Colleen Fitzpatrick

Vitamin C
Image:Vitamincalbum.jpg Vitamin C on the cover of her debut album.
Background information
Birth name	Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick
Born	July 20 1970 (age 38)
Origin	Old Bridge, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Pop, dance, Urban pop, New Wave
Occupation(s)	Actress and singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Elektra Records V2 Records Jive Records

Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1970[1] in Old Bridge, New Jersey) is an American pop music singer, dancer and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her hits include "Smile", "As Long As You're Loving Me", "Graduation (Friends Forever)" (which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100), "The Itch" and "Vacation" (from the Pokémon Pikachu's Vacation soundtrack).

"Graduation (Friends Forever)" has reached tremendous success in all kinds of graduation parties/events, notably high schools, and is still a very popular song for that occasion.

Before going solo, Fitzpatrick was the lead singer of punk pop band Eve's Plum. She is currently recording her fourth album.

She is married to former Eve's Plum guitarist Michael Kotch.

Acting

Fitzpatrick made her first foray into acting in John Waters' 1988 feature film Hairspray as the bratty Amber von Tussle. In 1991, she sang in a blues club in the comedy film The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear. She later appeared in Dracula 2000 (2000), as Lucy Westerman, and Rock Star (2001). Also in 2001 she appeared in the film Get Over It. She made a brief comedic cameo appearance as herself (in voiceover) in the film Scary Movie 2.

As for her television appearances, she played a judge in the American Idol spoof The WB's Superstar USA. She appeared in an episode of MTV's The Andy Dick Show and Celebrity Bootcamp, a celebrity game show. Fitzpatrick made cameos on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Brothers Garcia, The Amanda Show, and The Sausage Factory.

Future

In 2006, an indie TV sitcom starring Colleen called THE LEK was released to the internet through YouTube, though to date there have been only three episodes released.

In 2006, Colleen was interviewed by MTV News and she revealed details on a comeback, under the name Vitamin C, with 2 new albums. She's about to finish work on a children's world-music album that will celebrate diversity through songs like the Indian-styled "Bhangra On and On" and "We All Share the Same Sky," and she started work on a non-children's third Vitamin C album she describes as "Goldfrapp-meets-Vitamin C," which she hopes to have out by early 2007. "Just because you're not always on MTV doesn't mean you're not actively working," she said.

Discography

Albums

• 1999: Vitamin C #29 US, Platinum
• 2001: More #122 US, #25 Australia
• 2003: Unreleased Vitamin-C Album
• 2007: TBA

Singles

• 1999: "Smile" #18 US, Gold; #22 NZ, #138 Australia
• 1999: "Me, Myself & I"
• 2000: "Graduation (Friends Forever)" #38 US, #2 Australia, #21 NZ
• 2000: "The Itch" #4 Australia, #34 NZ, #45 US
• 2001: "As Long As You're Loving Me" #45 NZ
• 2003: "Last Nite" #70 UK

OST

• 1999: "Vacation"
• 2000: "Do You C What I C?"
• 2001: "September" ft. Sisqó
• 2001: "Love Will Keep Us Together"
• 2002: "Master of Disguise"
• 2003: "Volare"
• 2005: "Voices Carry"

Downloads

• 1999 "Oh What a Night"
• 2000 "Do What You Want To Do"

Trivia

• Mattel released a Vitamin C Doll in 2000. ^[1]
• After Eve's Plum broke up, Colleen continued to work with Eve's Plum guitarist Michael Kotch on her debut album.
• Her version of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" was used as a brand image theme by the American television network The WB in image spots, promos, and interstitials during the 1999-2000 television season.
• She was ranked #76 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.^[2]

Filmography

Movies

• Hairspray (1988)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
• The Mambo Kings (1992)
• Crinoline Head (1995)
• Higher Learning (1995)
• Just Cause (1995)
• High School High (1996)
• St. Patrick's Day (1997)
• Liar Liar (1997)
• The Haven (2000)
• Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
• Dracula 2000 (2000)
• Get Over It (2001)
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) (voice only)
• Rock Star (2001)
• My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (2001)
• Happy Is Not Hard to Be (2005)

TV

• The WB's Superstar USA (2004)
• Celebrity Bootcamp (2002)

References

Wikipedia information about Colleen Fitzpatrick This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Colleen Fitzpatrick". It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer). Help contribute to Americola and edit this article.