Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni
Bruni in 2021
Spouse of the President of France
In role
2 February 2008 – 15 May 2012
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Preceded byCécilia Sarkozy (2007)
Succeeded byValérie Trierweiler
Personal details
Born
Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi

(1967-12-23) 23 December 1967 (age 56)
Turin, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
France (since 2008)
Spouse
(m. 2008)
Domestic partnerRaphaël Enthoven (2001–2007)
Children2
Parent(s)Marisa Borini (mother)
Alberto Bruni Tedeschi [fr] (legal father)
RelativesValeria Bruni Tedeschi (sister)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • model
  • musician
Musical career
GenresChanson, French music
Years active2002–2008, 2013–present
LabelsNaïve Records, EMI
Modeling information
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Hair colorBrown[2]
Eye colorBlue[2]
Agency

Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarla dʒilˈbɛrta ˈbruːni teˈdeski]; 23 December 1967) is an Italian and French[3] singer, songwriter and fashion model who served as the first lady of France from 2008—when she married then president Nicolas Sarkozy—to 2012.

She was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven. Bruni was a model from 1987 to 1997 before taking up a career in music. She wrote several songs for Julien Clerc that were featured on his 2000 album, Si j'étais elle. Bruni released her first album, Quelqu'un m'a dit, in 2003, which eventually spent 34 weeks in the top 10 of the French Albums Chart. Bruni won the Victoire Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 2004 Victoires de la Musique. The same year, Bruni released her second album, No Promises, then the following year, she released her third album, Comme si de rien n'était. In 2013, Bruni released her fourth album, Little French Songs. In 2017, Bruni released her fifth album, French Touch. In 2024, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

  1. ^ a b "Carla Bruni - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". models.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Carla Bruni". Storm Management. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Quand Carla Bruni raconte avoir demandé la nationalité française "par politesse"". Europe 1 (in French). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.