Olivia Ruiz
Born: 1980-01-01 in Carcassonne, Aude, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ruiz was born at Carcassonne, daughter of musician Didier Blanc though later taking her grandmother's maiden name Ruiz. In 2001, she was a prominent contestant in the first French edition of Star Academy, a popular TV reality-show and musical contest. She was defeated in the semi-final by eventual winner Jenifer Bartoli but according to an interview on Europe 1 she claimed that she never wanted to win and, following a post-series tour, worked to distance herself from the Star Ac image. For her second studio album La Femme Chocolat, Olivia Ruiz was recognised by the Victoires de la Musique as the Female Artist of the Year in 2007. For the live performances accompanying the record, she also received the prize in the category of Musical Show, Tour or Concert of the Year. 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. Off the album, the music videos of the tracks "J'traine des pieds" and "La femme chocolat" were placed on rotation on the MCM French TV 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 Miss 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. Off 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. Her partner is Mathias Malzieu, the lead singer of the band Dionysos. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Ruiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Hola Frida! as Frida adulte / amie adulte (voice)
2024
- The New Look as Edith Piaf
- Immortel Nougaro as interprete
- Basique, le concert - Olivia Ruiz as Self : Singer
2023
- Taratata fète ses 30 ans as Self
- Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha as Narrator (voice over)
2022
- L'humour c'est mieux à deux as Self
- The Unexpected Getaway as Self
2021
- Olivia Ruiz aux Bouffes du Nord as Self
2019
- Point-Blank as Justine Rigatti
- Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
2018
- Basique, le concert as Self
- M. Eddy & sa tribu as Self
2017
- The Pink Soldier 3 as La Ballerine
2016
- Amanda as Self
- Eddy Mitchell, itinéraires as Narrator (voice)
2014
- Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart as Miss Acacia (voice)
- Où elle est Maman ? ... (Director)
2013
2012
- The Unexpected Getaway as Self
- One Day My Father Will Come as Chloé
- Connait-on encore Leprest ? - Coffret as Self
2010
- Olivia Ruiz, Miss Météores Live as Self
2009
- Dionysos - Le Zénih as Self
2008
- Mia and the Migoo ... (Musical)
2007
- Olivia Ruiz : Chocolat show ! as Self
2006
- Infrarouge as Self
- Star Academy - La saga des clips (2) as Self
- Star Academy - La saga des clips as Self
2004
- La chanson de l'année as Self
- Olivia Ruiz, Star' Activiste as Self
2002
- Star Academy En concert as Self
2001
- Star Academy as Self
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1993
- Taratata as Self
1987
- Téléthon as Self
1985
- Télématin as Self
- Victoires de la musique as Self