Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a Chanteuse and French Actrice of Cinéma , born the December 22nd 1972 with Saint-Maur-of-Ditches (the Valley-of-Marne).

Career

Very young person, Vanessa Paradis is interested by the music, it takes courses of piano and dance. Its passion will enable him to make its first appearance on television, the May 3rd 1981, in the emission the school of the fans animated by Jacques Martin. It takes again there the title Emilie Jolie resulting from the musical tale éponyme of Philippe Chatel. In 1985, it discreetly takes part in a named song the magic of the parties . This disc 45 turns is actually carried out at the request of the group of variety-rock'n'roll the Pirates, for the account of AB Production.

The career of Vanessa Paradis begins two years later, in 1987 with the song Joe the taxi of Etienne Roda-Gil. The title is an immense success and at 14 years, Vanessa is at the head Hit-parade S during fourteen weeks. It makes even good classifications out of France, number one in 25 countries and a signal 3 in England what had not arrived any more since " I love you me either ". The lolita very quickly becomes a star. Surfant on this phenomenal success, one writes to him and composes a second song Manolo Manolete . The result is mitigated: even if the title is classified ninth with the hit-parade in 1988, the topic (the Corrida) attracts many criticisms, the singer is whistled. In order to reassemble the bar, Vanessa carries out a first album entitled M&J . The title Manolo Manolete is not even included there. It extracts from it several titles with variable successes, Marylin and John who will make a signal 4, Maxou a signal 13, Coupe crosses, signal 25, and Mosquito, signal 44.

In 1989, Vanessa plays the part of Mathilde teenager matured too quickly in the film white Noce of Jean-Claude Brisseau. It incarnates a doped old young girl and prostitute who saw a passion for her professor.

The year 1990 is a hinge for Vanessa Paradis. It indeed collects the fruits of its first appearance to the cinema: the César of the best most promising young actress and the Price Romy Schneider. It meets also Serge Gainsbourg which composes an album for it, entitled Variations on the same one loves you , which meets a great success. The songs Tandem and Dis him you that I love you is extracted from it. This year will see its dedication to the Victories of the Music for the price of the female interpreter of the year for an album left two years before M&J.

In spite of this exceptional beginning of career, certain confessions of the singer indicate that she badly lived these first years, speaking even sometimes “about hell” . This more particularly aims the turning of white Noce where its relation with the realizer Jean-Claude Brisseau was execrable. These declarations do not fail to feed the frequent debates on the children stars.

Its many rewards and its collaboration with Serge Gainsbourg gave to Vanessa the credibility which it missed. The lolita then becomes a woman and an artist with whole share. In 1991, it is selected besides like egery by the house Chanel. Publicity for the perfume Coco makes the round the world tour and consolidates the career of the actress.

In 1992, for its third album, Vanessa Paradis flies away for the the United States where she collaborates with Lenny Kravitz. This last composes an album entitled to him Vanessa Paradis (quite simply). For the first time, the artist sings in English and that succeeds to him, it is classified first of the sales. Following this success, in April 1993, Vanessa its first round in France carries out and abroad. An about sixty dates including ten with the Olympia. In 1994, the album Vanessa Paradis Live summarizes the round.

In 1994, Vanessa plays in the film Élisa at the sides of Gerard Depardieu. In film, it incarnates an young girl in the search of her father. Behind the history, the film earlier pays also a vibrating homage to Serge Gainsbourg deceased three years, which was a little an artistic father for Vanessa so much his collaboration with the second album was important in the career of Vanessa Paradis. Besides one of the scenes represents a head with head musical between Vanessa and the smoker of gipsy, interpreted by Philippe Léotard. The musical topic of film is the song Élisa of Gainsbourg.

In 1997 and 1998, Vanessa persists in the cinema, but attacks from now on the comedy. It takes part in two films a love of witch (1997, of Rene Manzor and with Jeanne Moreau) and a chance on two (1998, of Patrice Leconte with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo). The two films are failures. However, Patrice Leconte continues his collaboration with Vanessa Paradis. It turns the girl on the bridge in 1998. Is run by Vanessa and Daniel Auteuil. This return to the drama succeeds in Vanessa which is nominated for the César of the best actress.

Of 1993 with 1999, Vanessa Paradis took part in all the annual spectacles of the Enfoirés to the profit of the Resto du coeur.

In 2000, it leaves a new album entitled Bliss . The title Commando is extracted from it. The artist sells 300.000 specimens of them. The album is followed of a round passing by the FrancoFolies of Montreal. An album live entitled Vanessa Paradis with the Zenith summarizes it.

In 2004, Vanessa returns in film removed from rim Atomik Circus, the return of James Bataille of the Poiraud brothers, at the sides of Benoît Poelvoorde. It contributes to the original soundtrack to with dimensions of the group The Little Rabbits. In 2005, it takes part in first film of Serge Frydman, the scenario writer of the girl on the bridge , which is entitled My angel , and it lends its voice to Margote in cartoon film Pollux, the magic horse-gear .

In 2007 it leaves its 5th album studio, Divinidylle , which it produces and coréalise with - m (Matthieu Chedid) with titles also written by Brigitte Fontaine, Franck Monnet and Thomas Fersen, followed by a round in France, Belgium and Suisse.

Private life

After a history with the singer Florent Pagny, Vanessa Paradis left with Lenny Kravitz, which had helped it to carry out its third album.

Since 1998, it saw with the American actor Johnny Depp. They have two children: Lily-Rose Melody, born the May 27th 1999, and Jack John Christopher III, born the April 9th 2002. Very close one to the other, they are also very protective of their private life. They share their life between France (they have a house with Plan-of-the-Turn) and the United States. They are also owners of an island in the Bahamas. The album Bliss was dedicated to Johnny Depp and their Lily-Rose daughter.

Vanessa is the sister of the French actress Alysson Paradis and the niece of the actor and producing Didier Pain.

Works

Albums

Participations

  • the Soldier Pink (2006), musical tale of Louis Chedid and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud: Made in Asia
  • Original soundtrack of the film Atomik Circus (with Vanessa with the song on 6 pieces)

Films

Distinctions

External bond

  • Official site

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