Vanessa Paradis is not only a celebrated singer but also a successful model and actress.
She gained international fame at just 14 years old with her hit single "Joe le taxi," which topped the French charts.
Paradis has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actress.
Biography
Early Life
Vanessa Chantal Paradis was born on December 22, 1972, in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, a suburb of Paris, to interior designers André and Corinne Paradis. From a young age, she was immersed in the arts, taking dance lessons and learning piano. At just eight years old, she showcased her talent on the television talent show L'École des fans, setting the stage for her future in entertainment.
Career
Paradis began her music career in 1983 with her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties," but it was her 1987 hit "Joe le taxi" that catapulted her to fame at the age of 14. The song topped the charts in France for 11 weeks and even made waves in the UK. Following this success, she released her debut album, M & J, and continued to gain recognition with her second album, Variations sur le même t'aime, which featured a collaboration with the legendary Serge Gainsbourg. Her talents extended beyond music; she also won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in the film Noce Blanche.
In the 1990s, Paradis became a fashion icon, notably promoting Chanel's Coco fragrance. She collaborated with various artists, including Lenny Kravitz, who produced her self-titled album in 1992. Over the years, she has released several acclaimed albums, including Bliss, Divinidylle, and Love Songs, showcasing her evolution as an artist across genres like pop, new age, and indie pop.
Personal Life
Paradis's personal life has been as vibrant as her career. She has had high-profile relationships with musicians and actors, including Lenny Kravitz and Johnny Depp, with whom she shares two children, Lily-Rose and Jack. In 2018, she married director Samuel Benchetrit. Beyond her artistic endeavors, Paradis is also known for her philanthropic work, being a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1993, contributing to various charitable causes in France.
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Discography
Le retour des beaux jours2025
- 1.Cœur ardent3:19
- 2.Bouquet final3:12
- 3.Trésor3:50
- 4.Le Retour des beaux jours3:36
- 5.Rendez-vous3:19
- 6.Éléments3:56
- 7.Make You Mine3:01
- 8.Les Épines du cœur2:52
- 9.Élégie4:29
- 10.Un amour de jeunesse4:04
- 11.Les Initiales des anges4:35
- 12.I Am Alive3:02
Best of & variations2019
- 1.Vague à l'âme sœur3:17
- 2.Joe le taxi3:55
- 3.Marilyn & John4:20
- 4.Dis-lui toi que je t'aime3:58
- 5.Tandem3:28
- 6.Be My Baby3:42
- 7.Sunday Mondays3:56
- 8.Just as Long as You Are There3:26
- 9.Natural High3:22
- 10.Commando3:41
- 11.Que fait la vie ?4:22
- 12.Pourtant3:37
- 13.Divine Idylle2:40
- 14.Dès que j'te vois3:24
- 15.L'Incendie3:28
- 16.Il y a2:40
- 17.La Seine2:48
- 18.Love Song3:31
- 19.Mi Amor3:07
- 20.La Plage4:06
- 21.Kiev3:52
- 22.Ces mots simples2:54
- 23.Angora2:08
- 24.Dans l'univers4:04
- 25.Le Baiser4:09
- 26.Tu me manques (Pourtant tu es là)4:14
- 27.Un p'tit baiser2:23
- 28.La Déclaration d’amour3:42
- 29.Did You Really Say No4:14
- 30.Du bout des lèvres2:08
- 31.Week-end à Rome4:39
- 32.Cette blessure4:25
- 33.Stand by Me4:55
- 34.You Go To My Head2:33
- 35.Les Histoires d'A4:14
- 36.Waiting on an Angel5:27
- 37.Malaise en Malaisie4:16
- 38.The Ballad of El Goodo4:32
- 39.Des heures hindoues3:43
- 40.Le Tourbillon de la vie3:00
Les Sources2018
- 1.Les Sources0:59
- 2.Kiev3:52
- 3.La Plage4:07
- 4.Ces mots simples2:55
- 5.C’est dire4:44
- 6.On oubliera4:23
- 7.Mio cuore3:00
- 8.Ce que le vent nous souffle3:02
- 9.Dans notre monde3:36
- 10.Si loin si proche3:08
- 11.À la hauteur de mes bas3:59
- 12.Chéri4:26
Love Songs Tour2014
- 1.Pas besoin de permis (version studio)3:55
- 2.Intro1:59
- 3.Il y a2:53
- 4.La Seine3:08
- 5.Natural High3:24
- 6.Station Quatre‐Septembre3:34
- 7.Pourtant3:25
- 8.Tandem3:58
- 9.Sunday Mondays3:45
- 10.Joe le taxi3:50
- 11.L’Incendie2:55
- 12.Dis‐lui toi que je t’aime3:50
- 13.Commando3:49
- 14.Le Rempart4:31
- 15.Pas besoin de permis3:44
- 16.Marilyn & John4:19
- 17.Divine idylle2:43
- 18.Tu vois c’que j’vois4:31
- 19.Love Song5:44
- 20.L’Ouverture2:04
- 21.L’Au‐delà3:43
- 22.Love Song3:39
- 23.C’est quoi ?3:03
- 24.Les Espaces et les Sentiments3:29
- 25.Prends garde à moi4:04
- 26.Tu pars comme on revient3:35
- 27.Rocking‐Chair4:10
- 28.Station Quatre‐Septembre3:16
- 29.Tu vois c’que j’vois4:46
- 30.L’Interlude1:44
- 31.La Crème3:03
- 32.Le Rempart3:28
- 33.Mi amor3:15
- 34.New Year3:20
- 35.Tu si na cosa grande2:58
- 36.Être celle3:37
- 37.Doorway2:54
- 38.La Chanson des vieux cons5:37
- 39.Les Roses roses4:16
Love Songs2013
- 1.L’Au-delà3:19
- 2.Love Song3:31
- 3.C’est quoi ?3:11
- 4.Les Espaces et les Sentiments3:08
- 5.Prends garde à moi4:04
- 6.Tu pars comme on revient2:56
- 7.The Dark, It Comes4:01
- 8.Rocking-Chair4:20
- 9.Station quatre septembre3:29
- 10.Tu vois c’que j’vois3:14
- 11.La Crème2:42
- 12.Le Rempart3:11
- 13.Mi amor3:07
- 14.New Year3:07
- 15.Tu si na cosa grande2:50
- 16.Sombreros4:23
- 17.Être celle3:38
- 18.Doorway2:58
- 19.La Chanson des vieux cons4:44
- 20.Les Roses roses3:51
Une nuit à Versailles2010
- 1.Pourtant4:00
- 2.Que Fait La Vie3:32
- 3.Junior Suite3:23
- 4.Scarabée3:38
- 5.Dans Mon Café4:14
- 6.Chet Baker3:19
- 7.Bliss4:08
- 8.St Germain4:03
- 9.Jackadi2:51
- 10.When I Say2:45
- 11.La Mélodie2:39
- 12.Sunday Mondays3:17
- 13.Joe Le Taxi4:52
- 14.Be My Baby4:34
- 15.Le Temps De L’Amour3:17
- 16.L’Incendie4:17
- 17.Dis‐Lui Toi Que Je T’Aime3:25
- 18.Divine Idylle2:39
- 19.Tandem4:08
- 20.Il Y A3:38
- 21.Marilyn & John3:48
Best of Vanessa Paradis2009
- 1.Il y a2:40
- 2.Pourtant3:37
- 3.Marilyn et John5:47
- 4.Dis lui toi que je t'aime3:58
- 5.Joe le taxi3:56
- 6.Maxou3:49
- 7.Sunday Mondays3:56
- 8.Tandem3:28
- 9.Natural High3:22
- 10.Commando3:41
- 11.Be My Baby3:42
- 12.Divine idylle2:41
- 13.Dès que j'te vois3:25
- 14.Just as Long as You Are There3:27
- 15.Que fait la vie4:22
- 16.L'Incendie3:30
- 17.Marilyn & John (version acoustique)3:53
- 18.Dans mon café4:32
- 19.La Déclaration d'amour3:42
- 20.Jackadi2:45
- 21.I Love Paris2:40
- 22.Emmenez-moi (live)3:54
- 23.La Ballade de Johnny Jane2:34
- 24.When I Say3:59
- 25.Concia chachacha3:35
- 26.St. Germain2:35
- 27.This Will Be Our Year (live)2:26
- 28.Les Filles électriques2:17
- 29.Made in Asia4:34
- 30.Abracadabra2:58
- 31.I Wouldn't Dare4:25
- 32.Scarabée (version acoustique)3:52
- 33.Varvara Pavlovna3:28
New Collection2008
- 1.Joe le taxi3:52
- 2.Be My Baby3:39
- 3.Natural High3:22
- 4.Pourtant3:38
- 5.Divine Idylle2:40
- 6.Commando3:41
- 7.Sunday Mondays3:52
- 8.Dès que j'te vois3:24
- 9.Dis lui toi que je t'aime3:58
- 10.Amour jamais4:17
- 11.L'Eau et Le Vin4:36
- 12.I'm Waiting for the Man3:23
- 13.La Bataille3:24
- 14.Tandem3:23
- 15.Que fait la vie4:20
- 16.Marilyn & John5:40
- 17.L'Incendie3:26
- 18.Lonely Rainbows2:28
- 19.Irresistiblement2:52
- 20.La Mélodie2:58
- 21.Walk on the Wild Side4:20
- 22.St Germain2:36
Divinidylle Tour2008
- 1.Irrésistiblement3:21
- 2.Divine Idylle2:44
- 3.Les Piles2:50
- 4.Be My Baby3:39
- 5.Dis‐lui toi que je t’aime4:32
- 6.Que fait la vie4:25
- 7.La Mélodie5:25
- 8.Junior Suite3:35
- 9.Varvara Pavlovna2:28
- 10.Pourtant5:55
- 11.La Bataille3:40
- 12.Joe le taxi4:04
- 13.Emmenez-moi3:58
- 14.L’Incendie4:57
- 15.Les Revenants4:15
- 16.Chet Baker3:01
- 17.Dès que j’te vois5:55
- 18.Saint‐Germain2:21
- 19.Jackadi3:36
- 20.Le Tourbillon1:34
Divinidylle2007
- 1.Divine Idylle2:42
- 2.Chet Baker2:59
- 3.Les Piles2:47
- 4.Dès Que J'Te Vois3:24
- 5.Les Revenants3:37
- 6.Junior Suite3:30
- 7.L'Incendie3:26
- 8.Irrésistiblement2:51
- 9.La Bataille3:22
- 10.La Mélodie2:58
- 11.Jackadi3:02
Au Zénith2001
- 1.Intro1:00
- 2.L’Eau et le vin6:36
- 3.Sunday Mondays4:58
- 4.Dans mon café4:14
- 5.Walk on the Wild Side4:36
- 6.Dis lui toi que je t’aime5:02
- 7.L’Eau à la bouche2:13
- 8.Joe le taxi4:13
- 9.St-Germain4:06
- 10.Requiem pour un con2:22
- 11.Que fait la vie4:08
- 12.La La La Song4:23
- 13.This Will Be Our Year2:19
- 14.Pourtant3:33
- 15.Tandem4:11
- 16.Commando4:38
- 17.Marilyn et John5:46
- 18.Bliss5:55
- 19.Les Acrobates4:20
Bliss2000
- 1.L’Eau et le vin4:36
- 2.Commando3:42
- 3.When I Say4:00
- 4.Pourtant3:38
- 5.Que fait la vie ?4:20
- 6.Les Acrobates3:42
- 7.La La La Song4:26
- 8.L’Air du temps4:18
- 9.St‐Germain2:36
- 10.Dans mon café4:32
- 11.Firmaman4:41
- 12.La Ballade de Lily Rose2:32
- 13.Bliss4:18
Live1994
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Vanessa Paradis1992
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Variations sur le même t’aime1990
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M & J1988
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Coupe coupe1989
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Mosquito1989
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Marilyn & John1988
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Maxou1988
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Joe le taxi1987
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Manolo Manolete1987
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La Magie des surprises parties1985
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Les épines du coeur2026
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Mi amor2024
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Label
- Record label
- Barclay
Achievements
- Award
- Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year
- Award
- Victory of the album of chansons, variety
- Award
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Award
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Award
- Prix Romy Schneider
- Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Award
- César Award
Groups
- Les Enfoirés1993–1999
- Les Enfoirés2001–2001
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Identifiers & aliases
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis first achieved acclaim at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche, as well as the Victoires de la Musique for Best Female Singer for her album Variations sur le même t'aime.
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