Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer and guitarist who wrote her own lyrics for her songs. The girl became famous thanks to the MySpace network, where she was noticed by the Universal Republic Record label.
During her career, the singer has sold over 6 million copies of albums and 10 million singles. Therefore, she got into the top 100 best-selling female artists of the 2000s. Colby also received a Grammy Award, recording a hit with Jason Mraz. She was nominated for this award with her second album.
Childhood Colbie Marie Caillat
The singer was born on May 28, 1985 in Malibu (California). She spent her childhood in Newbury Park. Her father, Ken Caillat, is the co-producer of Fleetwood Mac's Romours, Tusk and Mirage albums. As a child, her parents called the girl Coco, which became the title of her first album.
Colby was taught music from an early age. Therefore, the father taught the girl to play the piano and additionally took lessons from musicians for the child. At the age of 11, Colby decided to become a professional singer - she took singing lessons and performed on the school stage.
Musical career of Colbie Marie Caillat
The early years of Colbie Marie Caillat
As a teenager, Colby met American producer Mick Blue. He offered to sing techno songs for use in a fashion show. At the age of 19, Caillat learned to play the guitar and, along with a producer, recorded a song for the American Idol show. But she was denied entry.
The girl tried to qualify again by singing the song Bubbly, and she was again refused. However, Kaillat thanked the judges for this decision. She said that she was shy, very nervous and did not prepare for the audition. After these events, the singer registered on the MySpace platform, where she began to develop herself.
Coco's first album
In July 2007, the singer published the album Coco in selected countries. And the world heard the songs only in November 2008. The album quickly became popular, then went platinum, as the singer sold over 2 million records.
The single Bubbly closed the top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The song Realize was released on January 28 and peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100. It became Caillat's next hit to hit the top 20 in the US.
Breakthrough and All of You
At the end of the summer of 2009, the singer released the album Breakthrough. The lyrics were co-written with singer Jason Reeves, who had already worked with Caillat on the singles for the first album. Guitarist David Becker also contributed to two songs.
Upon debut, the album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200. The singer has sold over 105 copies, surpassing the weekly sales record of her previous album, Coco. Later, the RIAA awarded the singer a "gold" certificate for the album Breakthrough.
The hit of the album was the single Fallin for You, which took the 12th position in the US Hot 100 chart and was downloaded 118 thousand times, a new record for the singer in terms of the number of downloads. In other countries, the song reached the top 20.
All of You and Christmas in the Sand
The third album was released in 2011 and ranked 6th on the Billboard 200. 70 thousand copies were sold in a week, by 2014 the number of records increased to 331 thousand. The main single was the song I Do, which received many positive reviews and ranked 23 - position in the Hot 100.
The Christmas album was completed in October 2012 and received positive reviews from critics. Brad Paisley, Gavin DeGraw, Justin Young and Jason Reeves worked with Caillat Colby on the album. The result was 8 cover versions of popular Christmas songs and 4 original singles.
Gypsy Heart and The Malibu Sessions
The next album of the singer was released in September 2014. Gypsy Heart was produced by Babyface and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. A total of 91 copies were sold. The album's main hit, Try, went platinum and peaked at number 55 on the Hot 100.
In 2016, Caillat released her last album under her own independent label, Plummy Lou Records. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 and had only positive reviews from critics, with no significant sales.
Creation of Gone West
In 2018, Caillat announced the formation of her own band with her partner Justin Young, as well as Jason Reeves and Nellie Joy. Gone West debuted at the weekly American country music Grand Ole Opry concert.
The band's debut album was released on June 12, 2020. It entered the top 30 hits of the Country Airplay chart and hit the Billboard 100. At the end of the summer of 2020, the group disbanded, the singer wrote about this on her Instagram page.
Caillat Colby's personal life
Caillat was in a relationship with American singer Justin Young for a long period. The couple began dating in 2009 and announced their engagement six years later. The couple called off their engagement after five years in 2020. This was one of the main reasons for the collapse of their own group.
The singer has a YouTube account, she stopped posting videos since 2016, after the release of her last album. Now the artist actively maintains a page on Instagram, where there are almost 250 thousand subscribers, and also supports various charitable organizations.
