Ophélie Winter

Ophélie Winter

Born: February 20, 1974
in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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" which reached number one on the French singles chart as well as other hits: "le feu qui m'attise", "Shame on U", "Elle Pleure"" and "Sache"".

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.

Ophélie Winter has released four studio albums starting in 1996, with her debut album, No Soucy!, which her brother collaborated on, Privacy, Explicit Lyrics 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 October 10, 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).

Source: Article "Ophélie Winter" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Title: Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Released: December 13, 2014
Type: Movie
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Title: Danse avec les stars
Character: Self - Candidate
Released: February 12, 2011
Type: TV
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Title: Scènes de ménages
Character: Nouvelle petite amie du cousin de Marion
Released: November 9, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Panique dans l'oreillette
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2008
Type: TV
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Mean Spirit
Title: Mean Spirit
Character: Chrystèle
Released: November 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Vincent Poirel dirige une multinationale du BTP. Il a tout obtenu dans la vie sauf un enfant. Sa société est retenue pour construire un stade olympique. Le projet original apporté par son architecte est en fait celui de Simon Variot, imaginé durant ses études.
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Pretty Things
Title: Pretty Things
Character: Jessica
Released: November 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Lucie, who works as a white-hot fashion model, exhibits a dominant, often controlling, "Type A" personality, whereas identical twin Marie consistently projects a backward, reserved, laconic and unassuming attitude. When Lucie receives a covetable French recording contract, a significant problem stands in her way: the inability to sing. Marie possesses the voice of an angel, however, and quickly jets off to Paris to stand in for her sister, unannounced - little realizing the dangerous and even violent string of consequences that she is igniting.
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Title: Burger Quiz
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2001
Type: TV
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My Wife Is an Actress
Title: My Wife Is an Actress
Character: La vedette sexy
Released: January 14, 2001
Type: Movie
A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.
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She Who Must Be Obeyed
Title: She Who Must Be Obeyed
Character: Ayesha
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Leo Vincey receives a map from his late father, leading him to the legendary city of Kor in search of an explanation for his mysterious ancestry.
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2001: A Space Travesty
Title: 2001: A Space Travesty
Character: Cassandra Menage
Released: October 31, 2000
Type: Movie
When odd reports are received through official channels stating that the President of the United States is being held captive on a secret international moon base called Vegan and that he has been replaced on Earth by a clone, the US Marshall Service immediately sends their 'best' man, Dix, on the mission.
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Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Title: Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
Released: February 26, 2000
Type: Movie
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Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Title: Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Released: February 13, 1999
Type: Movie
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Title: Vivement dimanche
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1998
Type: TV
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What I Did for Love
Title: What I Did for Love
Character: Lisa
Released: June 17, 1998
Type: Movie
A man falls in love from afar with a woman who has just broken up acrimoniously with her husband and is disgusted with all men except her gay friends.
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Bouge !
Title: Bouge !
Character: Ophélie Winter
Released: June 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Video director Jerome Cornuau made his feature-film debut with this showbiz-themed French film. Young Alice (Ambre Boukebza) hitchhikes into the city to seek out her music-executive dad (Bernard Le Coq) but instead becomes friends with a singing star (Ophelie Winter, portraying herself), learns dancing from African trashman Rudy (Ashanti), polishes her singing skills with an assist from vocalist Nathalie (Lea Drucker), and is romanced by producer Jeremy (Patrick Forster-Delmas).
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Everything Must Disappear
Title: Everything Must Disappear
Character: Eve Latour
Released: January 22, 1997
Type: Movie
Robert Millard has based his industrial kingdom - based on all the noise technologies - thanks to his marriage with the wealthy and cantankerous Irene, he blithely cheat for years. However, his last link with his pretty secretary, Eve, is the straw that broke the camel : Irene has indeed hired a detective-photographer, aptly named M.Colle order to have a maximum of incriminating shots. Threatened to divorce and thus to total ruin by his wife, the unfaithful husband should give up and dismiss Eve.
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Men, Women: A User's Manual
Title: Men, Women: A User's Manual
Character: la fille du Crillon
Released: August 28, 1996
Type: Movie
Benoit Blanc loves living, he loves women, he loves daring. He is a famous businessman who suffers from stomach-ache. Fabiolini, a would-be actor, is a policeman and he too suffers from the same sickness. The two man face suffering in opposite ways: Benoit Blanc is optimistic while Fabiolini, always unsure of himself, is persuaded he is seriously ill. The two men meet by chance while doing a gastroscopy and become friends. After having known their real different conditions, they will change and will understand better their lives. Around them, other people, women and men, will see their lives changed, by chance, by love or solely by the life stream.
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Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Title: Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Released: February 10, 1996
Type: Movie
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Title: Zone interdite
Character: Self
Released: March 7, 1993
Type: TV
The zone interdite refers to two distinct territories established in German-occupied France during the Second World War after the signature of the Second Armistice at Compiègne.
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Fan School
Character: Self
Released: January 30, 1977
Type: TV
Host Jacques Martin invites different talented children from various backgrounds to showcase their beautiful voices. The participants entertain and wow the audience with their lovely performances.