Vanessa Chantal Paradis born 22 December 1972 is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since then, she has accomplished a career in music, movies and modelling.
Contents
1 Childhood
2 Career
2.1 1981–1986
2.2 1987–1991
2.3 1992–1993
2.4 1993–2011
3 Family
4 Discography
5 Filmography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links and audio sampleChildhood
Paradis was born on 22 December 1972 at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris. Vanessa Paradis spent her childhood in Villiers-sur-Marne with her parents, André and Corinne Paradis. Vanessa Paradis was attracted to cinema early on. Her admiration for Marilyn Monroe led her to take dance and piano lessons. She spent a lot of time with her uncle, Didier Pain, and his musician friends. Career
1981–1986
Her first TV appearance was on the show L'École des fans in 1981. She recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983 and performed it in an Italian festival in 1985 but lost the first prize.
1987–1991
Although "La Magie des surprises-parties" 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 11 weeksand, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom the following year 25 January where it reached 3. It was taken from her first album M&J it stands for Marilyn & Johnwhich, although it gained a number 13 placing in France, drew little attention in the UK and did not chart. In March 1989, aged 16, she decided to drop out of high school in order to pursue her career. She then released Variations sur le même t'aime in 1990, containing a remake of the Lou Reed song "Walk on the Wild Side". The album was written by acclaimed French composer Serge Gainsbourg, whom she met when she received the best singer award at Les Victoires de la Musique, on February, 4th 1990. In 1990, Paradis won the 1990 César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Noce Blanche.
In 1991, Paradis promoted a fragrance for Chanel, titled Coco. In the advertisement, she was dressed in all black and feathers, portraying a bird swinging in a cage. The advert was shot by Jean-Paul Goude. Paradis spoke of her continued admiration of Chanel in 2010 saying, "The more I know them, the more I love Chanel 1992–1993
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