Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis: Biography in Details

Who is Vanessa Paradis?

Vanessa Paradis is a French singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and model and has two children with actor Johnny Depp.

Vanessa Paradis’s Early life, Childhood, & Education

Vanessa Chantal Paradis famously known as Vanessa Paradis was born on 22 December 1972 in Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, Val-de-Marne, France, to interior designers Corinne and Andre Paradise.

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’Ecole des fans, a talent show for child singers.

Vanessa Paradis’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Vanessa Paradis’s career began to develop when she was just eight years old. She sang a song from the musical Emile Jolie by Philippe Chatel, who was the special guest on the program.

At the age of 13, Vanessa Paradise recorded her first single, “La agile Des Surprises-Parties” (“The Magic of Surprise Parties”). But her career didn’t take off until the age of 16 when she released her first single “Joe le Taxi” (1987).

The song became a No.1 hit in France, and a year later she launched her debut album, M&J (1988). The album featuring her popular single “Joe le Taxi”, peaked at No. 13 on the French Album Chart, making Paradis an overnight sensation.

Soon after Vanessa Paradis began her singing career, Paradis crossed over into acting. She made her debut in the film “Noce Blanche” (White Wedding) in 1989 at the age of 17.

In the film, Paradis played a teenage drug addict who has a love affair with her older professor. Her performance earned her a Cesar, France’s most prestigious acting award.

Towards Vanessa Paradis’s Music Successes, Her next album, Variations Sur Le Mme T’aime (1990) (Variations on the Same Theme) featured a remake of the Lou Reed hit, “Walk on the Wild Side” and was produced with the help of French actor and producer, Serge Gainsbourg.

The new record was an even greater success, ranking No. 6 on the French charts and receiving high praise from critics.

This same year, Vanessa Paradis’s nymphish looks attracted the attention of the Chanel fashion and cosmetics company. The talented actress and singer became the face of Chanel’s perfume line Coco, in 1991.

When Vanessa turned 20, Vanessa Paradis released her first English album, the self-titled Vanessa Paradis. Her boyfriend at the time, American musician Lenny Kravitz, helped Vanessa Paradis write and produce the album.

Critics lauded the record as Paradis’ greatest achievement to date, and fans agreed. She landed a No. 1 on the French music charts, and the single “Be My Baby” made it into the Top 40 in the U.K., Sweden, and Austria.

Vanessa Paradis’s Film Career, After the success of her third recording, Paradis launched a European tour. She played more than 70 concerts and released the album Vanessa Paradis Live (1994) before returning to France to star in the drama Elisa (1995) opposite Gerard Depardieu.

Once again, Paradis’s performance garnered rave reviews from critics and propelled the starlet firmly into the ranks of A-list actors. After the success of this film, Paradis devoted herself almost entirely to acting.

Vanessa Paradis, known for her dark, dramatic roles, surprised audiences with her next film choice: the romantic comedy Un Amour de Sorciere (1997) (Witch Way Love).

She followed up her performance with the action comedy Une Chance Sux Deux (1998). That same year, Paradis met American actor Johnny Depp while he was in France filming his movie The Ninth Gate (1999).

They instantly hit it off, and by the end of the year, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.

In 1999 Paradis managed to balance pregnancy and a new film project. She played a woman on the edge in the movie La Fille du Pont (Girl on the Bridge), which became an arthouse classic in both France and the U.S.

That same year, on May 27, 1999, Paradis gave birth to daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp.

Inspired by her foray into family life, Paradise created the 2000 album, Bliss. Companion Johnny Depp played guitar on several of the tracks, and the voice of Lily Rose was also featured on the album.

Bliss was an instant hit and, following the success of her last album, also hit No. 1 on the French charts. She released her second live album, Au Zenith, in 2001.

Paradis continued to act, model, and sing, appearing in the film Mon Ange (2004), while also promoting Chanel’s new line of handbags, Ligne Cambon, and working on a new album.

In 2007, she stepped back into the spotlight with her long-awaited album Divinidylle, which earned the multi-talented Paradis two Les Victories de la Musique awards and resulted in a successful music tour to promote the album. That same year she also appeared in the film La Chef (2007).

Paradis became the new face of the fashion line, Miu Miu, in 2008, shortly after the company released Kristen Dunst from the campaign.

Vanessa Paradis is also currently at work on the films The Midwife Crisis and Un Monstre a Paris April which will be released in 2010. In 2016, Paradise 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.

Awards & Achievements; Vanessa Paradis has won awards such as Cesar Award, Prix Romy Schneider, 6 Victoire de la Musique Awards, Genie Award, Jutra Award, Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award, etc. She was honored with Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Vanessa Paradis has an estimated Net Worth of $150 Million as of May 30, 2017.

Is Vanessa Paradis involved in any rumors and controversies?

On June 21, 2012, Johnny Depp was forced to deny rumors that he was involved with his Dark Shadows co-star Eva Green who shared a sensational, supernatural love scene within the Tim Burton flop.

But reports suggest that he has struck up a more serious bond with his pretty publicist, Robin Baum. That Depp had split from her partner of 14 years of marriage and Vanessa also Tweeted a controversial message about the current season.

Vanessa Paradis’s Body Measurement

Looking for the physical presentation of Vanessa Paradis’, her height is noted to be 5 feet 3 inches with a balanced weight of 54 kg last measured.

Vanessa Paradis got a slim body type as mentioned. Her body measurements are 34-25-33.

Her bra size is 32B, her dress size is 4 (US), and her shoe size is 8.5 (US). She has dyed blonde hair color and hazel eye color.

Is Vanessa Paradis active on social media?

Vanessa Paradis is active on social media such as Facebook, and Twitter but she is not active on Instagram.

She has more than 366.7k followers on Facebook and she has more than 32.3k followers on Twitter.

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