Colbie Caillat Colbie Caillat performing in 2009. Background information Birth name Colbie Marie Caillat Born May 28, 1985 (1985-05-28) (age 26) Newbury Park, California Origin Malibu, California, United States Genres Pop, Pop rock, Country pop, Surf pop, Ballad Occupations Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist Instruments Vocal, guitar, ukulele, piano Years active 2007–present Labels Universal Republic Records Associated acts Juanes, Jason Mraz, Hilary Duff, Taylor Swift, Jason Reeves, John Mayer, Justin Young, Tim Fagan Website www.colbiecaillat.com 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. On December 2, 2009, Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards. She was also nominated twice for Best Pop Collaboration, for her featured vocals on Mraz's "Lucky" and her background vocals and writing on Taylor Swift's "Breathe", and was part of the group that won Album of the Year for her background vocals and writing on Swift's Fearless. The combined U.S. sales of her first two albums is about 2.5 million, with 4 million sold worldwide, and 10 million singles in the U.S. In 2010 she performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, in honor of 2010 Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo. Contents 1 Biography 2 Music career 2.1 2007–2008: Coco 2.2 2009–2010: Breakthrough 2.3 2010–present: All of You 3 Discography 4 Tours 5 Awards and nominations 5.1 Grammy Awards 5.2 Others awards and nominations 5.2.1 Soul and Jazz Awards 6 References 7 External links Biography

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.1 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 2.2 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 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 consecutive months.6 Her debut single was "Bubbly" and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Pop 100. "Bubbly" also reached #58 in the UK Singles Chart in September 2008 after 11 months in the chart. Two other singles followed, "Realize" (#20, Hot 100) and "The Little Things" (#94, Pop 100).7 In May 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, called "Lucky," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.8 The same month, Caillat recorded a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid for Disney's DisneyMania 6 CD.9 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.10 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", and despite not being released as a single yet, the song has received a lot of airplay in Brazil. 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, which was released November 11, 2008. Caillat released a French version of "The Little Things" ("Ces petits riens") as a single.11 Caillat at the 2009 American Music Awards show. 2009–2010: Breakthrough Caillat's second album, entitled Breakthrough, was released on August 21, 2009 in Germany; August 24 in the rest of Europe; and a day after that in the US. Most of the album was co-written by Jason Reeves, an American songwriter signed to Warner Bros. Records and features world-renowned guitarist David Becker on two tracks. Becker has worked with the singer's father Ken on several of his own recordings.12 The first single from Breakthrough, "Fallin' for You", was released on June 29, 2009. On August 4, 2009, the album was made available to pre-order through iTunes with the bonus song "Hold Your Head High". This configuration also comes with a reggae version of "Begin Again". 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. Caillat released two Christmas songs for the 2009 holiday season, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Merry Christmas, Baby." She and collaborator Stacy Blue (who co-wrote Caillat's 2007 holiday single "Mistletoe") are also planning to write some new Christmas songs.13 Archie Comics released an issue with her as guest star.

Caillat told Broken Records Magazine in Volume 1 Issue 3 that she "is so honored to be recognized as BMI's songwriter of the year and it is an amazing accomplishment that I never expected! Getting to travel the world and play my songs has to be one of the best jobs in the world." The second single, "I Never Told You," was released February 16, 2010. According to her official website, Caillat is currently writing and recording songs for her third studio album. Her father Ken Caillat is again at the producing helm for part of the recording, and guitarist David Becker is also on board. In June 2010, Caillat recorded a song for Levi's Pioneer's Sessions, a remake of Blondie's song, "Maria." The track is available as a free download from the official site.14 In July 2010, Caillat performed God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. She is currently dating Justin Kawika Young, the Hawaiian-raised kid and other vocalist in her band, who helped inspire her upcoming third album.15 In the same article, a song titled "Shadow" was confirmed to be on her upcoming album. 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. 2010–present: All of You On September 12, 2010 at her Pechanga Resort & Casino concert, Caillat announced her upcoming album is being recorded and will be released in 2011. So far "I Do" has been released, and it hit #1 on iTunes its first day. She also played 5 songs from the upcoming album for the first time in public. The songs, and their stories she described behind them, are as follows: "I Do" – Caillat said this song is not about marriage, but simply saying "I do" to wanting to have a boyfriend. "Dream Life" – Caillat said that her friends always talk about this dream life they wish they had where they spend their days by the pool drinking cocktails. "Shadow" – Caillat explained that this song was about and directed toward a friend of hers who has been with the same guy for a year and he refuses to call her his girlfriend so the song is about what she should say to him. "Before I Let You Go" – Caillat said she wrote this when she was angry at someone and it is about how they should change their ways before they are out of her life. "Make It Rain" – Caillat said she wrote this in summer 2009 and it is about doing what you want and not caring what other people think. "What If" – Originally featured in the movie "Letters to Juliet", Caillat described the song as "about day dreaming about being in love". "What Means the Most" "Happier" "All of You" "Like Yesterday" "Brighter Than the Sun" "Favorite Song" (Featuring Common) "Stereo" "Think Good Thoughts"

It has been reported that Caillat's album was to be titled All of You. In an interview on Artisan News, it was revealed that the first single for the album was to be out January 7, and is "I Do".16 On January 10, 2011, Caillat performed "Bubbly" at the Detroit Auto Show at the Mercedes-Benz Press Event. On January 26, 2011, Caillat uploaded a video preview of the new single "I Do" on Facebook. The single was released on February 7, 2011. Her new album will be released July 12, 2011. Her next single from the album will be "Brighter Than the Sun," which was released on her VEVO account on May 13, 2011. Relationship: Colbie is dating Justin Young, an artist that has been in Caillat's band and on tour with her. Discography Main article: Colbie Caillat discography Coco (2007) Breakthrough (2009) All of You (2011)17 Tours 2008: John Mayer 2008 Summer Tour 2008: Coco Summer Tour 2008: Coco World Tour 2009/2010: Breakthrough World Tour Awards and nominations Colbie Caillat awards and nominations Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Totals Awards won 8 Nominations 19 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 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) 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

Colbie Caillat made a guest star appearance on the popular webseries "Crash Coarse to Stardom" with the band Bascom Hill. April 28 – May 2, 2011, from Tampa to Cozumel, Mexico, Caillat and other artists like Train and Lifehouse will be performing on the VH1 Best Cruise Ever. References ^ Mansfield, Brian (October 7, 2007). "22 million clicks later, MySpace launches Colbie Caillat's career". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-10-07-colbie-caillat_N.htm. Retrieved January 15, 2011.  ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason (2007). "Colbie Caillat: Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/colbie-caillat-p920925/biography. Retrieved July 3, 2009.  ^ Reuter, Annie (May 26, 2010). "Colbie Caillat On Music Education, Songwriting and Stage Fright". Hoboken Patch. http://hoboken.patch.com/articles/colbie-caillat-on-music-education-songwriting-and-stage-fright. Retrieved January 15, 2011.  ^ Beavers, Danielle (July 28, 2008). "Colbie Caillat: From 'American Idol' Reject To John Mayer Tourmate". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591609/colbie-caillat-from-idol-reject-john-mayer-tour.jhtml. Retrieved January 15, 2011.  ^ Mansfield, Brian (March 11, 2010). "Celeb 'Idol' fan: Colbie Caillat". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/celeb-idol-fan-colbie-caillat/1. Retrieved January 15, 2011.  ^ Stewart, Allison (July 17, 2007). "RECORDINGS Quick Spins". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601702.html. Retrieved July 24, 2007.  ^ "Colbie Caillat > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p920925. Retrieved July 3, 2009.  ^ Jasonmraz.com – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things Jason Mraz Official Store Pre-Order ^ "Amazon.com CD Listing". http://www.amazon.com/Disneymania-Vol-6-Various-Artists/dp/B0015HZAPC/.  ^ "Colbie Caillat MySpace Profile Pictures". Viewmorepics.myspace.com. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=8777613&albumId=2085183. Retrieved April 14, 2011.  ^ "Colbie Caillat – Ces Petits Rien". OZAP.com. http://www.ozap.com/musique/colbie-caillat/ces-petits-rien/0602517945715. Retrieved April 14, 2011.  ^ "New Press Releases and CSR News". The Earth Times. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/universal-republic-star-colbie-caillat,798058.shtml. Retrieved April 14, 2011.  ^ Gary Graff (September 2, 2009). Colbie Caillat 'Excited, Thankful' For No. 1 'Breakthrough' Album. Billboard. Accessed October 17, 2010. ^ http://www.levispioneersessions.com/artists/colbie-caillat/ ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Colbie Caillat Has A BF: ‘I Didn’t Know What It Was Like To Be In Love With Your Best Friend!’". Hollywood Life. May 24, 2010. http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/05/24/colbie-caillat-boyfriend/. Retrieved April 14, 2011.  ^ "Artisan News Service: Colbie Caillat Says New Album Is Just About Done". Clicker.com. November 10, 2010. http://www.clicker.com/web/artisan-news-service/COLBIE-CAILLAT-SAYS-NEW-ALBUM-IS-JUST-ABOUT-DONE-1179639/. Retrieved April 14, 2011.  ^ Colbie Caillat Taps Common, Opens 'New Chapter' with 'All Of You' Album External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Colbie Caillat Official website Colbie Caillat at Universal Republic Colbie Caillat at the Internet Movie Database French Website Colbie Caillat on the cover of the March 19, 2008 issue of iProng Magazine Colbie Caillat cover story in the January 2009 issue of International Musician AOL Sessions Performance & Interview v · d · eColbie Caillat Albums Coco  · Breakthrough  · All of You Singles "Bubbly" · "Mistletoe" · "Realize" · "The Little Things" · "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)" · "Fallin' For You" · "I Never Told You" · "I Do" · "Brighter Than The Sun" Featured singles "Lucky" (with Jason Mraz) · "Breathe" Related articles Discography · Ken Caillat · Universal Republic v · d · eGrammy Award for Album of the Year (2010s) Fearless performed by Taylor Swift; Colbie Caillat, featured artist; Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift, producers; Chad Carlson, Nathan Chapman & Justin Neibank, engineers/mixers; Hank Williams, mastering engineer (2010) The Suburbs performed by Arcade Fire (William Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Timothy Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry); Arcade Fire & Markus Dravs, producers; Arcade Fire, Markus Dravs, Mark Lawson & Craig Silvey, engineers/mixers; George Marino, mastering engineer (2011) Complete list · (1960s) · (1970s) · (1980s) · (1990s) · (2000s) · (2010s) Persondata Name Caillat, Colbie Alternative names Short description American singer-songwriter and guitarist Date of birth May 28, 1989 Place of birth Newbury Park, California, United States Date of death Place of death