Background
Ruiz was born at Carcassonne, daughter of musician Didier Blanc though later taking her grandmother"s maiden name Ruiz.
Ruiz was born at Carcassonne, daughter of musician Didier Blanc though later taking her grandmother"s maiden name Ruiz.
She gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001. In 2001, she was a prominent contestant in the first French edition of Star Academy, a popular television reality-show and musical contest. Foreign her second studio album Louisiana Femme Chocolat, Olivia Ruiz was recognised by the Victoires de la Musique as the Female Artist of the Year in 2007.
The album topped the French chart and was certified as a diamond record for selling more than 750,000 copies in France and made it to the top 50 of the Walloon and Swiss charts.
Office the album, the music videos of the tracks "J"traine des pieds" and "Louisiana femme chocolat" were placed on rotation on the MCM French television channel in 2006. The singles made it to the top 50 of the French and Walloon charts.
Olivia Ruiz wrote all the lyrics for her third studio album Mission Météores, co-orchestrated the music and employed a crew of guest stars including the rapper Buck 65, the indie band Noisettes and the folk and dark cabaret project Lonely Drifter Karen and featured the styles of nouvelle chanson, punk, folk and Hispanic rock. The record topped the French and Walloon album charts in 2009.
Office the album, the single "Elle panique", with the music written by Buck 65 peaked at #2 of the Walloon chart.
The music video of the song was placed on rotation on the MCM in May 2009.