Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L'École des Fans in 1980. She recorded her first single La Magie des surprises-parties in 1985. Although it was 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. It was 1 in France for 14 weeksand, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the UK 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 Britain and did not chart.



In 1992, now 19 and working in the U.S. with American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, who was her boyfriend for a while, Paradis began work on a new album sung in English, in which she had become fluent. Written and produced by Kravitz, the album, titled 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; 1999s La fille sur le pont, a black and white romance co-starring Daniel Auteuil; and 2004s Mon Ange.



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. 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 which includes 2 songs that weren't released on the regular version and the Christmas edition which will be released later this year and will include another rare song titled "Abracadabra"). She started the DivinIdylle tour in October. Some concerts will be filmed for the future release of a dvd. She is also in a new movie La Clef. The trailer and other promotion have currently been released. La Clef won great reviews from critics and the DVD is slated to be released in July of 2008



It has been announced that Vanessa will be the new face of Miu Miu's Fall/Winter 2008/2009 collection. She replaces Kirsten Dunst as the face of the Miuccia Prada line. She will also record a version of "I Love Paris" by American composer Cole Porter for the company "Aéroports de Paris".



Newest Single, "L'incendie"!



Nouvelle chanson, "L'incendie"!