Solenn Heussaff

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Solenn Heusaff

Solenn Heusaff at the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars
Born Solenn Marie Adea Heussaff
(1985-07-20) 20 July 1985
Makati City, Philippines[1]
Ethnicity Filipino-French
Occupation VJ, actress, fashion designer, model, make-up artist, TV host, recording artist
Years active 2010–present
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Solenn Marie Adea Heussaff[2] (born on July 20, 1985) is a French-Filipina VJ,[3] actress, TV Host, model,[4] singer,[5] fashion designer,[6] painter,[7] and professional make-up artist.[8] She was one of the official castaways of Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown which aired from August 30 to December 3, 2010 on GMA Network. She made it to the Final Three. In December 2010, she signed a recording contract with MCA Universal Philippines, a movie contract with Regal Entertainment,[9] and a television contract with GMA Network and GMA Artist Center.[10]

Early life

Solenn Heussaff is the second child of Cynthia Adea, a Filipina, and Louis Paul Heussaff, a former French Marine of Breton descent,[11] who is now the head of a service company for the petroleum industry.[12] She has an older sister named Vanessa and a younger brother named Erwan .[13]

Education

After graduating from Eurocampus (European International School of Manila), Solenn went on to study fashion design in Studio Berçot, Paris for three years. She also took a 6-month course in basic beauty/fashion make-up, body painting, and prosthetics at Ecole Fleurimont, Paris. She then proceeded further studies at the Make Up Forever Academy.

Career

Early career

Before she entered showbiz, she was an endorser of several products in and outside the country. She is currently endorsing Vitress Hair Solutions, Asian Secrets, Argentina, Century Tuna, Greenwich Pasta and Robinsons Land Corporation.

Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown

Solenn Heusaff became one of the fan favorites in the reality show. She was also one of the most controversial castaways and even became one of the trending topics on Facebook and other social networking sites during the airing of the show. She ended up being one of the top three finalists alongside Ervic Vijandre and Akihiro Sato. The latter was declared the winner.

As an Actress

Right after Survivor Philippines, GMA Network already had several projects lined up for her. She became one of Richard Gutierrez's leading ladies in the movie My Valentine Girls alongside Lovi Poe. In the movie, she played the role of Richard's best friend who later became his girlfriend.

She was also chosen as one of the leading ladies of Richard Gutierrez in the telefantasya Captain Barbell, which started airing on March 2011. She currently has a makeover show on GMA News TV which also started airing on the same month and year. Her role was that of a reporter named "Janna". She had a limited airing time in the show because of other projects such as Temptation Island which she starred alongside Marian Rivera, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe and Rufa Mae Quinto.

Music career

Heussaff released her first self-titled album on July 17, 2011 on Party Pilipinas. She then had her first autograph signing at SM Mall and Astroplus The Block on the same day. She held her first major concert from August 19 to 26, 2011 at Teatrino Promenade, Greenhills.

She released her second album entitled, SOS, on August 23, 2013.[14][15] On the 25th after Heussaff performed her latest single, Diva featuring Ron Henley from her sophomore album, she was awarded her first platinum award for her self-titled album.[16]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2013 Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas Jade Carmelo GMA Network
2013–present Sunday All Stars Herself GMA Network
2013 Indio Lalahon GMA Network
2012 Taste Buddies Host GMA News TV
Eat Bulaga! Co-Host GMA Network
Legacy Chloe Martin GMA Network
2011–present Fashbook Host GMA News TV
2011-2012 Bubble Gang Herself GMA Network
2011 Spooky Nights Presents: Da Mami Beth GMA Network
Captain Barbell Janna Rahmani GMA Network
2010 Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown Herself GMA Network
2010-2013 Party Pilipinas Co-Host/Performer GMA Network

Movies

Year Title Role Film Production
2013 Status: It's Complicated Sylvia Regal Films
Seduction Sophia Regal Films
2012 Sosy Problems Margaux Bertrand GMA Films
D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?! Lulu APT Entertainment/ M-Zet Productions
Boy Pick-Up: The Movie Angel GMA Films and Regal Films
2011 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Selene Regal Films
Temptation Island Pura K. GMA Films and Regal Films
My Valentine Girls Andie GMA Films

Awards & Nominations

  • Gawad Urian Awards
    • 2011: Best Supporting Actress: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - "Nominated"
  • MYX Music Awards
    • 2012: Favorite New Artist - Nominated
    • 2012: Favorite Remake: Fire - Nominated
  • PMPC Star Award for Music
    • 2012: New Female Recording Artist of the Year - Won
  • Yahoo! OMG Awards
    • 2012: Best Female Newcomer - Won
  • Box-Office Entertainment Awards
    • 2012: Most Promising Female Star of the Year - Won
  • PMPC Star Awards for Movies
    • 2011: New Movie Actress - Won
  • ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards
    • 2011: Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Solenn Heussaff page at iGMA.tv. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The French Connection". rogue.ph. Retrieved October 24, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Channel V PH: VJ Solenn". Channel V Philippines. Retrieved February 13, 2011. 
  4. ↑ "WTalent Management Profile: Solenn Heussaff". WTalent Management. Retrieved February 20, 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Solenn Heusaff signs three-year, three-album contract with MCA Music". pep.ph. Retrieved June 25, 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Designer Spotlight: Solenn Heussaff for TAN-GAN". StyleBible.Ph. Retrieved April 19, 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Solenn Heussaff: The Painter". Pelicola.tv. Retrieved October 29, 2010. 
  8. ↑ "The Next Make-up Artist: Solenn Heussaff". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 3, 2008. 
  9. ↑ spot.ph "Solenn Heussaff signs contracts with Regal Films and MCA Universal". spot.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King and Magalona siblings sign up with GMA Artist Center". pep.ph. Retrieved December 3, 2010. 
  11. ↑ "Louis-Paul Heussaff. Le Breton Manila". Le Telegramme. Retrieved August 24, 2008. 
  12. ↑ "Supply Oilfield Services (SOS): Chairman's Message". Retrieved April 20, 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Body Talk with Solenn Heussaff". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
  14. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/sos/id686532538
  15. ↑ http://www.myxph.com/videos/4160/video-solenn-heussaff-in-studs-and-spikes-for-sos-album-photoshoot/
  16. ↑ http://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/entertainment/solenn-heussaff-releases-her-new-single-diva/

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