Colbie Marie Caillat ( /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ (help·info)) (born May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky". Caillat released her second album, Breakthrough, in August 2009.
Caillat was born in Newbury Park, California and ...
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Colbie Marie Caillat ( /ˈkoʊlbi kəˈleɪ/ (help·info)) (born May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky". Caillat released her second album, Breakthrough, in August 2009.
Caillat was born in Newbury Park, California and grew up in Malibu, California as well. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tusk albums; Caillat recalls being around the likes of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie as a child. Producer Mikal Blue hired a teenaged Caillat to sing on background techno music to be used for fashion shows. Caillat began writing songs with Blue in 2004.
The popularity of Caillat's MySpace profile led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four consecutive months. Her debut single was "Bubbly" and peaked at #5 on the...
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