Vanessa Paradis - Natural High
Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L'École Des Fans. 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 weeks and, 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 respectable #13 placing in France, drew little attention in Britain and did not chart.
In 1992, now aged 19 and working in the USA 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 simply Vanessa Paradis, topped the French chart and briefly made the UK listings (#45). One of the singles taken from it was Be My Baby, which made #5 in France and gave her her only other Top 10 UK hit (#6). She has since appeared in several films, most famously 1999's La fille sur le pont, a black and white romance co-starring Daniel Auteuil, and 2004's Mon Ange.
In 1991, Paradis famously promoted a new 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 they chose her once again to promote Chanel's new line of handbags called Ligne Cambon. She is now promoting Chanel's The New Mademoiselle handbag line. On the musical side, Paradis is currently working on a new album expected to be released in 2007.
In 1992, now aged 19 and working in the USA 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 simply Vanessa Paradis, topped the French chart and briefly made the UK listings (#45). One of the singles taken from it was Be My Baby, which made #5 in France and gave her her only other Top 10 UK hit (#6). She has since appeared in several films, most famously 1999's La fille sur le pont, a black and white romance co-starring Daniel Auteuil, and 2004's Mon Ange.
In 1991, Paradis famously promoted a new 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 they chose her once again to promote Chanel's new line of handbags called Ligne Cambon. She is now promoting Chanel's The New Mademoiselle handbag line. On the musical side, Paradis is currently working on a new album expected to be released in 2007.
Category
🎵
Music