Colbie Caillat

Colbie Caillat
Caillat in December 2023
Born
Colbie Marie Caillat

(1985-05-28) May 28, 1985
Other namesCoco
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2004–present
PartnerJustin Young (2009–2020)
FatherKen Caillat
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Labels
Formerly of
Websitecolbiecaillat.com

Colbie Marie Caillat (/klbi kæˈl/ KOHL-bee kal-AY; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005.

She signed with Universal Republic Records to release her debut studio album, Coco (2007), which was supported by the singles "Bubbly" and "Realize", peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, her 2008 duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", won Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, her second album, Breakthrough (2009), received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, and she won Album of the Year for her contributions to Taylor Swift's Fearless (2009). Furthermore, Breakthrough debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Fallin' for You". Her third album, All of You (2011), was supported by the single "Brighter Than the Sun", and her fourth album, Christmas in the Sand (2012), was a Christmas album. Her fifth, Gypsy Heart (2014), was supported by the single "Try". From 2018 to 2020, she was part of country music quartet Gone West.

Caillat has sold over six million albums worldwide and over 10 million singles. In 2009, she was named Billboard magazine's 94th-best-selling music artist of the 2000s.