Vanessa Paradis is considered the best French artist. She is not only a singer but also a model and actress.
As a singer, she became known thanks to the international success of her single “Joe le Taxi”. She released the song when she was 14 years old.
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ToggleVanessa Paradis’ parents
André and Corinne Paradis, interior designers, gave birth and raised Vanessa Paradis in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris.
As mentioned, her singing career began at the age of eight when her uncle, record producer Didier Pain, got her on the local television talent show L’École des Fans.
Vanessa Paradi’s personal life
Her relationship life also started very young as she was already in a relationship at the age of 15.
Paradis began a relationship with Florent Pagny, a 26-year-old French singer, and their relationship lasted three years until their separation in 1991.
She was in a relationship with Lenny Kravitz from 1991 to 1996 and during their relationship he produced her self-titled album in 1992.
After her breakup with Lenny, she formed a relationship with French actor Stanislas Merhar, and this relationship lasted only one year, from 1997 to 1998.
Her love life did not stop there as she had another relationship with American actor Johnny Depp and this relationship was her longest relationship since it lasted for more than ten years, from 1998 to 2012. They two children: Lily-Rose Depp, a daughter. and John “Jack” Christopher Depp III, born in 2002.
The career of Vanessa Paradi
Her first single, “La Magie des Surprises-Parties”, was released in 1983 and she performed it at an Italian festival in 1985.
Although it wasn’t a hit, it paved the way for her breakthrough song “Joe the Taxi” in 1987, when she was 14.
It was number one in France for 11 weeks and, unusually for a song sung in French, reached number three in the United Kingdom.
This is their first album M&J (for Marilyn & John), which reached number 13 in France but not in the United Kingdom.
In 1992, the talented musician moved to the United States to work with her boyfriend at the time, Lenny Kravitz.
She began working on a new album in English, which she now speaks fluently. The album, Vanessa Paradis, was written and produced by Kravitz and was featured in France and briefly in the United Kingdom.
“Be My Baby”, one of the singles, reached number five in France and gave her another top 10 in the UK at number six.
In 2010, she named the face of Chanel’s new Rouge Coco lipstick. She also became the face of their new Ranger handbag line.
During her international tour in 2011, she performed in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and Turkey.
Love Songs, a double LP by French singer and producer Benjamin Biolay, was released by Paradis in May 2013.
Biolay also wrote the first single, Love Song. Spaces and Feelings was the second single.
Adrien Gallo, the leader of BB Brunes, wrote the third single, Mi Amor. Other songwriting contributors to the album include Mickey 3D frontman Mickael Furnon, as well as Johnny and Lily-Rose Depp.
Vanessa Paradis Award
Throughout her career, Vanessa Paradis has won numerous awards, including:
César 1990 for Most Promising Actress
1990 Romy Schneider Prize – Best female hopeful
1991 Victoire de la Musique – Best Female Artist, Best Video Clip
2007 Order of Arts and Letters – Knight
Victoire de la Musique 2008 – Best pop album, best female artist
Victoire de la Musique 2009 – Best Music DVD