Ophélie Kleerekoper-Winter (born 20 February 1974) is a French pop and R&B singer and actress. She is the daughter of Dutch singer David Alexandre Winter and French fashion model Catherine Fefeu. She rose to prominence in much of Europe after signing with EastWest Records in 1995 and released her hit song "Dieu m'a donné la foi" which reached number one on the French singles chart as well as other hits: "le feu qui m'attise", "Shame on U", "Elle Pleure"" and "Sache"".
Winter was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Her father David Alexandre Winter was a Dutch pop singer who had some success during the 1970s, while her mother Catherine Fefeu was a French fashion model,[1] who is now her agent. Her brother Michael is a singer and TV presenter.
Her parents divorced when she was just two years old and she moved to Paris with her mother and brother, while her father left for the United States.[1] In 1984, at the age of 10, she recorded her first song in France, La Chanson des Klaxons and three years later another song, Poil de Carotte, in French.[1] At the age of 17, she was discovered by a modeling agent on the Champs-Élysées in Paris and after three years of modeling, she decided to become a singer and an actress.
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Ophélie Winter has released four studio albums starting in 1996, with her debut album, No Soucy !, which her brother collaborated on, Privacy, Explicit Lyrics and Résurrection. The singer Prince wrote her a song. It was announced at one point that Prince intended The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists, but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place; one recording that was made was Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers by French model and actress Ophélie Winter (intended for a single, Le Garçon Le Plus Beau Dans L’Univers), but this remains unreleased. Ophélie Winter was a featured model in a photoshoot with Prince/0)+> in 1995, holding his gold symbol guitar.
In 2014, she participated in the fifth season of Danse avec les stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Christophe Licata. On October 10, 2014, they were eliminated finishing 10th out of 11 contestants.
She currently resides in Paris making various TV appearances. Her look-alike puppet is in the French show "Les Guignols de l'info" (1988).
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Ophelie Winter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ophelie Kleerekoper Winter born 20 February 1974 is a French pop and R amp B singer and actress She is the daughter of Dutch singer David Alexandre Winter and French fashion model Catherine Fefeu She rose to prominence in much of Europe after signing with EastWest Records in 1995 and released her hit song Dieu m a donne la foi which reached number one on the French singles chart as well as other hits le feu qui m attise Shame on U Elle Pleure and Sache Ophelie WinterWinter at the 2006 Cannes Film FestivalBackground informationBirth nameOphelie Kleerekoper WinterBorn 1974 02 20 20 February 1974 age 50 Boulogne Billancourt FranceOccupation s Singer actressLabelsWarner Music France Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWinter was born in Boulogne Billancourt Hauts de Seine Her father David Alexandre Winter was a Dutch pop singer who had some success during the 1970s while her mother Catherine Fefeu was a French fashion model 1 who is now her agent Her brother Michael is a singer and TV presenter Her parents divorced when she was just two years old and she moved to Paris with her mother and brother while her father left for the United States 1 In 1984 at the age of 10 she recorded her first song in France La Chanson des Klaxons and three years later another song Poil de Carotte in French 1 At the age of 17 she was discovered by a modeling agent on the Champs Elysees in Paris and after three years of modeling she decided to become a singer and an actress Career editOphelie Winter has released four studio albums starting in 1996 with her debut album No Soucy which her brother collaborated on Privacy Explicit Lyrics and Resurrection The singer Prince wrote her a song It was announced at one point that Prince intended The Most Beautiful Girl In The World to be recorded in multiple languages by local artists but it is unknown how many of these recordings took place one recording that was made was Le Garcon Le Plus Beau Dans L Univers by French model and actress Ophelie Winter intended for a single Le Garcon Le Plus Beau Dans L Univers but this remains unreleased Ophelie Winter was a featured model in a photoshoot with Prince 0 gt in 1995 holding his gold symbol guitar In 2014 she participated in the fifth season of Danse avec les stars the French version of Dancing with the Stars She was partnered with professional dancer Christophe Licata On October 10 2014 they were eliminated finishing 10th out of 11 contestants She currently resides in Paris making various TV appearances Her look alike puppet is in the French show Les Guignols de l info 1988 Discography editNo Soucy 1996 Privacy 1998 Explicit Lyrics 2002 Resurrection 2009 Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications francaises AlbumFrance France TL Belgium Switzerland Germany1984 La chanson des klaxons avec Bob Non album single1987 Poil de carotte Non album single1992 When I got the Mood Non album single1993 Shame on You Non album single1994 Dad Non album singlePour une lady Non album single1995 Dieu m a donne la foi 1 3 Or No Soucy 1996 Le feu qui m attise 7 21 Argent Shame on U 9 Argent1997 Keep it on the red light feat Coolio 19Rien que pour lui 391998 Je Marche A L envers 23 12 PrivacyI Spy 72Elle pleure 12 9 Argent1999 Je cours Je t abandonne 39 302000 Ce que je suis 752002 Sache 6 7 21 Argent Explicit Lyrics2003 Tout l monde le fait 38 28 75 Yeah Yeah Yeah2009 Affection Resurrection2010 Sunshine2010 Ne va pas croireSelected filmography editYear Title Role Director Notes1996 Hommes femmes mode d emploi Pretty Blonde of Crillon Claude Lelouch1997 Tout doit disparaitre Eve Latour Philippe MuylBouge Herself Jerome Cornuau1998 Folle d elle Lisa Jerome Cornuau 2 2000 2001 A Space Travesty Cassandra Menage Allan A GoldsteinLa cape et l epee Cardinal Claudia s Girl TV series 1 episode 2001 She Ayesha Timothy BondPretty Things Jessica Gilles Paquet BrennerMy Wife Is an Actress Famous girl in the train Yvan Attal2003 Mauvais esprit Chrystele Porel Patrick Alessandrin2010 R I S police scientifique Isabelle Ballancourt Francois Guerin TV series 1 episode 2013 Doc Martin Rebecca Mikelin Jean Pierre Sinapi TV series 1 episode References edit a b c Biography of Ophelie Winter Purepeople Retrieved 23 February 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ophelie Winter Official website Ophelie Winter at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ophelie Winter amp oldid 1202133078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
