Gabriella wows France's The Voice and judge Mika
Songwriter and musician Gabriella's performance watched more than 4.6 million times
A young Quebec artist is attractinginternationalattention forher performance on asinging-competition reality show in France.
Gabriella's rendition ofColdplay'ssong The Scientist,has been viewed online more than 4.6 million times. It also moved judges onThe Voice:laplus bellevoixto their feet.
The sudden fame didn't come overnight to Gabriella Laberge, who uses her first name only on stage.
She began studying violin at the age of six and has spent years learning the guitar and taking voice lessons.She also writes her own songs and says she struggled to learn English four years ago.
She sat down with CBC Montreal for her first English interview since her performance.