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| Born | Colbie Marie Caillat May 28, 1985 Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Coco[1] |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Partner | Justin Young (2009–2020) |
| Father | Ken Caillat |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Website | colbiecaillat |
Colbie Marie Caillat (/ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ KOHL-bee kə-LAY; born May 28, 1985)[3] is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.
She signed with Universal Republic Records to release her debut studio album, Coco (2007), which was supported by the singles "Bubbly" and "Realize", peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, her 2008 duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, her second album, Breakthrough (2009), received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and she won Album of the Year for her contributions to Taylor Swift's Fearless (2009). Furthermore, Breakthrough debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Fallin' for You". Her third album, All of You (2011), was supported by the single "Brighter Than the Sun", and her fourth album, Christmas in the Sand (2012), was a Christmas album. Her fifth, Gypsy Heart (2014), was supported by the single "Try". From 2018 to 2020, she was part of country music quartet Gone West.
Caillat has sold over six million albums worldwide and over 10 million singles. In 2009, she was named Billboard magazine's 94th-best-selling music artist of the 2000s.[4][5]
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- ^ "Colbie Caillat Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Charts – Decade-end Artists – Artists Of The Decade". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ White, Ryan (April 26, 2012). "Oregon State Fair concert lineup includes Joe Walsh, Colbie Caillat, Demi Lovato". Oregon Live. Retrieved November 27, 2014.