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Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat performing at the Malibu Inn in Malibu, California on October 26, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Colbie Caillat
Born	May 28, 1985(1985-05-28) (age 24) Newbury Park, California
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, ukulele, piano
Voice type(s)	Contralto
Years active	2007— present
Label(s)	Universal Republic
Associated acts	Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift
Website	www.colbiecaillat.com

Colbie Caillat ( /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ (help·info)) (born May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) 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". Caillat releases her sophomore album, Breakthrough, in August 2009.

Contents 1 Personal background 2 Music career 2.1 2007-2008: Coco 2.2 2009-present: Breakthrough 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 EPs 3.3 Concert tours 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links

Personal background

Caillat was born in Newbury Park, California and grew up in Malibu, California as well. During her childhood, she studied piano and vocals.¹ 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.² Producer Mikal Blue hired a teenaged Caillat to sing on background techno music to be used for fashion shows. With a fully professional relationship, Caillat began writing songs with Blue in 2004.¹

Music career

2007-2008: Coco

The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four months.³ Her debut single was "Bubbly" and 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).⁴

In May 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, called "Lucky," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.⁵ The same month, Caillat recorded a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid for Disney's DisneyMania vol. 6 CD.⁶ 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 August 2008, Caillat released a song and video for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics called "Somethin' Special" and released another music video for her song "The Little Things" for the U.S. market.⁷ 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 covers the George Harrison' s 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", and despite not being released as a single yet, the song has received a lot of airplay in Brazil. Caillat provided background vocals and co-wrote with Taylor Swift, for Taylor's song called "Breathe," on Swift's album, Fearless, which was released November 11, 2008. Caillat released a French version of "The Little Things" ("Ces petits riens") as a single.⁸

2009-present: Breakthrough

According to the website earthtimes.org, Caillat has a new album entitled "Breakthrough" set for release on August 25, 2009. The new CD includes world renown guitarist David Becker on two tracks. Becker has worked with her father Ken on several of his own recordings.⁹ The first single from Breakthrough, Fallin' For You was released on June 29, 2009.

Discography

Studio albums 2007: Coco 2009: Breakthrough 10 EPs 2007: Bubbly EP

Concert tours 2007/2008: Coco World Tour 2009/2010: Breakthrough World Tour

Awards and nominations

Colbie Caillat awards and nominations

Award	Wins	Nominations
Totals
Awards won	1
Nominations	4

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2008	Nominated	American Music Awards	Favorite Breakthrough Artist	General
	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Breakthrough Artist	General
	Nominated		Choice Love Song	Bubbly
2009	Nominated	Teen Music Awards	Best New Artist	General
	Won		Album of the Year	Coco

References

External links

• Official website
• Colbie Caillat at MySpace
• Colbie Caillat at Universal Republic
• Colbie Caillat at the Internet Movie Database
• French Website
• Colbie Caillat on the cover of the March 19th, 2008 issue of iProng Magazine
• Colbie Caillat cover story in the January 2009 issue of International Musician
• AOL Sessions Performance & Interview

v • d • e Colbie Caillat Albums Coco · Breakthrough Singles "Bubbly" · "Mistletoe" · "Realize" · "The Little Things" · "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)" · "Fallin' For You" Featured singles "Lucky" Related articles Discography · Ken Caillat

Persondata
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