Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis
Background information
Birth name	Vanessa Chantal Paradis
Born	22 December 1972 (1972-12-22) (age 36)
Origin	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France
Genre(s)	Rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, Actress, Model
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Label(s)	Barclay
Website	www.vanessaparadis.fr

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Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born 22 December 1972) is a French singer and actress.

Career

Vanessa Paradis was born at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris.

Her first TV appearance was on the show L'École des fans in 1980. She recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1985. Although not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she would become internationally famous, "Joe le taxi", in 1987, while she was still only 14 years old.¹ It was #1 in France for 11 weeks² and, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom the following year, where it reached #3. It was taken from her first album M&J (it stands for Marilyn & John) which, although it gained a number 13 placing in France, drew little attention in the UK and did not chart. She then released Variations sur le même t'aime in 1990, containing the Lou Reed remake "Walk on the wild side".

In 1992 she moved to the United States, working with rock musician Lenny Kravitz, who was her boyfriend for a while. Paradis started working on a new album in English, a language in which she was now fluent. Written and produced by Kravitz, the album, entitled Vanessa Paradis, topped the French chart and briefly made the UK listings (number 45). One of the singles from it was "Be My Baby", which made number 5 in France and gave her another Top 10 UK hit (number 6). She has since appeared in several films, most famously Noce Blanche, for which she won the 1990 César Award for Most Promising Actress; 1999's La fille sur le pont (also known as Girl on the Bridge), which became an arthouse box office hit in the United States;³ and 2004's Mon Ange.⁴

In 1991, Paradis promoted a fragrance for Chanel, entitled Coco. In the advertisement, she is dressed in all black and feathers, portraying a bird swinging in a cage. In 2004 she promoted Chanel's new handbags called Ligne Cambon. In 2006 she modeled for Chanel again for The New Mademoiselle handbag. In 2008 she modeled for Miu Miu.

On the musical side, she is included in the French children's album and concert "Le Soldat Rose". Paradis currently released a new album (Divinidylle). There are three versions (regular, limited edition, and the Christmas edition). She started the Divinidylle tour in October. Some concerts were filmed and the DVD/CD of the tour was just recently released. Her latest film DVD release is La Clef. Also, Vanessa recently won two Les Victoires de la Musique awards for her new album Divinidylle. Some of her next projects include a greatest hits cd which includes the commercial jingle "I love Paris in the Springtime" as well as the movies "The Midwife Crisis" and "Un monstre à Paris April", to be released in 2010.

Family

Vanessa Paradis has been in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp since 1998. They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 27 May 1999), and a son, John Christopher "Jack" Depp III (born 9 April 2002⁵).

They divide their time between houses in the Hollywood Hills and their farm in the South of France, a house in the village of Timsbury, Somerset, and also own apartments in Paris, Manhattan and an island in the Bahamas. Paradis' 2000 album Bliss, another French chart topper, was dedicated to Depp and their daughter.

Vanessa has a sister, actress Alysson Paradis, who is younger by 10 years and has starred in many French horror films. The actor and film producer, Didier Pain, is their uncle.

Discography

• M&J (1988)
• Variations sur le même t'aime (1990)
• Vanessa Paradis (1992)
• Live (1994)
• Bliss (2000)
• Au Zénith (2001)
• Divinidylle (2007)
• Divinidylle Tour (2008)

Filmography

Main films

• Noce Blanche (1989)
• Élisa (1995)
• Un amour de Sorcière (1997). International title : Witch way love
• Une chance sur deux (1998). International title : Half a chance
• La fille sur le pont (1999). International title : The girl on the bridge
• Atomik Circus - Le retour de James Bataille (2004)
• Mon ange (2005). International title : My angel
• Sage femme (to be issued in 2009). International title The midwife crisis
• Heartbreaker (in shooting this summer 2009, to be issued in 2010)

Miscellaneous

• Lost in la Mancha (2003). Ever finalized film. Vanessa played a second role.
• The Magic Roundabout (2005). Vanessa makes the voice of Margote.
• La clef (2007). Vanessa plays a second role.

Awards and nominations

• 1990 : César Award of "Most Promising Actress" for Noce Blanche.
• 1990 : Victoire De La Musique: "Female Performer of the Year".
• 1990 : Prix Romy Schneider
• 1991 : Victoire De La Musique: "Video of the Year" for Tandem, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
• 1999 : Nomination to César Awards for "Best Actress" for La fille sur le pont.
• 2001 : Nomination to NRJ Music Awards of "Francophone Female Artist of the Year".
• 2001 : Nomination to NRJ Music Awards of "Francophone Album of the Year" for Bliss.
• 2007 : Named "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres".
• 2008 : Nomination to NRJ Music Awards of "French Album of the Year" for Divinidylle.
• 2008 : Nomination to Trophy Women's Gold in the category "Shows".
• 2008 : Victoire De La Musique: "Female Performer of the Year".
• 2008 : Victoire De La Musique: "Pop Album of the Year" for Divinidylle.
• 2009 : Victoire De La Musique: "Best Music DVD of the Year" for Divinidylle Tour

Audio sample

	Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi excerpt An excerpt from Joe Le Taxi
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References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vanessa Paradis

• Official website
• Paradivine Forum De Fans
• Forum Vanessa Paradis Brasil

• Vanessa Paradis at Allmusic
• Vanessa Paradis at the Internet Movie Database
• Vanessa Paradis in Translation: #1 English Fansite

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