Colbie Caillat

Colbie Marie Caillat (pronounced /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ ( listen); born May 28, 1985) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her second album, Breakthrough, in August 2009. Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year for her background vocals and writing on Swift's Fearless. She has sold over 6 million albums worldwide and sold over 10 million singles.

Colbie Caillat - Bubbly



Colbie Caillat - I Never Told You



Colbie Caillat - Realize



Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky (Video)

Taylor Swift - Breathe ft. Colbie Caillat [Video]




Life and career

Childhood and youth
Caillat was born in Malibu, California, and grew up in Newbury Park, California . Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours (1977) and Tusk (1979) albums. As an infant, her parents gave her the nickname "Coco", which she would later name her debut album. Caillat took piano lessons as a child, but lacked significant inspiration until she turned 11 years old, when she became enthralled with Lauryn Hill's performance in Sister Act 2. She realized that she wanted to be a singer, and began taking vocal lessons, performing onstage for the first time in sixth grade.[3]
Caillat soon met producer Mikal Blue who hired her to sing on techno songs used at fashion shows. Caillat began playing the acoustic guitar at age 19, and Blue helped her record her first song.[2] She auditioned for American Idol but was rejected at the pre-audition stage and was unable to sing for the judges.[4] The second time she auditioned for the show, she sang her own original song, "Bubbly", and was rejected once again. However, Caillat expressed gratitude at the judges' decision, saying "I was shy. I was nervous. I didn't look the greatest. I wasn't ready for it yet. I was glad, when I auditioned, that they said no."[5] The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months.[6]
[edit]2007–2008: Coco


Caillat performing at The Malibu Inn during the Coco Summuer Tour
Caillat's debut album, Coco was released in 2007. Her debut single "Bubbly" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Pop 100. Two other singles followed, "Realize" (#20, Hot 100) and "The Little Things" (#94, Pop 100).[7] After touring with The Goo Goo Dolls and Lifehouse in 2007, she was the supporting act for John Mayer on his 2008 Summer Tour.
In 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, called "Lucky," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.[8] In August 2008, Caillat released a song and video for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics called "Somethin' Special".[9] Caillat also sings on "You" by Schiller and appears in the music video. Colbie has been involved in the soundtrack of the movie Imagine That; she and Mikal Blue cover the George Harrison song "Here Comes the Sun". She is also featured in Colombian singer Juanes album La vida... es un ratico (en vivo) in the song "Hoy Me Voy". In October 2008, the song "Midnight Bottle" was included in the soundtrack of Brazilian soap opera "Três Irmãs", . She also participated in the role of herself on this soap opera. Caillat provided background vocals for and co-wrote Taylor Swift's song called "Breathe", on her album, Fearless.
[edit]2009–2010: Breakthrough


Caillat at the 2009 American Music Awards show.
Caillat's second album, Breakthrough, was released in August 2009. Most of the album was co-written by Jason Reeves and features guitarist David Becker on two tracks. Becker has worked with the Caillat's father Ken.[10] During "Breakthrough" Colbie had writer's block so she enlisted her friends, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves and they went to Hawaii for three weeks, rented a beach house and wrote songs about love, relationships and breakups. The first single from Breakthrough, "Fallin' for You", was released in June. The second single, "I Never Told You," was released in February 2010. Caillat released two Christmas songs for the 2009 holiday season, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Merry Christmas, Baby."[11]
Caillat was recognized as BMI's songwriter of the year. In July 2010, Caillat performed God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. In September 2010, Caillat performed the national anthem in the season opener game of the National Football League in New Orleans and a Monday Night Football game in Chicago. In December 2010, Caillat performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.
[edit]2011–present: All of You
Caillat's third album, All of You, will be released on July 12, 2011. The first single, "I Do", was released in February.[12]
[edit]Discography

Main article: Colbie Caillat discography
Coco (2007)
Breakthrough (2009)
All of You (2011)[13]
[edit]Tours

2008: John Mayer 2008 Summer Tour
2008: Coco Summer Tour
2008: Coco World Tour
2009/2010: Breakthrough World Tour
[edit]Awards and nominations

Colbie Caillat awards and nominations
[hide]Awards and nominations
Award Wins Nominations
Totals
Awards won 8
Nominations 19
[edit]Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Caillat has won two awards from four nominations, including Album of the Year (as featured artist).
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 Fearless (featured artist) Album of the Year Won
Breakthrough Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated
"Lucky" with Jason Mraz Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Won
"Breathe" with Taylor Swift Nominated
[edit]Others awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Nominated Work
2008 Nominated American Music Awards T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist General
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakthrough Artist General
Nominated Choice Love Song "Bubbly"
2009 Won BMI Pop Awards Songwriter of the Year Colbie Caillat
Won Song of The Year "Bubbly"
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Hook Up "Lucky"
2010
Nominated People's Choice Awards Favorite Music Collaboration "Lucky"
Nominated Grammy Award Best Pop Vocal Album Breakthrough
Won Album of the Year Fearless (featured artist)
Won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Lucky" (with Jason Mraz)
Nominated Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Breathe" (with Taylor Swift)
[edit]Soul and Jazz Awards
Year Nominated work Award Result
2010 Breakthrough Best Album Pop of the Year Won
Colbie Caillat Best Artist of the Year Act Pop Won
"Fallin' for You" Best Pop Song Nominated
2011 "I Do" Next Hit of 2011 Nominated
References from Wikipedia.com