The daughter of Polish-Ukrainian immigrants, Juliette Augustina Sysak was born in St. Vital, Manitoba.
[1] She moved with her family to Vancouver in her youth, where she began her singing career in 1940.
She was professionally known by simply her first name, Juliette, starting with her appearances with the Dal Richards band at the Hotel Vancouver at age 13.
She retired and lived in Vancouver, although she made occasional special appearances, such as an event marking the 85th birthday of bandleader Dal Richards in 2004.
[citation needed] She died in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 26 October 2017, at the age of 91.