Cynthia Rolland

Cynthia Louise Rolland (born May 4, 1975) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress and model, best known as a member of the girl group FanGirls.

Early life
Cynthia Louise Rolland was born May 4, 1975 in, the daughter of Rachel (née Keevers), a secretary at the pulp mill, and Thomas Rolland, a outdoorsman and handyman. At the age of 3, Rolland and her parents moved to, 321 kilometers (199 miles) away, where her mother found work as an interpreter for foreigners in the.

In school, Rolland enjoyed horse riding and ballet, and played women's basketball at, where she met her childhood friend, future BabesXL member Aimee Hamer. She got the nickname "Angel" due to an incident wherein she fell off the hoop mount "like a fallen angel."

Early career
After graduating from high school, Rolland moved to to attend, where she was a walk-on power forward for the  women's basketball team. On the weekends, she was an entertainer at theme park.

FanGirls
In 1996, Rolland got word of auditions for an all-female vocal group at the in. She answered the advertisement announcing the auditions in the Toronto Star, and was selected to join the girl group FanGirls.

Sexuality
Rolland came out as a lesbian in 2001. Regarding her sexuality, Rolland stated "I was always attracted to women from the moment I began dating. I remember Aimee once asked me why I didn't have any romantic feelings for boys, and just told her "I'm a girl who wants a girl." That was my philosophy at the time."