Colbie Caillat
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Colbie Marie Caillat 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. Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album
. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year
for her background vocals and writing on Taylor Swift
's Fearless
. She has sold over six million albums worldwide and sold over 10 million singles. In 2009, Billboard
magazine's 94th-best-selling music artist of the 2000–2009 decade.
. Her father, Ken Caillat
, co-produced Fleetwood Mac
's Rumours
(1977) and Tusk
(1979) albums. When she was an infant, her parents gave her the nickname "Coco", which she would later name her debut album. 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. She realized that she wanted to be a singer, and began taking vocal lessons, performing onstage for the first time in sixth grade. Since then she has covered many songs by Lauryn Hill including "Killing Me Softly" and the timeless classic "Tell Him"
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. She auditioned for American Idol
but was rejected at the pre-audition stage and was unable to sing for the judges. 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." The popularity of Caillat's MySpace
profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months.
" 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). 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 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz
, called "Lucky
," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things. In August 2008, Caillat released a song and video for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
called "Somethin' Special
". Caillat also sings on "You" by Schiller
and appears in the music video. She has been involved in the soundtrack of the movie Imagine That; she and Mikal Blue cover the Beatles 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. She also played herself on this soap opera. Caillat provided background vocals for and co-wrote Taylor Swift
's song "Breathe
", on her album, Fearless
.
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".
Caillat was recognized as BMI's songwriter of the year. In July 2010, Caillat performed "God Bless America
" during the seventh inning stretch at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
. 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
.
" was released in February. The second single, "Brighter Than the Sun
", was released in June.
Caillat performed an acoustic version the National Anthem before the San Diego Chargers v Minnesota Vikings game at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on September 11, 2011, during the day of remembrance for 9/11.
Colbie Caillat performed her second single Brighter Than the Sun
on Disney Channel
's Original Series: So Random.
Caillat appeared in the third episode of the cancelled NBC
television series The Playboy Club
as 1960s singer Lesley Gore
. In the episode broadcast on October 3, 2011, Caillat sang Gore's 1963 classic hit, It's My Party
. Cast for the part in August 2011, Caillat taped her portion of the episode in Chicago
.
s 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).
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Coco (album)
Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units...
, which included hit singles "Bubbly
Bubbly
"Bubbly" is a song by American recording artist Colbie Caillat from her debut album, Coco . Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single in May 2007...
", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
, "Lucky
Lucky (Jason Mraz song)
"Lucky" is a song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song has been on the Billboard charts as well as on the other music charts worldwide....
", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her second album, Breakthrough, in August 2009. Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums...
. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
for her background vocals and writing on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
's Fearless
Fearless (Taylor Swift album)
Fearless has been well-received by music professionals, with many praising Swift for her introspective lyrics, as well as her mature sound. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an...
. She has sold over six million albums worldwide and sold over 10 million singles. In 2009, Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine's 94th-best-selling music artist of the 2000–2009 decade.
Childhood and youth
Caillat was born in Malibu, California, and grew up in Newbury Park, CaliforniaNewbury Park, California
The community of Newbury Park, California is located in the western portion of the city of Thousand Oaks and Casa Conejo, an unincorporated area of southeastern Ventura County's Conejo Valley, which is also in the northwestern Greater Los Angeles Area...
. Her father, Ken Caillat
Ken Caillat
Kenneth Douglas "Ken" Caillat is an American record producer. He is best known for producing the Fleetwood Mac albums Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, Live, and The Chain Box Set....
, co-produced Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
's Rumours
Rumours
Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Largely recorded in California during 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and was released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at the top of both the...
(1977) and Tusk
Tusk (album)
Tusk is the 12th album by the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Released in 1979, it is considered experimental, primarily due to Lindsey Buckingham's sparser songwriting arrangements and the influence of punk rock and New Wave on his production techniques...
(1979) albums. When she was an infant, her parents gave her the nickname "Coco", which she would later name her debut album. Caillat took piano lessons as a child, but lacked significant inspiration until she turned 11 years old, when she became enthralled with Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...
's performance in Sister Act 2. She realized that she wanted to be a singer, and began taking vocal lessons, performing onstage for the first time in sixth grade. Since then she has covered many songs by Lauryn Hill including "Killing Me Softly" and the timeless classic "Tell Him"
Caillat soon met producer Mikal Blue, who hired her to sing on techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
songs used at fashion shows. Caillat began playing the acoustic guitar at age 19, and Blue helped her record her first song. She auditioned for American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
but was rejected at the pre-audition stage and was unable to sing for the judges. The second time she auditioned for the show, she sang her own original song, "Bubbly
Bubbly
"Bubbly" is a song by American recording artist Colbie Caillat from her debut album, Coco . Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single in May 2007...
", 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." The popularity of Caillat's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months.
2007–2008: Coco
Caillat's debut album, Coco was released in 2007. Her debut single "BubblyBubbly
"Bubbly" is a song by American recording artist Colbie Caillat from her debut album, Coco . Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single in May 2007...
" peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Pop 100. Two other singles followed, "Realize
Realize (song)
"Realize" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat's debut album, Coco . The song is the follow-up to her worldwide debut hit "Bubbly", and was officially released in January 2008, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her second Top 20 hit in the...
" (#20, Hot 100) and "The Little Things
The Little Things
"The Little Things" is the third single from Colbie Caillat's 2007 debut album, Coco. It is a pop/folk-pop/acoustic song written by Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves. The single did not chart well in the U.S. and it was her weakest charting single from her album Coco. In 2008 she recorded French...
" (#94, Pop 100). After touring with The Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
and Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
in 2007, she was the supporting act for John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
on his 2008 Summer Tour.
In 2008, Caillat recorded a duet with Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
, called "Lucky
Lucky (Jason Mraz song)
"Lucky" is a song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song has been on the Billboard charts as well as on the other music charts worldwide....
," on his album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things. In August 2008, Caillat released a song and video for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
called "Somethin' Special
Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)
"Somethin' Special " is a song by pop singer Colbie Caillat, released on July 29, 2008, for charity. The song now appears on the compilation created to give support to the American athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, AT&T TEAM USA Soundtrack. A promotional music...
". Caillat also sings on "You" by Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...
and appears in the music video. She has been involved in the soundtrack of the movie Imagine That; she and Mikal Blue cover the Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun
Here Comes the Sun
"Here Comes the Sun" is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. It is regarded as one of the most popular Beatles songs. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles...
". She is also featured in Colombian singer Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
' album La vida... es un ratico (en vivo)
La vida... es un ratico (en vivo)
La Vida... Es Un Ratico is the second live album of Colombian singer Juanes. It was released on November 18, 2008 through Universal Music Latino.-Background:...
in the song "Hoy Me Voy
Hoy Me Voy
Hoy Me Voy is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes belonging to his fourth studio album La vida... es un ratico. It was released worldwide in 2008. The song is a collaboration with singer and songwriter Colbie Caillat....
". In October 2008, the song "Midnight Bottle" was included in the soundtrack of Brazilian soap opera Três Irmãs. She also played herself on this soap opera. Caillat provided background vocals for and co-wrote Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
's song "Breathe
Breathe (Taylor Swift song)
"Breathe" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, featuring Colbie Caillat as the co-writer. The song was written by Swift and Caillat and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. It was released on October 21, 2008, by Big Machine Records, as a promotional...
", on her album, Fearless
Fearless (Taylor Swift album)
Fearless has been well-received by music professionals, with many praising Swift for her introspective lyrics, as well as her mature sound. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an...
.
2009–2010: Breakthrough
Caillat's second album, Breakthrough, was released in August 2009. Most of the album was co-written by Jason ReevesJason Reeves (songwriter)
Jason Reeves is an ASCAP award-winning, American singer-songwriter and musician. He grew up in Iowa City, Iowa before locating to California in 2005, where he began a long-standing working relationship with producer Mikal Blue and singer Colbie Caillat. He co-wrote many songs with Caillat, most...
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
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
and Jason Reeves
Jason Reeves (songwriter)
Jason Reeves is an ASCAP award-winning, American singer-songwriter and musician. He grew up in Iowa City, Iowa before locating to California in 2005, where he began a long-standing working relationship with producer Mikal Blue and singer Colbie Caillat. He co-wrote many songs with Caillat, most...
, and they went to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
for three weeks, rented a beach house and wrote songs. The first single from Breakthrough, "Fallin' for You
Fallin' for You (Colbie Caillat song)
"Fallin for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat along with Rick Nowels, and produced by Nowels, John Shanks, and Caillat's father Ken Caillat, for her second studio album Breakthrough . The song was released on June 29, 2009 as the lead single from...
", was released in June. The second single, "I Never Told You
I Never Told You
"I Never Told You" is a song by the American pop singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat from her second album Breakthrough. The song was released on February 16, 2010 in the United States as the second single....
," was released in February 2010. Caillat released two Christmas songs for the 2009 holiday season: the standard "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
" and the Beach Boys song "Merry Christmas, Baby".
Caillat was recognized as BMI's songwriter of the year. In July 2010, Caillat performed "God Bless America
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song ....
" during the seventh inning stretch at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 81st midseason exhibition between the All-Stars of the American League and the National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball...
. In September 2010, Caillat performed the national anthem in the season opener game of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in New Orleans and a Monday Night Football game in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In December 2010, Caillat performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Nobel Peace Prize Concert
The Nobel Peace Prize Concert has been held annually since 1994 on 11 December, one day after the date of Alfred Nobel's death, to honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The award ceremony on 10 December takes place in the Oslo City Hall, while the concert is in the Oslo Spektrum Arena, with the...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
2011–present: All of You
Caillat's third album, All of You, was released on July 12, 2011. The first single, "I DoI Do (Colbie Caillat song)
"I Do" is a song recorded by American recording artist Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat and Toby Gad, and produced by Greg Wells. The song was released as the first single from her upcoming third studio album All of You. The song was released to iTunes and radios on February 7, 2011...
" was released in February. The second single, "Brighter Than the Sun
Brighter Than the Sun
"Brighter Than the Sun" is a song recorded by American recording artist Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder. The song was released as the second single from her third studio album All of You. The song was released to digital download on May 23, 2011...
", was released in June.
Caillat performed an acoustic version the National Anthem before the San Diego Chargers v Minnesota Vikings game at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on September 11, 2011, during the day of remembrance for 9/11.
Colbie Caillat performed her second single Brighter Than the Sun
Brighter Than the Sun
"Brighter Than the Sun" is a song recorded by American recording artist Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat and Ryan Tedder, and produced by Tedder. The song was released as the second single from her third studio album All of You. The song was released to digital download on May 23, 2011...
on Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
's Original Series: So Random.
Caillat appeared in the third episode of the cancelled NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television series The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 2011 to October 3, 2011. Set in 1961, the series centers around the employees of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago....
as 1960s singer Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore is an American singer. She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit "It's My Party", which she recorded at the age of 16. Following the hit, she became one of the most recognized teen pop singers of the 1960s.- Biography :Gore was born in New York City, New York. She was raised in...
. In the episode broadcast on October 3, 2011, Caillat sang Gore's 1963 classic hit, It's My Party
It's My Party (song)
"It's My Party" is a song most famously sung by American singer Lesley Gore in 1963. This song hit #1 on the pop and rhythm and blues charts in the United States. "It's My Party", peaked at #9 in the United Kingdom, becoming Gore's only major hit there...
. Cast for the part in August 2011, Caillat taped her portion of the episode in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Discography
- CocoCoco (album)Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units...
(2007) - Breakthrough (2009)
- All of You (2011)
Tours
- 2008: John Mayer 2008 Summer TourJohn Mayer 2008 Summer TourThe John Mayer 2008 Summer Tour is a concert tour by musician John Mayer to support his third album, Continuum. The tour has been heavily covered by tabloids due to Mayer's relationship with Jennifer Aniston.-Support acts:...
- 2008: Coco Summer Tour
- 2008: Coco World Tour
- 2009/2010: Breakthrough World Tour
- 2011: All of You Summer Tour
Grammy Awards
The Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS, is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its...
. Caillat has won two awards from four nominations, including Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
(as featured artist).
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52nd Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast...
||Breakthrough
|Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums...
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|"Lucky
Lucky (Jason Mraz song)
"Lucky" is a song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song has been on the Billboard charts as well as on the other music charts worldwide....
" with Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
|rowspan="2"|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate...
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|"Breathe
Breathe (Taylor Swift song)
"Breathe" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, featuring Colbie Caillat as the co-writer. The song was written by Swift and Caillat and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. It was released on October 21, 2008, by Big Machine Records, as a promotional...
" with Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
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Others awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
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| 2008 | American Music Awards American Music Awards -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC... |
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist | General | |
| Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
Choice Breakthrough Artist | General | ||
| Choice Love Song | "Bubbly" | |||
| 2009 | BMI Pop Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Colbie Caillat | |
| Song of The Year | "Bubbly" | |||
| Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
Choice Music: Hook Up | "Lucky" | ||
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| People's Choice Awards People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett... |
Favorite Music Collaboration | "Lucky Lucky (Jason Mraz song) "Lucky" is a song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The song has been on the Billboard charts as well as on the other music charts worldwide.... " |
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| Grammy Award Grammy Award A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry... |
Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop music albums... |
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| Album of the Year Grammy Award for Album of the Year The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer... |
Fearless Fearless (Taylor Swift album) Fearless has been well-received by music professionals, with many praising Swift for her introspective lyrics, as well as her mature sound. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an... (featured artist) |
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| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate... |
"Lucky" (with Jason Mraz Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved... ) |
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| Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality pop songs on which singers collaborate... |
"Breathe Breathe (Taylor Swift song) "Breathe" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, featuring Colbie Caillat as the co-writer. The song was written by Swift and Caillat and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. It was released on October 21, 2008, by Big Machine Records, as a promotional... " (with Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... ) |
External links
- Colbie Caillat at Universal RepublicUniversal RepublicUniversal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
- 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