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Olivia Ruiz

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-01-01

Place of Birth

Carcassonne, Aude, France

Olivia Ruiz

Biography

Ruiz was born at Carcassonne, daughter of musician Didier Blanc though later taking her grandmother's maiden name Ruiz. In 2001, she was a prominent contestant in the first French edition of Star Academy, a popular TV reality-show and musical contest. She was defeated in the semi-final by eventual winner Jenifer Bartoli but according to an interview on Europe 1 she claimed that she never wanted to win and, following a post-series tour, worked to distance herself from the Star Ac image. For her second studio album La Femme Chocolat, Olivia Ruiz was recognised by the Victoires de la Musique as the Female Artist of the Year in 2007. For the live performances accompanying the record, she also received the prize in the category of Musical Show, Tour or Concert of the Year. The album topped the French chart and was certified as a diamond record for selling more than 750,000 copies in France and made it to the top 50 of the Walloon and Swiss charts. Off the album, the music videos of the tracks "J'traine des pieds" and "La femme chocolat" were placed on rotation on the MCM French TV channel in 2006. The singles made it to the top 50 of the French and Walloon charts. Olivia Ruiz wrote all the lyrics for her third studio album Miss Météores, co-orchestrated the music and employed a crew of guest stars including the rapper Buck 65, the indie band Noisettes and the folk and dark cabaret project Lonely Drifter Karen and featured the styles of nouvelle chanson, punk, folk and Hispanic rock. The record topped the French and Walloon album charts in 2009. Off the album, the single "Elle panique", with the music written by Buck 65 peaked at #2 of the Walloon chart. The music video of the song was placed on rotation on the MCM in May 2009. Her partner is Mathias Malzieu, the lead singer of the band Dionysos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Ruiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires

Mar 14, 2016

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L'humour c'est mieux à deux

Sep 16, 2022

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Olivia Ruiz aux Bouffes du Nord

Jul 08, 2021

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Star Academy En concert

Jul 04, 2002

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One Day My Father Will Come

Feb 03, 2012

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Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Feb 05, 2014

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Taratata fète ses 30 ans

Nov 03, 2023

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Olivia Ruiz, Miss Météores Live

Jun 12, 2010

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Olivia Ruiz, Star' Activiste

Jun 16, 2004

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Piaf, Hymnes à la Môme au Beacon Theatre, New York

Oct 19, 2013

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Connait-on encore Leprest ? - Coffret

Dec 03, 2012

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Star Academy - La saga des clips

Apr 06, 2006

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Star Academy - La saga des clips (2)

Apr 06, 2006

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Point-Blank

Oct 30, 2019

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M. Eddy & sa tribu

May 30, 2018

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Dionysos - Le Zénih

Jan 01, 2009

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The Pink Soldier 3

Dec 25, 2017

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Olivia Ruiz : Chocolat show !

Jan 01, 2007

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Hola Frida!

Feb 12, 2025

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Immortel Nougaro

Dec 18, 2024

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Télématin

Jan 10, 1985

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Amanda

Sep 05, 2016

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Victoires de la musique

Nov 23, 1985

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La Parenthèse inattendue

Oct 31, 2012

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Infrarouge

Feb 02, 2006

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Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo

Dec 25, 2019

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La chanson de l'année

Jun 05, 2004

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The New Look

Feb 13, 2024

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Un dimanche à la campagne

Oct 23, 2022

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Star Academy

Oct 20, 2001

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Vivement dimanche

Sep 20, 1998

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Téléthon

Dec 04, 1987

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Taratata

Jan 10, 1993

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Basique, le concert

Oct 12, 2018