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COLBIE CAILLAT SINGER. SONGWRITER. GUITARIST. PIANIST.

She is one of the brightest new artists to emerge in the last few years

and the first true myspace.com discovery.

“My songs are optimistic and bright. I grew

up in southern California and Hawaii. The

lifestyle was laid back and I listened to

mellow, positive music, like Bob Marley and

Jack Johnson. So I think that`s all inside

me. I`m happy, and that gets expressed in

my music.”

BIOGRAPHY

FROM THE BEGINNING

Colbie Marie Caillat was born on May 28, 1985 in

Newbury Park, California. While growing up, she

and her family spent their time between Malibu,

California and Maui, Hawaii. As a child, Colbie

took piano lessons but lacked significant passion for

playing until she was 11 years old. Soon after, she

realized that she wanted to be a singer and

songwriter and began taking vocal lessons. While in

the sixth grade, she performed onstage for the first

time.

At the age of 19, Colbie began playing the acoustic

guitar. During this time, she started to write her first

song with producer Mikal Blue. As she began

focusing on songwriting, Colbie discovered an

innate talent for observing and capturing significant

moments, such as the first blush of love or passage

into adulthood.

AWARDS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS

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At the core of Colbie Caillat`s appeal are her honesty, lack

of pretense, and her intense desire to create a body of work

that resonates from the first note to the last.

Her debut album “Coco” hit stores in 2007. This album

debuted at #5 on Billboard`s Top 200 albums chart and

remained in the chart`s top 20 more than half a year after

its release. The debut single from that album, “Bubbly”,

spent 14 weeks at #1 on Billboard`s Adult Top 40 chart

and 4 weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart. This

single has also been certified platinum

. Her second album “Breakthrough” debuted in 2009,

which featured many popular singles such as “Fallin for

You”. She is currently working on her third album “All of

You”, which will be released later this year.

Since the start of her career in 2007, Colbie

Caillat has been nominated for 11 awards and

has won 6 of those nominations.

2009:

BMI Pop Award for Songwriter of the Year

BMI Pop Award for Song of the Year for the

song “Bubbly”

2010:

Grammy Award for Album of the Year for

Taylor Swift`s “Fearless” album, for which she

wrote songs

Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration

with Vocals for the song “Lucky” with Jason

Mraz

Soul and Jazz award for Best Album of the

Year for her album “Breakthrough”

Soul and Jazz Award for Best Artist of the Year

Act in the Pop category

Colbie Caillat has been nominated for other awards in

award shows such as the American Music Awards, Teen

Choice Awards, and the People`s Choice Awards.

“I hate having to change an album because you don`t like that song or you want to go to

the next. I want someone to just be able to put the album on and listen all the way

through.”

COLBIE CAILLAT

AND THE BEACH

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION

“I write at the beach, exercise at the beach,

spend time with my family and friends at the

beach. The ocean calms my heart when I

am stressed! To this day, when I smell the

salt water in the air, I feel at home.”

The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots

organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment

of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches founded in

1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu,

California. The core activities and campaigns that the

Surfrider Foundation uses to protect our oceans, waves

and beaches fall into the categories of Clean Water,

Beach Access, Beach Preservation and Protecting

Special Places.

Colbie`s relationship with the beach began the moment

she was born. She grew up on the beach and still

vacations at the beach. Because of this, she is a

member of the Surfrider Foundation and passionately

supports their efforts to protect our oceans, beaches,

and marine life. “ I want my fans to know they can

make a difference, and I have joined with Surfrider

Foundation to tell them how.”

FUN FACTS 10 THINGS YOU DIDN`T KNOW

ABOUT COLBIE CAILLAT

1. As an infant, her parents gave her the

nickname, Coco, which is the name of her

debut album.

2. She became passionate about music after

listening to Lauryn Hill`s “Killing Me Softly”.

3. She used to sing on techno shows at fashion

shows before she was discovered as an artist.

4. She was rejected from American Idol because

she was too nervous to sing in front of the

judges.

5. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood

Mac`s “Rumours” and “Tusk” albums.

6. Her musical inspirations are John Mayer and

Lauryn Hill.

7. When she is not on stage, she can be found with

guitar in hand, writing.

8. She is the first artist to be discovered through

Myspace.

9. Her music is categorized into many different

genres such as pop, acoustic, country pop, and

folk rock.

10. She can play many instruments including

guitar, piano, and ukulele.

“People tell me “Bubbly” made them realize that they weren`t in love with their boyfriend

because their boyfriend doesn`t give them those feelings in the song. I was like „Oh my

gosh. Wow!‟ That wasn`t my intention, but at least that`s helped you.”

WORKS CITED

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www.colbiecaillat.com

www.surfrider.org

COLBIE CAILLAT`S

WEBSITE

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http://www.surfrider.org/

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