Corinne Bailey Rae Biography

Birth Name : Corinne Jacqueline Bailey

Date of Birth : 26 February 1979, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, guitarist

Corinne Bailey Rae was born on February 26, 1979 in Leeds, England. She started music in school, playing the violin & singing. She also sang in her school's choir. At 15, she founded her first band, Helen, all female & sounding metal. The band signed to a record company but the bassist got pregnant & Helen disbanded.

Over the space of the next three years, Rae began working on solo material – this time steering away from her indie past and embarking on a more "soulful" path. She collaborated with Leeds-based funk group The New Mastersounds on the track "Your Love Is Mine", featured on their 2003 album Be Yourself, released via One Note Records. The following year she again worked with another Leeds-based group, Homecut Directive, on the song "Come the Revolution", which was the first single from the group's debut album.

In 2004, Rae got a breakthrough when she was signed by Global Talent Publishing and then approached by Craig David's mentor Mark Hill, from the duo The Artful Dodger, to appear on his new album better luck next time under his new alias, The stiX. The resulting collaboration, "Young and Foolish", was released in April 2005 and brought Rae to the attention of the major record label bosses. Rae released her debut single, "Like a Star", in November 2005 and her first album, Corinne Bailey Rae, in February 2006. In September 2006, Rae scooped two awards at the UK's MOBO Awards: "Best UK Newcomer" and "Best UK Female".

Rae also received three nominations at the 2007 Grammy Awards: "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year" (both for "Put Your Records On"), and "Best New Artist". During the ceremony, she performed "Like a Star" and joined John Legend and John Mayer in a collaborative performance, providing accompanying vocals to Legend's "Coming Home" and Mayer's "Gravity".

Coleen McLoughlin Biography

Name: Coleen McLoughlin

Born: 3/04/1986 (Age: 25)

From: Liverpool, UK

Famous for: She's a 'real woman', apparently

Relationship status: Married

Born in Liverpool, Coleen didn't manage to finish her A-Levels because she got a tiny part in 'Hollyoaks'. She'd been dating Wayne Rooney, that famous Man Utd player, for a while until he proposed to her, on a petrol station forecourt, in 2003. Now that's love.

At 16 Coleen revealed to her school yearbook that she planned on being "famous and living a life of luxury" in ten years time. While childhood pal Jenny Mulhaney revealed her chum was "always outgoing and you could see she was destined for stardom", even the determined teen is unlikely to have imagined the extent to which that dream would come true. 

In October 2003, fresh from his England debut, her 17-year-old beau proposed to her on a garage forecourt. She accepted, leaving school later that year and going on to land a small role in the Merseyside soap Hollyoaks. Soon the pair, who plan to tie the knot in summer 2008, were established in a millionaire-style mansion in nearby Formby. 

Wayne's new-found fame as football's wonder kid brought him instant wealth which he had no hesitation in spending on gifts for his girlfriend. Able to indulge her passion for fashion, Coleen quickly became known for her taste in Juicy Couture tracksuits and Pucci kaftans. Her penchant for designer labels led to some less than favourable commentary in the press, but she soon had critics eating their words. 

Colbie Caillat Biography

Birth Name : Colbie Marie Caillat 

Date of Birth : 28 May 1985, Newbury Park, California, USA

Nickname : Coco 

Height : 5' 8½" (1.74 m) 

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist

Colbie Caillat, born in California grew up in Malibu and Ventura County. Growing up surrounded by music with her father, Ken Caillat, who was most notably remembered for Co-Production and Engineer credits on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours among several others. Every sound of Colbie’s soulful style unfolds a story of her many travels through life.

Colbie started her singing debut at an early age [eleven] with special performances around her house. Within weeks she ventured out into talent shows and school performances. Her parents citing her as the “little bird” would wake up at the crack of dawn to her singing her heart out waking the house. With the help of her parents she was charmed into the idea and the truth that she had potential and put herself into vocal coaching. 

In May 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, called "Lucky," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things. The same month, Caillat recorded a cover of the song "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid for Disney's DisneyMania vol. 6 CD. 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. 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 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".

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. Caillat had writer's block during the recording sessions, so she enlisted her friends Kara DioGuardi and Jason Reeves, and they went to Hawaii for three weeks, rented a beach house and wrote songs. 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: the standard "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and the Beach Boys song "Merry Christmas, Baby".

Coco Rocha Biography

Name : Coco Rocha 

Date of Birth : 10 September 1988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m) 

Category : Model  

Born and raised in British Columbia, Coco Rocha’s early days were devoted primarily to the pursuit of a dancing career. She discovered early on that she possessed a real gift for fast and fancy footwork, and eventually wound up specializing in the physically intensive and notoriously complicated Irish style of dance. Coco was just 14 years old when an agent spotted her at a dance competition; she was subsequently invited to model for him and the up-and-coming beauty was soon rubbing shoulders with the superstars of the fashion world.

In 2002, agent Charles Stuart approached Rocha at an Irish dance competition and asked her if she would consider modelling for him. At that point, she had never thought of modelling before. When she did begin to model, her knowledge of fashion was limited. She eventually gained insight into the fashion world after her best friends crammed in fashion study sessions in between studying for exams. 

Rocha started her professional career in 2004, signing with SUPREME in New York City. Two years later, Rocha met fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Soon, she was featured in an editorial with Gemma Ward and Amanda Moore. The editorial kickstarted her career, landing her the cover of the February 2006 issue of Vogue Italia. The week after, she walked the Spring/Summer 2006 New York City runways for a handful of designers, most notably Anna Sui and Marc Jacobs. Backstage at the Anna Sui show, Rocha met model Naomi Campbell, who held her hands and told her she was "her new favourite model". After the New York Fashion Week, she soon followed by taking part in the Paris Fashion Week as well. She walked for esteemed designers like Stella McCartney, Shiatzy Chen, Christian Lacroix, and Emanuel Ungaro, and was chosen by Marc Jacobs to open and close his Louis Vuitton show.  

The 2008 face of Chanel loves spending her free time with family and working with charities such as the Children’s Aid Society, where she teaches Irish dance—something she promises never to give up. We hope the same can be said of her modeling career.  

CoCo Biography

Name : COCO CHANEL BIOGRAPHY

Nationality : American

Occupation : Actress

A surprise visitor tapped the door of I Blame Coco’s North London rehearsal room at the end of 2009. As Coco Sumner – the Coco you are blaming – was losing herself in the afternoon run-up to an esteemed charity gig at The Union Chapel with Arctic Monkeys and Richard Hawley, the simian silhouette of Ian Brown loped into view, nodding approvingly in the corner of the room. ‘And he told me,’ says Coco, in a rare moment of self-congratulation, ‘that my lyrics were mega.

Several years passed at school before the young girl would try to make a start. At first she began as a shopkeeper specializing in linens and small wares. Later she would try to sing and dance, with an idea to make a career in the theatre. These attempts would not bring her any luck, with an exception to the nickname Coco acquired at that time. The nickname "Coco" had been given to her by her audience for her songs "Ko Ko Ri Ko" and "Qui qu’a vu Coco".

At the age of twenty-two Coco Chanel met Etienne Balsan, a gentlemen horse breeder and riding enthusiast, and accepted his proposal to live together. She would enjoy her life in a castle, even though she would never get used to her position of an official mistress. What did she really want? To make a career for herself as a modiste – a milliner.

Coco Chanel would soon meet another person who would find a merit in her idea and would help her change her life completely. This was an Englishman Arthur Capel, known to his friends as "Boy". She could have never before imagined herself together with a man who was so enterprising, athletic and, despite his youth, already an important businessman. He helped Chanel to open her first milliner shop in Paris in 1910, and later in 1913 her boutique in Deauville, France.

Clemence Poesy Biography

Birth Name : Clemence Guichard
Date of Birth : 30 November 1982, Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height : 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Occupation : Actress, model

Clémence Poésy (French pronunciation: born October 1982) is a French actress and fashion model. Since starting on the stage as a child, Poésy had dramatic education, and has been active on both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions. She is known for roles as Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, as Chloë in In Bruges, and as Rana in 127 Hours. She is also known for her short role as Eva Coupeau on Gossip Girl.

Clémence Poésy played Fleur Delacour, a rival to young wizard Harry Potter, in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. A wispy and blue-eyed blonde from a theatrical family, Clemence Poésy was not unknown to British audiences: she had played Mary, Queen of Scots in the 2004 BBC miniseries Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. As Fleur Delacour in Goblet of Fire she takes part in the Triwizard Tournament, along with Harry (played by Daniel Radcliffe), Viktor Krum (played by Stanislav Ianevski) and the always dashing Cedric Diggory (played by Robert Pattinson). Poésy has also appeared in the French films Olgas Sommer (2003), Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003) and Le Grand Meaulnes (2006), in the dark comedy In Bruges (2008, as love interest to Colin Farrell), and as James Franco's former girlfriend in the climber-cutting-off-his-own-arm drama 127 Hours (2010). She also appeared in the sequels Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), and guest-starred in several episodes of the TV series Gossip Girl (starring Blake Lively).

Claudia Schiffer Biography

Name : Claudia Schiffer

Date of Birth : 25 August 1970, Rheinberg, Germany 

Height : 5' 11" (1.80 m) 

Occupation : Fashion Model    

Born on August 25, 1970, the model grew up in Rheinberg, one of four children in a well-to-do family. She was just 17, when, in a Dusseldorf disco, she was approached by a representative for the Metropolitan modelling agency. And six months later – after graduating from high school – the statuesque 5ft 11in blonde who had always considered herself too tall and too thin, made her first appearance on the cover of Elle magazine. High profile jobs with Guess? Jeans and Chanel followed, with a series of long-term contracts with Revlon helping make her one of the highest-paid models in the world. Known for her business savvy and language skills, Claudia did not initially find her consistent success in the modelling industry mirrored in her personal life. 

Originally eager to follow in her father's footsteps by becoming a lawyer, Schiffer warmed to modeling after being discovered in a nightclub in 1987. With her 5'11" frame and striking angular countenance, Schiffer was a natural, first gracing the cover of Elle magazine, then in 1989, landing the coveted spot as the centerpiece of the Guess? jeans advertising campaign. The sultry black-and-white ads turned her into a familiar face, and paved the way for over 500 magazine covers throughout her career. Schiffer made her first appearance on celluloid in Richie Rich (1994), as an aerobics instructor. The role apparently encouraged some real-world pursuits, as she would release a line of workout videos the following year. Also in 1994, she was a natural to cameo in Robert Altman's fashion industry send-up Ready to Wear, the first of Schiffer's many film appearances as herself, including Ben Stiller's Zoolander (2001). 

Schiffer has also been the face of Spanish clothes store, Mango and Accessorize, where she had her ears pierced especially for her Autumn/Winter 2006 Accessorize advertising campaign in 2006. Schiffer still holds a contract with L'Oréal and Ebel watches, and her billboard picture for Kenar has also hung over millions of tourists at Times Square. Since 1990, she has created a swimsuit calendar each year which she stars in and designs herself.