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Billy K's is invading Quebec.

Tom Bountis, the Montreal restaurateur behind Allô! Mon Coco, will open the province's first Billy K's in Vaudreuil-Dorion in November of this year.

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A viral video depicting Quebec's very own 'Billy Karaoke' interrupting Premier François Legault's press conference has made waves on social media — but as it turns out, it's not real. At least, according to the government, it's not.

The video, published on Billy's Instagram on May 12, has garnered over 28,000 views. It shows him replacing the Quebec Sign Language (QSL) interpreter and singing karaoke — albeit muted — while someone tries to forcibly remove him. 

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