Born Cécilia Gruffaz in Cannes on June 5, 1984, Cécilia Cara is a French singer and actress. A student at the Stanislas Catholic Institute in Cannes, Cécilia Cara made a name for herself in 1999 when she took part in the Graines de star TV show on M6. Presenter Laurent Boyer encouraged her to audition for Gérard Presgurvic's musical Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour. She won the role of Juliet, which she played for over two years. Following this, she sang a duet with Florent Pagny on "L'Air du Temps " in 2001, and on Ronan Keating's "Je t'aime plus que tout" in 2003. That same year, she released her single "Le Dernier Reflet" in 2003. In 2004, Cécilia starred in Charles Nemes' film Le Carton, and appeared in Arnaud Paris' short film Droit au cœur. She also lends her voice to the character of Christine Daaé in Joel Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera . Cécilia gave her first solo concerts in Paris in 2006. She went on to appear in plays such as Jerry King's Sister (2006-2008) alongside Arthur Jugnot, and Tonton Léon Story (2008). Also in 2008, she played the role of Sandy in the musical Grease at the Théâtre Comédia in Paris. The following year, she played Bonnie Parker in the musical thriller Bonnie & Clyde. In 2010, she took part in Il était une fois Joe Dassin, directed by Christophe Barratier. In 2012, Cécilia joined the international troupe The Voca People. Six years later, she starred in the musical Énooormes! From 2018 to 2019, she plays Anna Verne in Jules Verne - la comédie musicale, a show nominated for a Molière award in 2019. Associated with the world of musical comedy, she wished to return to her first passion and released her first album under her own name, Paris-Bogota, recorded between France and Colombia. Combining modern pop and Latin sounds, this opus gives life to three singles: the title track, "Me Acerco a Tu Boca" and "Mama Terre ". The latter was recorded with Juancho Valencia, from the cumbia group Puerto Candelaria. In 2023, Cécilia Cara varied her activities once again, singing "La Vaguelette", this time for the video game industry, in this case the game Genshin Impact . In 2022 and 2023, she was on stage, taking part in the show Le Grand Show des Comédies Musicales.
