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

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| birth_place = Madagascar

| genre = Pop music

| instrument = Voice

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 1983–present

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Josée Helihanta Ramahavalisoa, better known by her stage name Poopy, is a Malagasy pop singer who began singing in 1983.{{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}} Lonely Planet declared Poopy a "national treasure".{{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}} She has been active in educating young mothers about breastfeeding their infants as a "nutrition ambassador" for UNICEF.{{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}}