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{{short description|Malagasy pop singer}}{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Poppy (singer)]]}}{{Wiktionary|poopy}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Poopy
| image               = Poopy.jpg
| caption             = Poopy on stage
| background          = Solo singer
| birth_name          = Josée Helihanta Ramahavalisoa
| birth_date          = <!--Birthdate must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs. No IMDb. No public records. See WP:BLPPRIVACY-->
| birth_place         = [[Madagascar]]
| genre               = Pop music
| instrument          = Voice
| occupation          = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active        = 1983–present
| associated_acts     =
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'''Josée Helihanta Ramahavalisoa''', better known by her stage name '''Poopy''', is a [[Malagasy people|Malagasy]] pop singer who began singing in 1983.<ref name=web1>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonline.com/article.php?article_id=00372&date=2010-01-08&lang=us&PHPSESSID=73ae0a14e804b0e862d26a8553bb6ec9|title=A show-biz divas journey to fame, and fortune|author=J. F. Razanamiadana|date=2002-07-23|publisher=www.madonline.com|access-date=26 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020141209/http://www.madonline.com/article.php?article_id=00372&date=2010-01-08&lang=us&PHPSESSID=73ae0a14e804b0e862d26a8553bb6ec9|archive-date=October 20, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Lonely Planet]] declared Poopy a "national treasure".<ref>{{cite book|title=Madagascar and Comoros|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UMq-2xYmCwQC&pg=PA37|year=2008|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-608-3|page=37}}</ref> She has been active in educating young mothers about [[breastfeeding]] their infants as a "nutrition ambassador" for [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/RTV/2002/10/16/210160037/ | title=MADAGASCAR: Pop icon 'Poopy' is the 'breastfeeding ambassador' | publisher=[[ITN Source]] | access-date=18 June 2014 | agency=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208151418/http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/RTV/2002/10/16/210160037/ |archive-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ''Mitapolaka''
| 2011
| Studio ProRossy
| 12 (43'55")
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==See also==
*[[Music of Madagascar]]
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