Olivia Ruiz gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001.
12 Facts About Olivia Ruiz
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Olivia Ruiz is a rap composer known by the nickname Toan.
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Olivia Ruiz studied in Carcassonne but went to college in Montpellier, where she studied performing arts, before changing to a BTS in communication.
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At the age of 15, Olivia Ruiz started getting involved in music.
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Olivia Ruiz left her parents' house to live with her aunt in Narbonne, where she took theater and dance classes with her friends from Comigne, the band Rock Five.
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Olivia Ruiz took dance classes at the Pelizzon School in Carcassonne and Trebes.
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Olivia Ruiz entered the Medievales de Carcassonne, a group of small artists, for their summer show.
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Olivia Ruiz started performing in different bars, along with Frank Marty a multi-instrumentalist from Narbonne.
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Olivia Ruiz 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.
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Olivia Ruiz wrote all the lyrics for her third studio album Miss Meteores, 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.
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Olivia Ruiz's ex-partner is Mathias Malzieu, the lead singer of the band Dionysos.
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Olivia Ruiz participated in the project Les Francoise, with Jeanne Cherhal, Emily Loizeau, Camille, La Grande Sophie and Rosemary Standley.