 2 in the block programming KD2A. The fourth and last season aired in 2011. In addition to France, the series was also shown in Belgium, Italy and Brazil. Songs from the first season were released as Betti's fifth album, Casse comme du verre×Casse comme du verre12 October 2007 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Je dis stop3:262Chante4:023Casse comme du verre3:304The Winner Is…3:235Ma place au soleil4:176Prête à me battre3:287Tu me donnes3:348À ta cheville4:069Ma peur3:3710L’Homme que j’aime3:0711Un ami4:1312Je vais m’en sortir4:06, in December 2007. The album peaked only at number 111 on the French albums chart.
In the fall of 2014 Betti made her stage debut as the lead in a stage adaptation of the musical Flashdance which was shown in Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris until March 2015.
In 2015, she participated in season 6 of Danse avec les stars (the French version of Dancing with the Stars) with her partner Christophe Licata. They finished as runners-up.

Fiction

1999: Annie as Annie (dialogue and singing in the French dub version, later version for DVD and video)
2004: Mean Old Albert as Chelsea (theatrical feature film)
2008-2011: Studio 24 as Tina Ravel (lead role in television series)
2015: Secret d'Hiver as Émilie (unreleased crowdfunded feature film)
2017: Nos chers voisins as Anaïs (guest star in the episode Nos chers voisins au ski)

Reality shows

2015: Danse avec les Stars season 6 - contestant, finalist
2018: Celebrity Island - contestant