profile

Olivia Ruiz

1980-01-01 (44 years old) in Carcassonne, Aude, France

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.

Movies

poster
Taratata fète ses 30 ans
0 %|Nov 3, 2023
Music
poster
L'humour c'est mieux à deux
0 %|Sep 16, 2022
Comedy, Family
poster
Olivia Ruiz aux Bouffes du Nord
80 %|Jul 8, 2021
Music
poster
Point-Blank
59 %|Oct 30, 2019
Drama, Thriller, Crime
poster
M. Eddy & sa tribu
90 %|May 30, 2018
Music
poster
The Pink Soldier 3
60 %|Dec 25, 2017
Music
poster
Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires
0 %|Mar 14, 2016
Documentary
poster
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
72 %|Feb 5, 2014
Animation, Romance, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
poster
One Day My Father Will Come
52 %|Feb 3, 2012
Comedy
poster
Dionysos - Le Zénih
0 %|Jan 1, 2009
Music
poster
Olivia Ruiz : Chocolat show !
80 %|Jan 1, 2007
Music
poster
Olivia Ruiz, Star' Activiste
0 %|Jun 16, 2004
Documentary, Music
poster
Star Academy En concert
0 %|Jul 4, 2002
Music

Series

poster
The New Look
75.7 %|Feb 13, 2024
Drama, War & Politics
poster
Un dimanche à la campagne
90 %|Oct 23, 2022
Talk
actor
Amanda
0 %|Sep 5, 2016
poster
La Parenthèse inattendue
85 %|Oct 31, 2012
Talk
poster
Infrarouge
30 %|Feb 2, 2006
Documentary
poster
La chanson de l'année
90 %|Jun 5, 2004
poster
Star Academy
64 %|Oct 20, 2001
Reality
poster
Star Academy
64 %|Oct 20, 2001
Reality
poster
Vivement dimanche
32 %|Sep 20, 1998
Talk
poster
Taratata
75 %|Jan 10, 1993
poster
Téléthon
50 %|Dec 4, 1987
poster
Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
poster
Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
poster
Victoires de la musique
20 %|Nov 23, 1985
poster
Télématin
45 %|Jan 10, 1985
News