Ophélie Winter

Biography

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×Dieu m'a donné la foi1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Dieu m'a donné la foi3:552Everlasting Love5:05" which reached number one on the French singles chart as well as other hits: "le feu qui m'attise×Le Feu qui m'attise1996 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Le Feu qui m'attise4:002Jacks and Aces3:47", "Shame on U×Shame on U1996 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Shame on U4:392Le Feu qui m'attise (remix)4:03", "Elle Pleure×Elle pleure1998 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Elle pleure4:062Cry4:06"" and "Sache×Sache2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sache (radio edit)3:282Sache (extended mix)5:24"".

Early life

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, 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. 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. 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.

Career

Ophélie Winter has released four studio albums starting in 1996, with her debut album, No Soucy !, which her brother collaborated on, Privacy×PrivacyAugust 1998 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Dans mon intimité4:242This Is How I’m Gonna Make You Mine4:013Elle pleure4:064Je cours3:375Je marche à l’envers3:086Non Stop4:507Tout l’monde4:138Il va me rendre folle3:079Si j’ai brûlé mon cœur4:5410À genoux4:0511Ce que je suis4:1312Je ne serais rien4:45, Explicit Lyrics×Explicit Lyrics5 November 2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Sache (In Progress/Interlude)1:132Sache3:283Yeah Yeah Yeah4:414Party Now4:075Definition (interlude)0:216Tout le monde le fait3:217Appelle moi, Part 1 (interlude)2:518Double vie4:499Viens4:2310Vendetta4:0511Bonnie Parker4:1212Ouvre4:2613Quand les larmes4:3614I Believe in You4:4215The Wrap (interlude)0:5616Something6:31 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 10 October 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).