MEGAN RIBINSKY FINAL PROJECT COLBIE CAILLAT SINGER. SONGWRITER. GUITARIST. PIANIST. She is one of the brightest new artists to emerge in the last few years and the first true myspace.com discovery.
Mar 07, 2016
MEGAN RIBINSKY FINAL PROJECT
COLBIE CAILLAT SINGER. SONGWRITER. GUITARIST. PIANIST.
She is one of the brightest new artists to emerge in the last few years
and the first true myspace.com discovery.
“My songs are optimistic and bright. I grew
up in southern California and Hawaii. The
lifestyle was laid back and I listened to
mellow, positive music, like Bob Marley and
Jack Johnson. So I think that`s all inside
me. I`m happy, and that gets expressed in
my music.”
BIOGRAPHY
FROM THE BEGINNING
Colbie Marie Caillat was born on May 28, 1985 in
Newbury Park, California. While growing up, she
and her family spent their time between Malibu,
California and Maui, Hawaii. As a child, Colbie
took piano lessons but lacked significant passion for
playing until she was 11 years old. Soon after, she
realized that she wanted to be a singer and
songwriter and began taking vocal lessons. While in
the sixth grade, she performed onstage for the first
time.
At the age of 19, Colbie began playing the acoustic
guitar. During this time, she started to write her first
song with producer Mikal Blue. As she began
focusing on songwriting, Colbie discovered an
innate talent for observing and capturing significant
moments, such as the first blush of love or passage
into adulthood.
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At the core of Colbie Caillat`s appeal are her honesty, lack
of pretense, and her intense desire to create a body of work
that resonates from the first note to the last.
Her debut album “Coco” hit stores in 2007. This album
debuted at #5 on Billboard`s Top 200 albums chart and
remained in the chart`s top 20 more than half a year after
its release. The debut single from that album, “Bubbly”,
spent 14 weeks at #1 on Billboard`s Adult Top 40 chart
and 4 weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart. This
single has also been certified platinum
. Her second album “Breakthrough” debuted in 2009,
which featured many popular singles such as “Fallin for
You”. She is currently working on her third album “All of
You”, which will be released later this year.
Since the start of her career in 2007, Colbie
Caillat has been nominated for 11 awards and
has won 6 of those nominations.
2009:
BMI Pop Award for Songwriter of the Year
BMI Pop Award for Song of the Year for the
song “Bubbly”
2010:
Grammy Award for Album of the Year for
Taylor Swift`s “Fearless” album, for which she
wrote songs
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration
with Vocals for the song “Lucky” with Jason
Mraz
Soul and Jazz award for Best Album of the
Year for her album “Breakthrough”
Soul and Jazz Award for Best Artist of the Year
Act in the Pop category
Colbie Caillat has been nominated for other awards in
award shows such as the American Music Awards, Teen
Choice Awards, and the People`s Choice Awards.
“I hate having to change an album because you don`t like that song or you want to go to
the next. I want someone to just be able to put the album on and listen all the way
through.”
COLBIE CAILLAT
AND THE BEACH
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
“I write at the beach, exercise at the beach,
spend time with my family and friends at the
beach. The ocean calms my heart when I
am stressed! To this day, when I smell the
salt water in the air, I feel at home.”
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots
organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment
of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches founded in
1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu,
California. The core activities and campaigns that the
Surfrider Foundation uses to protect our oceans, waves
and beaches fall into the categories of Clean Water,
Beach Access, Beach Preservation and Protecting
Special Places.
Colbie`s relationship with the beach began the moment
she was born. She grew up on the beach and still
vacations at the beach. Because of this, she is a
member of the Surfrider Foundation and passionately
supports their efforts to protect our oceans, beaches,
and marine life. “ I want my fans to know they can
make a difference, and I have joined with Surfrider
Foundation to tell them how.”
FUN FACTS 10 THINGS YOU DIDN`T KNOW
ABOUT COLBIE CAILLAT
1. As an infant, her parents gave her the
nickname, Coco, which is the name of her
debut album.
2. She became passionate about music after
listening to Lauryn Hill`s “Killing Me Softly”.
3. She used to sing on techno shows at fashion
shows before she was discovered as an artist.
4. She was rejected from American Idol because
she was too nervous to sing in front of the
judges.
5. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood
Mac`s “Rumours” and “Tusk” albums.
6. Her musical inspirations are John Mayer and
Lauryn Hill.
7. When she is not on stage, she can be found with
guitar in hand, writing.
8. She is the first artist to be discovered through
Myspace.
9. Her music is categorized into many different
genres such as pop, acoustic, country pop, and
folk rock.
10. She can play many instruments including
guitar, piano, and ukulele.
“People tell me “Bubbly” made them realize that they weren`t in love with their boyfriend
because their boyfriend doesn`t give them those feelings in the song. I was like „Oh my
gosh. Wow!‟ That wasn`t my intention, but at least that`s helped you.”
WORKS CITED
www.googleimages.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.colbiecaillat.com
www.surfrider.org
COLBIE CAILLAT`S
WEBSITE
www.colbiecaillat.com