Vitamin C

Artist Image: Vitamin C
Attribution
Image Credit: LoveLaced (File:Vitamin C 2001.jpg), CC0

Biography

Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, born July 20, 1972, is an American pop music singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress, better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her singles include "Graduation (Friends Forever)," "As Long As You're Loving Me," "The Itch," and her most successful hit, the Top 20 Gold certified, "Smile." Vitamin C is also the former lead singer of the alternative rock band, Eve's Plum. As an actress, she has appeared in the films Hairspray, Get Over It, Da Hip Hop Witch, Scary Movie 2, and Dracula 2000.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1988
Number of Albums 9
Record Label Elektra
Website
Wikipedia Vitamin C on Wikipedia
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Genres

Pop Electropop

Trivia

What year was Colleen Fitzpatrick born?

1969

...rity of her audience. Vitamin C was born Colleen Fitzpatrick on July 20, 1969 , in Old Bridge, New Jersey, the youngest of three children. While the vo...
Madonna's acting roles have been likened to that of what other woman?

Madonna

...veral acting roles in major motion pictures has been likened to that of Madonna 's. Both women have been acknowledged for their firm multimedia presenc...
When was Vitamin C born?

Old Bridge, New Jersey

...ce. Vitamin C was born Colleen Fitzpatrick on July 20, 1969, in Old Bridge, New Jersey , the youngest of three children. While the vocalist denies comi...
When did Graduation hit the airwaves?

January 30, 2000

...op, it's clear: This isn't your parents' commencement. Released on January 30, 2000 , the reckless thrill of having survived Y2K still coursing through...
How old was she at the time she recorded her iconic bop?

27

...he recorded her iconic bop. She is Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick, and she was a 27 yearold woman when Graduation hit the airwaves, having already lived multi...
Where did she hone her dance skills?

local TV ads

...used this period of midAtlantic normalcy to hone her dance skills in local TV ads and her writing prowess at her school newspaper. Her big break came ...
What role did Ricki Lake play?

Tracy Turnblad

...nny Bono and Debbie Harry as her onscreen parents and Ricki Lake as Tracy Turnblad . But rather than book a oneway ticket to Hollywood, Fitzpatrick did...
How many years did Fitzpatrick spend at NYU?

four

...blad. But rather than book a oneway ticket to Hollywood, Fitzpatrick did four diligent years at NYU, where legend (and Wikipedia) has it she lived in ...
When did Eve's Plum get a record deal?

1992

... of pop punk band Eve's Plum, who got a record deal with Epic Records in 1992 . The band released 2 albums and 7 singles between 1993 and 1995 before b...
What was the name of the pop punk band?

Eve's Plum

...ick made her first musical outing as the lead singer of pop punk band Eve's Plum , who got a record deal with Epic Records in 1992. The band released 2...
What year did the band stop playing together?

1998

...chieve any mainstream success. The band continued to play together until 1998 . The album's first single, Smile, climbed to number 18 on the Hot 100. W...
What was the name of the first single from the band's album?

Smile

...he band continued to play together until 1998. The album's first single, Smile , climbed to number 18 on the Hot 100. While the 2nd single Me, Myself &...
How many hits did Graduations have on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart?

12

...ion (Friends Forever) made a huge impact on radio, though only peaking at 12 on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart and 38 on the Hot 100. The song is conside...
What was Graduating's peak number on the Hot 100?

38

...ct on radio, though only peaking at 12 on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart and 38 on the Hot 100. The song is considered a landmark in graduation themed so...
What is the name of the song that has appeared on the iTunes Music Chart at the end of every school year since the chart's inception?

Graduation (Friends Forever)

...he 2nd single Me, Myself & I failed to chart, the 3rd single Graduation (Friends Forever) made a huge impact on radio, though only peaking at 12 on th...
At what number did the song stalled on the Hot 100?

45

...song received some danceclub airplay, it stalled on the Hot 100 at number 45 . After the album debuted at a disappointing 122 on the Billboard 200, Ele...
What was the name of the single released by Elekatra?

As Long As You're Loving Me

...the Billboard 200, Elektra Records released the second single As Long As You're Loving Me with almost no promotion. The song failed to chart in the US...
What was the name of the third single that was scrapped in the US?

I Know What Boys Like

...The song failed to chart in the US, thus the planned third single I Know What Boys Like was scrapped and Fitzpatrick was dropped from Elektra Records....
Where was Fitzpatrick dropped from?

Elektra Records

...The song failed to chart in the US, thus the planned third single I Know What Boys Like was scrapped and Fitzpatrick was dropped from Elektra Records ....
What was the name of her second album?

More

...duation (Friends Forever) and the Top 20 single Smile. Her second album, More (2001) spawned the singles As Long as You're Loving Me and The Itch. She...
In what year did Fitzpatrick make a cameo appearance in Scary Movie 2?

2001

...00), and made cameo appearances in Get Over It (2001) and Scary Movie 2 ( 2001 ). She also appeared as a panelist on the spoof talent series The WB's Su...
In what season of The WB's Superstar USA did she appear as a panelist?

2004

...eared as a panelist on the spoof talent series The WB's Superstar USA in 2004 . Since early 2019, Fitzpatrick has served as a music executive for Netfl...
Since early 2019, what company has she worked as music executive for?

Netflix

...2004. Since early 2019, Fitzpatrick has served as a music executive for Netflix . Contents Early life edit Fitzpatrick was born in Old Bridge, New Jers...
What is the current name of the high school that Fitpatrick graduated from?

Old Bridge High School

...She graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in 1987, (now called Old Bridge High School ) where she was a classmate of Junot Díaz. During her high schoo...
How many children did Vita and Gerard have?

three

...born in Old Bridge, New Jersey, on July 20, 1972. She is the youngest of three children born to Vita, a legal secretary, and Gerard Fitzpatrick, a com...
In what year did she graduate from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English?

1991

...ds, and also starred in her high school musical. She later attended New York University, graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English....
Which university did she attend?

New York University

...ds, and also starred in her high school musical. She later attended New York University , graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English....