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Welcome to Vanessa Paradis in Translation! This fansite is the original resource for English-speaking fans. Known in America as the face of Chanel or the girlfriend of Johnny Depp (and mother to his two children), Vanessa Paradis is famous in France for being an accomplished singer (Bliss) and actress (Girl on the Bridge). Keep up with her latest movie & music news, yet also discover her history with the help of original synopses and multimedia featuring interviews, videos, images, and much more.
 Two Paris concerts announced. Vanessa and band will be in concert at Le Grand Rex in Paris on June 4 and 5. Also in concert news, Vanessa will perform at the Festival de la Cité in Carcassonne on July 24. For more information about Vanessa’s summer tour, see Here. (April 20, 2008) The chanteuse is loose. There is a review of Divinidylle in the new issue of The Boston Phoenix, a weekly arts & entertainment newspaper. It’s a very positive review with the critic saying, “It’s high time non-French pop fans discovered Vanessa Paradis.” We couldn’t agree more! You can read the review Here. (April 15, 2008) Vanessa at the Paléo Festival. Vanessa will appear at the Paléo Festival de Nyon Saturday, July 26. Etienne Daho, Alain Bashung, K, Ours, and Nicolas Fraissinet are also on the bill that night. The festival takes place July 22 – 27. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 16. You can read more Here. (April 10, 2008) La Clef DVD release July 9. La Clef is released on DVD in France July 9. Thanks to Poline for bringing us this news. You can read more Here. (April 5, 2008) Voulez-vous Vanessa Paradis? Today’s edition of the Daily Mail (London) has a feature about Vanessa titled Voulez-vous Vanessa Paradis? It consists of several quotes made by Vanessa from past interviews. Thanks to like_a_flower for bringing it to us. You can read it Here. (April 5, 2008) Again with the wedding rumors. The latest is from Life & Style, a U.S. weekly tabloid. An unidentified “family insider” tells the magazine Vanessa and Johnny are to tie the knot on June 14. The two-page article with the wedding rumor appears in the April 14 issue. You can read the article Here. (April 4, 2008) La Clef at film festival in Greece. La Clef will screen at the 9th annual Francophone Film Festival in Athens, Greece. The festival begins today and continues through April 13. You can read more about the festival Here. (April 3, 2008) Divinidylle still in the Top 20. Divinidylle continues its impressive run. It’s the No. 13 album in France for the week March 23 – 29. You can read more about the French music charts Here. (April 2, 2008) Seventh concert added to summer tour. Vanessa will participate in the Les Nuits de Fourvière music festival in Lyon, France by doing a concert there on July 23. For more information about this concert, including a link for tickets, please see Here. (Mar. 26, 2008) Video clip for L’Incendie. The long awaited video clip for L’Incendie, the third single from Divinidylle, was released today via MSN. The video was directed by Johnny Depp, who previously directed videos in 2001 for Vanessa's Pourtant and Que Fait La Vie. Thanks to soso2 for bringing us the link. You can watch the video Here. (Mar. 26, 2008) Divine Idole, an unauthorized bio, released. Thierry Cadet's unauthorized biography about Vanessa titled Divine Idole was released yesterday. It's available for purchase at amazon.fr. You can read more Here. (Mar. 21, 2008) New album for Albin de la Simone. Albin de la Simone, the keyboardist on Vanessa's Divinidylle album and tour, releases his third album titled Catastrophe on April 21. For more information about the new album, see Here. (Mar. 21, 2008) Vote for Vanessa in Most Elegant Woman poll. Vanessa is one of four actresses in this month’s Hello magazine poll for Most Elegant Woman. The other actresses are Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, and Eva Longoria. Vanessa is nominated for the ensemble she wore to the NRJ awards in January. Thanks to Anna_B for bringing us this news. You can find the link to vote Here. (Mar. 20, 2008) The Midwife Crisis for Vanessa. Today’s edition of The Hollywood Reporter says Vanessa will star in The Midwife Crisis opposite Michael Madsen. Mabrouk El Mechri will direct and Gaumont will produce the film. Tentatively scheduled to begin in September, filming will take place for seven weeks in New York City. According to El Mechri, The Midwife Crisis tells the story of a bizarre love affair between a midwife and a loan-shark, "It's 'Punch Drunk Love"-y. It's not your typical cheesy romantic comedy. It's not Hugh Grant." Today’s article confirms the rumors we first heard last November. You can read more Here. (Mar. 11, 2008) Vanessa wins two Victoires de la Musique awards. What a night for Vanessa and her fans! Vanessa took home two awards and sang two songs during tonight’s presentation of the prestigious French music awards, Victoires de la Musique. Vanessa won "Groupe ou artiste interprète féminine de l'année" and her album Divinidylle won "Album de chansons/variétés de l'année." Vanessa also sang her new single L’Incendie and later sang Syracuse, a tribute to legendary French singer Henri Salvador who died last month. Vanessa last won awards at this ceremony 18 years ago. Le Soldat Rose, the musical Vanessa was a part of in 2006, won an award in the Musical DVD category. Many, many thanks to those who contributed photos, videos and commentary. You can see the photos and video Here. (Mar. 8, 2008)
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