Colbie Caillat

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Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat performing at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, California on October 26, 2007
Colbie Caillat performing at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, California on October 26, 2007
Background information
Birth name Colbie Marie Caillat
Born May 28, 1985 (1985-05-28) (age 23)
Newbury Park, California, United States
Origin Malibu, California, United States
Genre(s) Pop, folk-pop, acoustic, surf pop, blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
Instrument(s) Vocal, guitar, piano, ukulele
Years active 2007–present
Label(s) Universal Republic
Website www.colbiecaillatmusic.com

Colbie Marie Caillat (pronounced /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ (info) "Kole-bee Kal-lei") (born May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tusk albums; Caillat recalls being around the likes of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie as a child.[1]

The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four months.[2] Her popularity on the social network was partially due to her song "Bubbly," and the songs on her profile have been played more than forty-two million times (as of May 31st, 2008).[3] For the week of July 17, 2007, "Bubbly" was featured on the iTunes Store as the free "Single of the Week". The promotion coincided with the release of Coco, her debut studio album. Caillat was also spotlighted by Rhapsody during the 2007 Black Friday Sale at Best Buy.

According to her MySpace profile, Caillat was first inspired to start singing at age eleven when she first heard the Fugees' 1996 version of the song "Killing Me Softly", made famous by Roberta Flack in 1973. Her MySpace profile also states that, though trained at piano from an early age, Caillat did not begin playing guitar until age nineteen.

In May 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, called "Lucky," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.[4] The same month, Caillat recorded a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid for Disney's DisneyMania vol. 6 CD.[5]

Caillat is currently shooting another music video in Hawaii for her song "The Little Things."[6]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Chart positions RIAA Certifications
US GER SWI NZ BRA POR AUS WOR FR
2007 Coco 5 15 23 11 17 12 13 21 85 Platinum

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. Pop U.S. AC U.S. Adult CAN GER NL AUT SWI SWE NOR NZ BRA CZE AUS EUR WOR
2007 "Bubbly" 5 2 1 1 2 10 5 6 11 6 2 6 1 1 1 28 3 Coco
"Mistletoe" 75 44 7 — 56 — — — — — — — — — — — — Digital release
2008 "Realize" 20 16 24 6 38 — — — — — — — — — — — 35 Coco
"The Little Things" 107 94 — — — 51 23 63 — — — — — — — 133 —

[edit] Other charting songs

Year Single POL[7] Album
2008 "One Fine Wire" 70 Coco

[edit] Other appearances

Year Title Length Album
2008 "Out of My Mind"[8]
4:38
 WalMart Soundcheck (Live)
"Lucky" (with Jason Mraz)
3:09
 We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
"Kiss the Girl"
3:16
 DisneyMania 6

[edit] Music Videos

Year Song's Title Album
2007 "Bubbly" Coco
2008 "Realize"
"The Little Things"
"Kiss the Girl" DisneyMania 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ Colbie Caillat's Official Website - Biography.
  2. ^ Stewart, Allison (July 17, 2007). RECORDINGS Quick Spins. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
  3. ^ Colbie Caillat official MySpace with number of plays listed on music player. MySpace (December 1, 2007).
  4. ^ Jasonmraz.com - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things Jason Mraz Official Store Pre-Order
  5. ^ Amazon.com CD Listing.
  6. ^ Colbie Caillat MySpace Profile Pictures [1]
  7. ^ Polish National Top 50
  8. ^ WalMart download page

[edit] External links

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NAME Caillat, Colbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American singer-songwriter and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Newbury Park, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH