Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni Tedeschi (born Turin, Italy, 23 December, 1968), is an Italian-bornFrench supermodel, songwriter and singer. She is the sister of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.

Biography

Heiress to an Italian tire manufacturing fortune, Bruni had no need to work, but by 1988 was among the 20 highest-paid fashion models, earning $7.5 million a year. She grew up in France from the age of five, and later attended boarding school in Switzerland. She eventually returned to Paris to study art and architecture, but left school at 19 to become a model full-time.

While modelling, Bruni became a tabloid staple by dating rock star Eric Clapton; tycoon Donald Trump; lawyer Arno Klarsfeld; and actors Kevin Costner and Vincent Perez. She is married to Raphaël Enthoven, who had been married to novelist Justine Lévy.

In 1998 Bruni quit the world of fashion, and has since devoted herself to chanson. In 2002 her debut album Quelqu'un m'a dit, produced by Louis Bertignac, was released in Europe to great success. Her second album, No Promises, was released in January 2007.

Discography

Album Cover	Album Information
File:Bruni-album1.jpg	Quelqu'un m'a dit Released: 2003 (FR.) Label: Naïve FR. sales: 1.2 million RIAA certification: TBR

Album Cover	Album Information
File:Nopromises.jpg	No Promises Released: 2007 (FR.) Label: Naïve FR. sales: RIAA certification: United World Chart sales: 107,000

External links

• Brendan Bernhard (February 2, 2007). "The Supermodel School of Poetry". New York Sun Newspaper. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• Carla Bruni official website

Trivia

• The song "Le plus beau du quartier" was used in H&M's Christmas 2006 commercial.
• Three songs from Quelqu'un m'a dit appear in Hans Canosa's 2005 American film Conversations with Other Women.
• Bruni recorded an English translation of the Serge Gainsbourg song "Ces Petits Riens" for the 2006 tribute album Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited.