Sophie Grégoire Trudeau reveals herself as voice behind the mask on Canadian singing show

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau stunned judges and an unsuspecting audience after she revealed herself to be the voice behind one of the characters on the Canadian French-language singing show, the Masked Singer.

Grégoire Trudeau appeared on a Christmas special of the show, called Chanteurs Masqués in French, which she said in a post on Instagram was recorded over the summer. The show’s premise is for panelists and the audience to learn the identity of the celebrity singers, who compete to stay on the show until they are the last one left.

Panelists on the Christmas special were unable to uncover the real identity of the person behind elaborate Christmas Fairy costume. Turns out, it was Canada’s former first lady.

“It was so fun to play and sing as the Xmas fairy for Chanteurs Masqués (Masked singers),” she said in an Instagram post on Monday. “Judges and public were so surprised! Thanks for the invite!”

Grégoire Trudeau sang two songs, I Put a Spell On You, which is a cult classic by Jay Hawkins, and a rendition of Faufile by Canadian singer Charlotte Cardin.

In a video clip that the show posted on Instagram , Grégoire Trudeau beamed about the experience, speaking in French. She asked whether or not people at home were able to guess who she was.

Grégoire Trudeau previously performed publicly in 2016 at a Martin Luther King Day event, Global News reported . She sang an original song that she said she wrote for her daughter, Ella-Grace Trudeau.

Grégoire Trudeau is not the only person in her family with a love for music. In the comments of her Instagram post, her oldest son Xavier Trudeau, wrote, “Sign her,” insinuating that she should be signed by a record label. The 18-year-old released R&B songs earlier this year .

And former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Grégoire Trudeau’s ex-husband, also has connections to the music industry through his current partner, pop star Katy Perry.

The pair recently went Instagram official. They appeared together in a series of videos and photos Perry posted over the weekend.

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