Colbie Caillat

At 38 years old, Colbie Caillat has this physical status:

Colbie Marie Caillat ( (listen); born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter.

Caillat rose to fame through social networking website Myspace.

At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.

After signing with Universal Republic Records, she released her debut album, Coco, in July 2007.

The album included the hit singles "Bubbly" and "Realize", and has sold 2,060,000 copies in the US, and is certified 2x Platinum.

In 2008 she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy Award.

In August 2009 she released Breakthrough, her second album, which became her first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200.

It has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Breakthrough was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards.

She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards for her background vocals and writing on Taylor Swift's Fearless album.

In July 2011 she released her third studio album, All of You.

In October 2012 she released her first Christmas album, Christmas in the Sand.

Since 2018, she has been a member of the country music group 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.

Personal life

Caillat was in a relationship with singer Justin Young from 2009 to 2020. The two were engaged in May 2015. They announced that they had ended their engagement in April 2020.

In 2010, Caillat posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine – alongside Emmanuelle Chriqui, Regina Hall, Kara DioGuardi, and Jessica Capshaw.

Caillat supports various charities including Farm Sanctuary, United Service Organizations, Wish Upon A Hero, MusiCares, Earth's Call Fund, the Humane Society of the United States, and WE Charity.

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Life and career

Caillat was born in Malibu, California, and he grew up in Newbury Park, California. Ken Caillat, her father, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), and Mirage (1982) albums. When she was a child, her parents gave her the name "Coco," which she would later refer to on her debut album.

Caillat began piano lessons as an infant, but she didn't get any inspiration until she turned 11 years old, when she was enthralled with Lauryn Hill's appearance in Sister Act 2. She knew she wanted to be a performer and started taking vocal lessons, and appeared onstage for the first time in sixth grade. Since then, she has been covering Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly," which had previously been covered by Lauryn Hill, and Hill's own "Tell Him."

Caillat discovered producer Mikal Blue, who had hired her to perform on techno songs used at fashion shows, shortly. Caillat began playing the acoustic guitar at the age of 19, and Blue helped her record her first song.

She auditioned for American Idol but was turned down at the pre-audition stage and was unable to perform for the judges. She performed her own original song, "Bubbly," which was rejected once more when she auditioned for the second time. Caillat expressed admiration for the judges' decision, saying, "I was shy." I was worried. I wasn't the best at it. I wasn't sure about it yet, but I wasn't ready for it yet. When I auditioned, I was relieved to learn that they said no."

Caillat's MySpace page prompted her to become the country's top-one unsigned singer for four months in a row.

Coco, Caillat's debut album, was released in Australia and Asia on July 10, 2007, and a week later in North America. On September 3, 2008, in Japan, and November 11, 2008, worldwide, it was released in a deluxe version. The album was rated platinum by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIAA), with shipments to 2,000,000 units in the United States. "Bubbly," the album's first single, debuted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Pop 100. For 19 and 14 weeks, it also topped the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks charts for 19 and 14. The single was rated platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 13, 2007, with downloads of more than 2.6 million in the United States. On November 20, she launched "Mistletoe" as a Christmas song and peaked at number 76 on Billboard Hot 100. The song was the most downloaded holiday song of 2007. It was also included in the film Baby Mama. Coco's second single, "Realityize," debuted on January 23, 2008, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming her second Top 20 hit in the United States.

"The Little Things" was released in Germany on March 7, 2008, and in the United States in October 2008. The single did not do well in the United States, and it was her lowest charting single from the album, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. She also recorded a French-speaking version of this song. The original music video was shot in San Francisco and was exclusive to Europe. It was shot in Hawaii and was a prequel to "Bubbly." "Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)," the album's fourth and final single, was released on July 29, 2008. The album was only in the deluxe version. It was announced to help the American athletes participating in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, in China, and was also included on the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack. Caillat appears in the music video as he performs on Schiller's "You" and appears on "You." She has appeared on the soundtrack to Imagine That; she and Mikal Blue sing "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles. In the album "Hoy Me Voy," Colombian singer Juanes' album La Vida... es un ratico (en vivo). In October, the song "Midnight Bottle" was included in the Brazilian soap opera Três Irm's soundtrack. She also appeared in this soap opera and performed the song. Caillat sang and co-wrote Taylor Swift's "Breathe" on her album, Fearless, and she sang it out.

Caillat's album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, was released on January 13, 2009. Breakthrough, Caillat's second album, was released in August 2009. Jason Reeves and guitarist David Becker co-wrote the majority of the album, as well as featured guitarist David Becker on two tracks. Becker has worked with Caillat's father Ken. Caillat had writer's block during the recording sessions, so she enlisted Kara DioGuardi and Jason Reeves, who went to Hawaii for three weeks, rented a beach house, and wrote songs. Breakthrough debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 106,000 copies, her first album to debut at the top and an improvement on her debut album Coco (2004), which came in first at number five with only 51,000 copies. It was also Universal Music Group's sixth straight number-one album to debut at the top. The Recording Industry Association of America later named it gold (RIAA). "Fallin' for You" was the first single to be released on June 29, 2009. As Melinda Newman of HitFix describes the "lilting" mid-tempo ballad, it "features an instantly catchy chorus and toe tapping melody." It enjoyed chart success in the United States, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, her second highest-charting single and her highest debut with 118,000 first-week downloads, and the top the Adult Contemporary chart. It also ranked in four other countries and top-forty in the remaining territories, and was also in the top-20 in the four other countries.

"Begin Again" and "You Got Me" were originally intended to be the album's second single, but "I Never Told You" was released instead on February 16, 2010. It reached number forty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was more popular on the Adult Pop Songs, where it peaked at number three, and on the Adult Contemporary, where it soared to number eleven. Caillat was named as the year's best songwriter. During the seventh inning stretch at the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July 2010, Caillat performed "God Bless America." In September 2010, Caillat played the national anthem in the National Football League's season opener game in New Orleans and a Monday Night Football game in Chicago. Caillat performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, in December 2010. Caillat visited the Watkins Glen, New York shelter of Farm Sanctuary, which she supports. All of You, Caillat's third album, was released on July 6, 2011. The set, largely produced by Greg Wells, includes one guest appearance by rapper/actor Common, who appears on "Favorite Song," while her songwriting co-stars include Ryan Tedder, Toby Gad, Jason Reeves, and Rick Nowels, while Rick Nowels appear on "Favorite Song." With first week sales of 70,000 copies, All of You debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200. However, it did manage to debut at number one on the Digital Albums Chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 331,000 copies as of June 2014.

"I Do" the album's lead single, was released on February 7, 2011 and was a huge success, debuting at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Positive reviews from music journalists accompanied the album. On May 17, 2011, the second single "Brighter Than the Sun" was released, occupying number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. On July 12, 2011, Caillat supported the album on Today, and Jay Leno appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 14, 2011. Due to strong digital downloads on the week of the album's debut, "What If" debuted at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Shadow" and "Before I Let You Go" are two potential singles that may be used in the future. Fans will select the next single of the album, according to her website. The song "Favorite Song" received the vote and was released as the third single on May 8, 2012. It has appeared on many American radio stations and has topped the Hot Adult Pop Songs chart at number 21. Caillat appeared in the third episode of the cancelled NBC television show The Playboy Club as a 1960s musician Lesley Gore. "It's My Party" was Caillat's 1963 hit on Gore's episode, which was broadcast on October 3, 2011. Caillat performed her part of the program in August 2011.

Caillat produced Christmas in the Sand, a Christmas collection that was released on October 23, 2012. Brad Paisley, Gavin DeGraw, Justin Young, and Jason Reeves all contributed to the album's success. She's also started working on her fourth album, which will be announced after her Christmas album. Universal Republic Records was defunct in mid-2012; all other artists, including Caillat, were renamed Republic Records, reviving the brand. For the soundtrack of the 2013 film Safe Haven, Caillat and Gavin DeGraw composed the song "We Both Know." At the 2014 Grammy Awards for Best Song Written for Visual Media, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award. On October 26, 2013, Caillat performed the national anthem at the 3rd game of the 2013 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. On November 19, 2013, Caillat's latest single, "Hold On," was released to digital stores. The song will be released as the lead single from the new album, but the album's domestic version, as well as internationally, was missing. The song in the United States was a non-album hit.

On June 9, 2014, "try" became the album's second worldwide and lead single in the United States, and the following day, a lyric video starring fans, as well as female stars such as Hoda Kotb, Sara Bareilles, Katharine McPhee, and Fifth Harmony's members without makeup was released. Caillat appears in the official video alongside other women with makeup, which they remove later in the video. "Live It Up"'s lyric-video was released on July 2nd. On October 25, the official lyric-video for "Never Gonna Let You Down" was released. Gypsy Heart, Babyface's fourth album, was only released on September 30, and was directed by American record producer Babyface. It includes songwriting collaborations with former co-writer Jason Reeves, as well as new co-writers and producers Max Martin, Julian Bunetta, and Johan Carlsson. The album debuted at No. 1. On the Billboard 200 for chart, 17 copies were sold in the first week, with 16,000 copies selling in the first week. As of October 2016, the album had sold 91,000 copies in the United States.

For Hilary Duff, Caillat co-wrote "Chasing the Sun" with Jason Reeves and Toby Gad. The song was released as the first single on Duff's fifth album. Caillat wrote a song for The Walking Dead: Songs of Sustainment Vol. 2. There was a sequel called "The Way I Was" on the Walmart version of the soundtrack album, but not for the Walmart version. Republic Records released "Irregation," written by Caillat, Babyface, and Jason Reeves, and was produced by Babyface on June 9, 2014. The song was released as her lead single on her fifth studio album, Gypsy Heart. "I've had this song in my head my entire life about personal insecurities, imperfections, and self-confidence," Caillat says. In August of that year, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time and then went on platinum in the United States.

Caillat undertook an acoustic tour for her latest album, The Malibu Sessions, in the fall of 2016. "Goldmine," the album's first single, was released on July 22, 2016.

Caillat formed Gone West with her fiancé Justin Young, longtime collaborator Jason Reeves, and his partner Nelly Joy. On October 26, 2018, the group made its Grand Ole Opry debut. Gone West has been associated with the brand Grayscale Entertainment.

She revealed on Instagram on August 12, 2020, that the band had disbanded up.

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