See also: Winter

Ophélie Winter , of its true name Ophélie Winter-Kleerekoper , is a Actrice, Chanteuse and Mannequin Franco-Dutch, born the February 20th 1974 with Boulogne-Billancourt.

Biography

It is the girl of David Alexandre Winter, a Dutch singer known in the Années 1970, and of Cathy Kleerekoper, old mannequin. His/her parents divorce in 1976, his father leaves for the USA, it does not have whereas 2 years and only re-examines his/her father too seldom. This event will remain a major traumatism during one long period of its life.

It records at ten years one 45 turns the Song of the horns in duet with BOB, then leaves fate at thirteen years a second 45 turns entitled Poil carrot .

In 1991, Ophélie Winter becomes, like his/her mother, mannequin, and this after being located by the Absolu agency. It poses in all Europe in varied fields: linen room, publicities televised, or covers of magazines like Vogue in Spain and the Echo of Savannas . At the same time, it also passes from castings to France, in particular for the sitcom honey and the bees , and appears in several sitcoms of the time like Muscular Salut the or the Girls with dads .

In 1992, Ophélie meets the Nacash brothers who will produce his first individual. It leaves at the end of the year the title When I got the mood which receives a rather cold reception but which makes it possible Ophélie to on television pass and in the press teenager.

In 1993, Ophélie leaves the first version Shame one you , of which success even more is mitigated. She takes part the summer of the same year in the round Pepsi in all France and poses for the mark of clothing Lee Cooper. This year is also that of its meeting with the famous singer Prince whom she sees for the first time after her concert with Bercy, in a connected Parisian box.

In spite of a first album envisaged in 1994, its meeting with Prince makes him cancel the disc and decides it to leave for the the United States to Mineapolis. She works then with the singer on some titles which will never end, of which the French version of " the most beautiful girl in the world" , become " thereafter; the most beautiful man of the univers" by Ophélie, in answer to Prince who had dedicated his individual to him.

Well quickly, Ophélie Winter, thanks to its relation with Prince (with whom it will have remained 4 years, it will speak about it at Ardisson in 2005), leaves an individual double, " Dad/For a lady" , which will be a personal message for his/her father. Judging however bad, Ophélie makes it withdraw vats a few days after its exit, although it already ensured promotion of it. It then ceases definitively collaborating with the Nacash brothers.

During the summer 1994, Ophélie takes part in the emission the Night more coils produced by Thierry Ardisson on M6 and is made locate by the leaders of the chain. With the autumn 1994, Ophélie makes its beginnings of stimulating TV, by animating with other organizers Dance Machine 4, then the emission Hit machine with Yves Christmas where it often appears in behaviors sexy hyper, often out of leather even in vinyl or latex. It is seen also the time of two episodes in the sitcom Classe mannequin where it finds her half-sister Cachou and with that which the press will call its rival, Vanessa Demouy.

With the beginning of the year 1995, Ophélie very quickly becomes the young star of PAF by presenting many musical programs: Dance machine Club in company of his/her Michael brother, Coming next , Ophelie street and Ophélie Show!

In December 1995, after a change of profile in its label Career (become East West), Ophélie leaves individual “the God gave me the faith ”, which is sold with more than 500.000 specimens and is worth two gold discs to him.

In 1996, it became true a star. It multiplies the covers of magazines and is nominated with the Victoires of the music, in the category “Revelation of the year”. The May 22nd, the first album of Ophélie Winter, entitled No Soucy! leaves in the vats and becomes platinum disc, dedication of its career of singer. She continues to make speak about her with the success of the individual drawn from her album (in which collaborated of the artists such as Soulshok & Karlin - which usually work with interpreters like Madonna, etc - as Siedah Garrett which collaborated with Michael Jackson): the Fire which pokes me , Shame one U (#9 with the Top 50), Only for him (gaining a success less marked than the precedents) and Keep it one the red light with the Rap fear Coolio (#19 with Signal 50). A European version of the album, entitled Soon leaves in September and runs out with 100.000 specimens.

In 1998 appears its new album Privacy including five individual is published Marche with back, It Cries, I Run, I give up You and what I am by adding up a total of sales of a million copies. There exists égalmenet an international version of Privacy with all the songs in english language version in particular I Spy, Cry, Up Where I Belong… With the Cannes festival of the same year, Ophélie officializes its love for the rappor MC Solaar, with whom it will remain 5 years.

In 2002, Ophélie Winter signs its musical return after a pause cinema. It launches its 3rd album studio Explicit Lyrics which will too quickly be arranged with the wall cupboard after the second individual " Everyone the fait" , for lack of confirmed success, this surprisingly in spite of the good performance of the first individual heading " Sache" (with the appearance of Gerard Depardieu in the clip) which will be classified 6th with Signal 50 at the end of 2002, with more than 200.000 sold specimens - 17 weeks of presence in the TOP50 - what could have forecast of a better continuation. One can note collaboration with artists such as Wallen, Viviane Dour… Collaboration for the original soundtrack of the film " will be followed from there; Rrrrrr" of Alain Chabat (his companion at the time) with the title " Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! " in featuring with Fabolous. In all, only 100.000 specimens of the album will be sold, disappointment is thus large.

Since 2005, it returns on television and will present during ten weeks on M6 Music Black the emission Mission Missy in collaboration with raspy Missy Elliot and the intervention of Madonna. She continues in March 2006 in animation with a special program on 13th street putting at the honor the series New York District . She is currently member of the jury of the emission Popstars 2007 for M6.

In September 2007, it makes its entry in the jury of the 4th season of the emission Popstars (on M6), for wages of 120.000 euros, at the sides of Mia Frye, Sebastien Farran and chair it Benjamin Chulvanij.

Albums

• 1996 : No Soucy!

• 1996 : Soon (No souçy! European version)
• 1996: No Soucy! Japanese version
• 1998: Privacy
• 1998 : Privacy * European version
• 2002: Explicit Lyrics
• 2008 : Resurrection

Individual

• 1992 : When I Got The Mood

• 1993: Shame One You (1st Version)
• 1994: Dad/For a Lady
• 1995: God has Donné to Me the Faith (#1)
• 1996: the Fire Which pokes Me (#3)
• 1996: Shame One U (#7)
• 1997: Keep It One The Red Light
• 1997: Only For Him
• 1998: I Walk with back
• 1998: It Cries
• 1999: I Run
• 1999: I give up You
• 2000: What I Am
• 2002: Knows (#6)
• 2003: Everyone the Fact

Catalog of films

• 1996 : Men, women, directions for use .

• 1997 : All must disappear ;
• 1997 : Bulge! ;
• 1998 : Insane of it ;
• 2001 : She Who Must Be Obeyed ( the Mystery Of the Ring Crowned );
• 2001 : the Pretty Things ;
• 2001 : My wife is an actress ;
• 2001 : Y does it have a cop to save humanity? ;
• 2003 : Bad spirit ;

External bonds

• the official site of Ophélie Winter
• Just-Ophely
• Site of Fan