Week following week, variety following variety, Sherbrooke’s Krystel Mongeau has always risen to the occasion, until her coronation on Sunday, thereby making her community very proud, whether in Sherbrooke or in her native village of Saint -Malo, in Estrie.
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“He’s an angel spreading his wings!” commented Élise Bonneau, one of Krystel’s nine hairstylist colleagues who were present at the MELS studio on Sunday evening. “We know that we may lose her as an employee, but we are really happy for her. We’ve been behind it since the very beginning!” said the owner of L’Expérience beauté urbaine, Marie-France Vigneault.
At the entrance to the village of Saint-Malo, a small community of regarding 500 inhabitants in Estrie, a poster of Krystel has been installed for several weeks. “Last night was amazing! With my girls, it screamed in the living room. We are so proud of her, ”said the one who was her neighbor for many years, Dominique Lévesque.
This is the second native academician of Saint-Malo. Émilie Lévesque was part of the 2009 cohort. Thirteen years later, Krystel Mongeau is crowned the winner. Mayor Benoit Roy wants to underline his triumph: “Tonight we are meeting the municipal council to discuss how we can celebrate it. It is certain that something must be done, she has worked so hard to get where she is.
Great pride also in Coaticook, where Krystel sang at the Artistic Evenings during the five years she spent at La Frontalière Secondary School. “I’m proud of her, she sang so well, once once more. Already in high school, we saw that she had enormous potential, ”recalls student life facilitator Sylvain Veronneau.
Krystel and Éloi will go on tour across Quebec in the spring of 2023. There is likely to be quite an atmosphere on May 11 when they will be performing at the Sherbrooke cultural center.
