Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Chantal Paradis () (born 22 December 1972) is a French singer-songwriter, musician, actress and model.
She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since 1991, Paradis has been a spokesmodel for Chanel. She was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp from 1998 to 2012; they have two children: Lily-Rose and John "Jack" Christopher Depp III. Vanessa's sister, Alysson Paradis, is also an actress.
== Life and career ==
=== Early years ===
Vanessa Paradis was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, to interior designers Corinne and André Paradis. She began to develop her singing career at age seven when her uncle, record producer Didier Pain, helped her appear on the local television program L'École des fans, a talent show for child singers.
=== 1983–1991 ===
She recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983 and performed it in an Italian festival in 1985. Although not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she became internationally famous, "Joe le taxi", in 1987 when she was 14. It was No. 1 in France for 11 weeks and, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 3. It was taken from her first album M&J (it stands for Marilyn & John) which, although it placed 13th in France, drew little attention in the UK and did not enter the chart.
In March 1989, at age 16, she left high school to pursue her career.
She released the album 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 4 February 1990. In 1990, Paradis won the 1990 César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Noce Blanche.
In 1991, Paradis promoted the fragrance Coco for Chanel. In the advertisement, she was covered in black 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."
=== 1992–1996 ===
In 1992, she moved to the United States to work with Lenny Kravitz, whom she also dated at the time. Paradis started working on a new album in English, a language in which she was now 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 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 6.
In March 1993, Paradis started her first international tour, the Natural High Tour; she performed in France, England and Canada.
In February 1994, Live was released in France. In April 1994, Paradis filmed Élisa, under the direction of Jean Becker. Elisa was a big success in France, and was released internationally.
=== 1997–2006 ===
In 1997, Paradis played in Un amour de sorcière with Jeanne Moreau and Jean Reno, before filming Une chance sur deux, with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo. In March 1999, La fille sur le Pont, by Patrice Leconte was released. This movie was shot and released in black and white. In 2004, she promoted Chanel's new handbags called Ligne Cambon.
In 2005, she modeled for Chanel again for The New Mademoiselle handbag. In 2008, she modelled for Miu Miu. Meanwhile, she was included in the French children's album and concert Le Soldat Rose in 2006.
=== 2007–present ===
Paradis released a new album (Divinidylle) in 2007 which was released in the UK on 11 December (September in France). There are three versions (regular, limited edition, and the Christmas edition). She started the Divinidylle Tour in October. Some concerts were filmed and a DVD/CD of the tour was released. Paradis won two 'Les Victoires de la Musique' awards for this album in February 2008. Some of her later projects include a greatest hits CD (Best of Vanessa Paradis) which includes the commercial jingle "I love Paris in the Springtime"; she also starred in the animated film Un monstre à Paris, released in 2010.
Canadian film director Jean-Marc Vallée cast Paradis in a starring role in his film Café de Flore, in which she plays the single mother of a Down syndrome child in the 1960s.'Young Victoria' Helmer Grabs Vanessa Paradis for Next Film Cinematical. 19 May 2010 The film was released in 2011, and Paradis garnered a Genie Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2012 Genie Awards."Monsieur Lazhar wins six Genies, including best picture". The Globe and Mail, 8 March 2011.
She released an acoustic album in November 2010 entitled Une nuit à Versailles. The album was recorded at L'Opéra of the Palace of Versailles during her Vanessa Paradis Concert Acoustique Tour. She also released a set of DVDs in 2010 called Anthologie which collected rare live performances and interviews from 1987–2007.
In 2010 she became the face of Chanel's new lipstick, Rouge Coco. She also became the face of their new handbag line, Ranger.
Her 2011 international tour included performances in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Turkey.
In May 2013, Vanessa Paradis released a new album, Love Songs, a double LP produced by French singer and producer Benjamin Biolay.Vanessa Paradis love songs Track list discogs.com The first single, Love Song, was also written by Biolay. The second single was Les espaces et les sentiments. The third single, Mi Amor, was written by BB Brunes frontman Adrien Gallo. Other people that have contributed to the songwriting of the album include Mickey 3D frontman Mickaël Furnon, Johnny Depp, Paradis herself and their daughter Lily-Rose.
In 2016, Paradis starred in Yoga Hosers with her daughter Lily Rose, as a history teacher. That same year, she was a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
== Personal life ==
She dated French singer Florent Pagny from 1988 to 1991. Later she dated Lenny Kravitz from 1992 to 1997. He is the producer from her third album Vanessa Paradis Released in September 21, 1992. She was also in a relationship with French actor Stanislas Merhar from 1997 to 1998. They dated for only 12 months. From 1998 to 2012, Paradis was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp. They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Depp (born 1999), and a son, John Christopher "Jack" Depp III (born in 2002). After her split from Johnny Depp, she had a relationship with French singer Benjamin Biolay from 2012 to 2015. He is the producer and director of her 2013 Vanessa album 2013 Love Songs. He also joined Vanessa on her 2013-2014 Love Songs Tour.
== Philanthropy ==
She has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993."Les Enfoirés - Vanessa Paradis". (in French). Les Enfoirés. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
== Discography ==
;Studio albums
* 1988: M&J
* 1990: Variations sur le même t'aime
* 1992: Vanessa Paradis
* 2000: Bliss
* 2007: Divinidylle
* 2013: Love Songs
== Filmography ==
Film and television
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1989	Noce Blanche 	Mathilde Tessier 	
1995	Élisa 	Marie Desmoulin 	
1997	Witch Way Love 	Morgane 	
1998	Pleasure (And It's Little Inconveniences)	La voix du nouvel âge (voice)	
1998	Une chance sur deux 	Alice Tomaso 	
1999	Girl on the Bridge 	Adèle 	
2002	Lost in La Mancha 	Herself 	Documentary (footage from the filmingof The Man Who Killed Don Quixote)
2004	 	Concia 	
2004	My Angel 	Colette 	
2005	 	Margotte (voice) 	
2006	Le soldat Rose 	Made in Asia 	TV film
2007	La clef 	Cécile 	
2010	Heartbreaker 	Juliette Van Der Becq 	
2011	 	Lucille (voice) 	English and French dubs
2011	Café de Flore 	Jacqueline 	
2012	Dubaï Flamingo 	Jackie 	
2012	Low Profile 	Emmanuelle 	
2012	Cornouaille 	Odile 	
2013	Fading Gigolo 	Avigal 	
2014	Rio, I Love You 	Mulher 	segment "Quando não há Mais Amor"
2014	Sous les jupes des filles 	Rose 	
2016	Yoga Hosers 	History Teacher 	
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Nominated work(s) 	Award 	Category	Result
1988	"Joe le taxi" 	Victoires de la Musique 	
*Best Song	
1988	Herself 	Victoires de la Musique 	
*Best New Female Artist	
1989	Herself 	Victoires de la Musique 	
*Best New Female Artist	
1990	"Mosquito" 	Victoires de la Musique 	
*Best Music Video	
1990	Noce Blanche 	César Award 	
*Most Promising Actress	
1990	Herself 	Prix Romy Schneider 	
*Most Promising Actress	
1990	Herself 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Female Artist	
1991	Tandem 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Music Video	
1993	Herself 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Female Artist	
2000	La fille sur le pont 	César Award 	
*Best Actress	
2001	Bliss 	NRJ Music Awards 	
*Best Francophone Album	
2001	Herself 	NRJ Music Awards 	
*Best Francophone Female Artist	
2007	Herself 	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 	
*Chevalier	
2008	 	Trophée des Femmes en Or 	
*Femme de Spectacle	
2008	"Dès que j'te vois" 	NRJ Music Awards 	
*Best Song	
2008	Divinidylle 	NRJ Music Awards 	
*Best French Album	
2008	Divinidylle 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Pop Album	
2008	Herself 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Female Artist	
2008	Herself 	Globe de Cristal 	
*Best Actress	
2009	Divinidylle Tour 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Music DVD	
2011	Herself 	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Female Artist	
2011	Une nuit à Versailles	Globe de Cristal 	
*Best Female Artist	
2011	L'arnacœur 	Globe de Cristal 	
*Best Actress	
2012	"La Seine" (with -M-)	Victoire de la Musique 	
*Best Music Video	
2012	Café de Flore 	Genie Award 	
*Best Actress	
2012	Café de Flore 	Jutra Award 	
*Best Actress	
2012	Café de Flore 	Cabourg Romantic Film Festival	
*Swann d'honneur	
2012	Café de Flore 	Vancouver Film Critics Circle 	
*Best Canadian Actress	
2016	Herself 	Legion of Honour 	
* Chevalier	
== References ==
== External links ==
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* Vanessa Paradis at Universal Music
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