▁Car a ▁( born ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁actress ▁and ▁singer . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁C éc ilia ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C annes , ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera . ▁C éc ilia ▁started ▁learning ▁bal let ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 ▁she ▁began ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁cho ir ▁and ▁soon ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁gift ed ▁and ▁tal ented . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁different ▁shows ▁and ▁singing ▁cont ests , ▁she ▁improved ▁her ▁voice ▁and ▁progress ively ▁gained ▁self - conf idence . ▁ ▁Career ▁For ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁she ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁a ▁contest ▁in ▁Nice . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁her ▁region ▁and ▁she ▁soon ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁all ▁over ▁France ▁with ▁a ▁TV ▁show ▁launch ing ▁young ▁artists . ▁ ▁She ▁finally ▁came ▁in ▁ 4 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁new ▁musical ▁was ▁being ▁born ▁in ▁France ▁" R om éo ▁et ▁Jul iet te , ▁de ▁la ▁Ha ine ▁à ▁l ' Am our ". ▁ ▁The ▁TV ▁show ' s ▁present er ▁immediately ▁contact ed ▁the ▁produ cers ▁to ▁introduce ▁her . ▁ ▁Al most ▁at ▁once , ▁they ▁knew ▁they ▁had ▁found ▁their ▁Jul iet te . ▁ ▁C éc ilia ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁when ▁she ▁deb uted ▁as ▁Jul iet te ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1