Born in Drummondville, Québec, Canada in 1983, Karine Vanasse is the daughter of council worker Conrad Vanasse and Renée Gamache, now her *******. From as young as 9 years old, Karina Vanasse expressed her desire to become a singer or an actress one day. That desire became an ambition when she appeared in Quebec's **** show "Club des 100 watts" after winning a "lip sync competition". It was then, with the **** of her mother Gamache and TV show host France Beaudoin, that she begun to audition and take part in TV commercials as well as playing minor and supporting roles in French-Canadian TV movies.