When Delphine Giuliano turns on her camera for our meeting, she appears in front of a paradise island background that is not far from reflecting her current reality, 8,000 kilometers from Paris. “I rented a private island off Vancouver for a shoot. I recharge my batteries by working!” explains the number 1 Youtuber in Quebec, known as Denyzee. A combination of her third name, Denise, and Nice, her hometown.
A few words are enough to recognize the hybrid accent, slightly singing and definitely imbued with the intonations of the Belle Province, which has become the trademark of his videos. “I have been giving myself body and soul to this activity for five years, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day,” says the young woman, who is about to receive Canadian nationality. However, when she arrives at the age of 21 in Quebec City, “it’s a bit by default”, recognizes the one who then dreamed of a sunny destination.
“I felt like anything was possible here”
“The first year went very badly on a professional level, but I had this rage and this pride which pushed me not to give up. I also had the impression that everything was possible here”, she recalls. In 2014, she landed a job in an agency, where she explored the possibilities of the Web. Three years later, she obtained her permanent residence: “The horizon opened up! I was 25 years old, the desire to be on my own and to be able to realize my dream of a little girl.” In less than a year, she dropped everything to reconnect with the comedy she practiced for a long time in France, then in Quebec. His YouTube channel offers him a stage; her expatriate experience, the breeding ground for her first videos where she humorously recounts the cultural differences between the two countries.
From 2019, she imagines challenges, pranks and other social experiences with sometimes impressive means and the company of stars like the adventurer Mike Horn. Never short of ideas, she is also involved in song, fashion and even publishing with Without limits, a diary full of advice (First editions). “Transforming our daily lives through positivity, that’s the energy I want to spread,” she assumes, convinced that “a day without laughter is a wasted day”. A leitmotif passed on to him by his mother, a travel buff, and by his father, a catering professional with a passion for Buddhism. “They taught me to express my emotions. That’s why I have a big mouth and a certain confidence in my abilities,” she laughs. Over the course of this frank exchange, she teaches us that for her there is “neither failure nor error, just eternal new beginnings”. Moreover, if she wishes to keep a pied-à-terre in Canada, Delphine does not lose sight of another dream: that of living one day in Australia.
Three other young influencers
Denizee is not, however, the only one to play the influencers among the country’s immigrants. We can also mention:
Isia Arcangeletti
Originally from Montbéliard, she joined HEC Montréal in 2018. Sharing her passion for fashion, culture and travel on Instagram, the student saw her community grow and reach 115,000 subscribers.
isaachub
After studying law in Germany, his native country, he pursued a career as a model in Paris before settling in Montreal. Launched in 2017 around challenges, his YouTube channel, called Huby, delights a million subscribers. With her husband, Carl Arsenault, he launched a “unisex and inclusive” brand of beauty products in April.
Filipa Jackson
This native of Leeds, England, arrived in Toronto in 2004. On her blog, then on her Instagram account followed by more than 100,000 people, the stylist shares her car trips before offering content centered on her fight to become a mother. . In 2022, she co-founded a gender-neutral clothing line for toddlers.