Vitamin C
Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), known professionally as Vitamin C, is an American record executive, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She began her career as an Ivory soap baby and child actress, appearing in John Waters' film Hairspray (1988), and continued to appear in minor roles in films before launching a music career with the alternative rock band Eve's Plum in 1991. In 1999, under the stage name Vitamin C, Fitzpatrick embarked on a solo career in pop music, releasing her eponymous debut album Vitamin C (1999), which was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Singles from the record include "Graduation (Friends Forever)" and the Top 20 single "Smile" featuring Lady Saw.
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Vitamin C
- Name
- Vitamin C
- Birth Name
- Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick
- Born
- 20 July 1969
- Birthplace
- Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.
- Education
- New York University (BA)
- Occupation
- * Record executive
- Full name
- Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- music composing.
- Languages
- English.
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Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), known professionally as Vitamin C, is an American record executive, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She began her career as an Ivory soap baby and child actress, appearing in John Waters' film Hairspray (1988), and continued to appear in minor roles in films before launching a music career with the alternative rock band Eve's Plum in 1991. In 1999, under the stage name Vitamin C, Fitzpatrick embarked on a solo career in pop music, releasing her eponymous debut album Vitamin C (1999), which was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Singles from the record include "Graduation (Friends Forever)" and the Top 20 single "Smile" featuring Lady Saw.
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Vitamin C (born 1969) is an American actress, composer and dancer, among other activities. The actress was born Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick in Old Bridge Township.
Vitamin C studied at Cedar Ridge High School, New York University and Old Bridge High School. The actress is a member of Eve's Plum and lived in Los Angeles. Vitamin C is active in music composing.
Genres include pop music. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
Her second album, More (2001) spawned the singles "As Long as You're Loving Me" and "The Itch". She appeared in the horror film Dracula 2000 (2000), 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 Superstar USA in 2004. She was ranked No. 76 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. In March 2012, Fitzpatrick was appointed as Vice President of Music at Nickelodeon. Since early 2019, Fitzpatrick has served as a music executive for Netflix.
Vitamin C studied at New York University, Cedar Ridge High School and Old Bridge High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vitamin C • Birth Name — Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick • Born — 20 July 1969 • Birthplace — Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S. • Education — New York University (BA) • Occupation — * Record executive • singer-songwriter • record producer • actress • Children — 1 • Relatives — Ben Kotch (brother-in-law)
Early life
Early life
Fitzpatrick was born in Old Bridge, New Jersey, on July 20, 1969. She is the youngest of three children born to Vita, a legal secretary, and Gerard Fitzpatrick, a communications executive. She is of Irish descent. 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 school years she was a dancer who danced professionally in several TV ads, 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.
Hairspray and Eve's Plum
Hairspray and Eve's Plum
In 1988, Fitzpatrick made her screen debut under her real name in the John Waters feature film Hairspray as Amber Von Tussle, the bratty on-screen daughter of co-stars Debbie Harry and Sonny Bono. She made her first musical outing as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Eve's Plum, named after The Brady Bunch actress Eve Plumb, formed in 1991. She formed the band in 1991 with Michael Kotch and his brother Ben, whom she met while studying at New York University. A year later the group signed a record deal with Epic Records in 1992, releasing two albums and seven singles between 1993 and 1995.
Vitamin C and More
Vitamin C and More
• Illustration — Fitzpatrick at a record signing event in 2001 In 1999, Fitzpatrick launched a pop music solo project as "Vitamin C" and signed an album deal with Elektra Records. Released in 1999, her debut solo album Vitamin C peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 29 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album's first single, "Smile", peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The second single from the album, "Me, Myself & I", failed to chart. The third single "Graduation (Friends Forever)" was more successful, peaking at number 12 on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart and number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, the song peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts and was certified Platinum. It peaked at number 4 in the Republic of Ireland. In 1999, she wrote and recorded "Vacation", which became the opening theme to the English release of the short film Pikachu's Vacation (from Pokémon: The First Movie). Vitamin C's cover version of the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons song "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" was used in promotional material for the American television network The WB during the 1999–2000 television season. In 2000, Mattel produced a Vitamin C doll which was retailed at approximately $16, and a Vitamin C lipstick shade was made by Tommy Hilfiger. In late 2000, Vitamin C released "The Itch", the first single from her second album More. The song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 45. "The Itch" had more success in Australia where it peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Charts and was certified Platinum. That year, she played the role of Lucy Westerman in the horror film Dracula 2000 and appeared as herself in the spoof film Da Hip Hop Witch. More was released on January 31, 2001 and debuted at number 122 on the Billboard 200. "As Long As You're Loving Me" was released as the second single from the album, but failed to chart in the US. Subsequently, Vitamin C was dropped from Elektra Records. In the February 2001 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, Vitamin C was voted as one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" of the year. That same year Vitamin C was ranked No. 76 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. The 2001 video game EA Sports Triple Play featured Vitamin C as an animated baseball player.
"Last Nite" and later activities
"Last Nite" and later activities
Vitamin C signed with V2 Records in 2001 and released the single "Last Nite" in July 2003. It was a cover version of the hit song by The Strokes and sampled Blondie's "Heart of Glass". The single peaked at number 70 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2005, Vitamin C's cover of "Kiss the Girl" was included on Disneymania 3; she also performed the song live at Disney's California Adventure which was recorded for its supplemental concert dvd. In July, her cover of "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday was included on the soundtrack for the Disney movie Sky High. The same year, she wrote the song "We Are Gonna Happen" for Emma Roberts on the Unfabulous and More album. In 2006, Fitzpatrick created a production company and worked with various pop singers such as Miley Cyrus. That year, she assembled a Radio Disney-aimed group of four teenagers named The Truth Squad. Vitamin C wrote and produced a number of song's for the group's debut album, which included a cover of "Graduation (Friends Forever)". The album was released on April 3, 2007, and made a brief appearance on the Top Kid Audio Chart, where it peaked at No. 23. During this time, Vitamin C was reportedly working on two new albums, a children's world-music album and a pop album, neither of which were released. In 2008, she wrote the single "Make Some Noise" for Krystal Meyers. In 2009, she wrote "Let's Get Crazy" for Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana. Vitamin C also wrote the song "One and the Same", a duet recorded by Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez for the Disney Channel Original Movie Princess Protection Program. On March 21, 2012, Nickelodeon named Fitzpatrick as VP of Music. She oversaw all music for Nickelodeon and its sister cable channels. In 2016, she appeared as a featured artist on Information Society's cover of "Don't You Want Me"; her vocals on the release were recorded in 2001. In 2019, she joined Netflix as an executive in charge of "music creative production, spectacle and events". In December 2020, Fitzpatrick released a rerecorded and rewritten version of "Graduation" titled "Graduation 2020 (Worst Year Ever)", with the lyrics changed to reflect on life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal life
Personal life
Fitzpatrick married music composer and her former Eve's Plum bandmate Michael Kotch on October 8, 2004.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1988 — The Equalizer — Susan — Episode: "Last Call" • Beverly Heat — Episode: "Eighteen with a Bullet" • 2000 — The Amanda Show — Herself — 2 episodes • 2001 — Turn Ben Stein On — 1 episodes • The Brothers Garcia • MADTv — 2 episodes • Hollywood Squares — 12 episodes • 2002 — Celebrity Bootcamp — Television film • Sabrina the Teenage Witch — Cathy Winters — 1 episode • Haunted — Bliss • 2004 — The WB's Superstar USA — Herself — Regular panelist • 2008 — Your Mama Don't Dance
Identity
Identity
What the record establishes about Vitamin C. Vitamin C is recorded with the occupation singer-songwriter. Recorded with the occupation record producer. Recorded with the occupation composer. Classed in the genre pop music. Recorded as singer, singer-songwriter, composer, actress and record producer. Established in Library of Congress under n91041489. Established in Discogs under 130062. Established in Discogs under 815310.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1981
Vitamin C, the common cold, & the flu (1981) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1987
Third Conference on Vitamin C (1987) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1996
1996 Vitamin C - Live (Official live CD) (1996) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Residences
Old Bridge Township.
Birth place
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1988 — Hairspray — Amber Von Tussle — Credited as Colleen Fitzpatrick • 1995 — Higher Learning — Festival Singer • 1997 — St. Patrick's Day — Cassie — Credited as Colleen Fitzpatrick • 1999 — My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception — Paprika • 2000 — Da Hip Hop Witch — Herself • Dracula 2000 — Lucy Westerman — Credited as Colleen Fitzpatrick • 2001 — Get Over It — Herself • Scary Movie 2 — Herself (voice) • Rock Star — Guitarist in Crowd Outside Mansion • 2005 — Happy Is Not Hard to Be — Chloe — Credited as Colleen Fitzpatrick • 2007 — Along the Way — Elizabeth McCaffrey
Discography
Studio albums • Vitamin C (1999) • More (2001)
Primary material
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10323308-8, Vitamin C.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q267406: Vitamin C
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- 2.Vitamin C Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . AllMusic.
- 3.Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2001. May 2001.
- 4.Rys, Dan. Colleen Fitzpatrick, a.k.a. Pop Star Vitamin C, Named VP of Music at Nickelodeon. The Hollywood Reporter. March 21, 2012.
- 5.You'll Never Guess What Pop Star Vitamin C Is Up to Now. E! Online. 2021-10-20.
- 6.Pop and Circumstance. People.com.
- 7.Meet Vitamin C. Kingsport Times-News. 3C. June 20, 2001.
- 8.Dougherty, Tara. Fitzpatrick. Irish Central. March 10, 2010.
- 9."Jersey Girl Scores Major Gig For Nickelodeon", WSJO; accessed November 7, 2017. "Colleen grew up just over the Monmouth County border in Old Bridge (the same town that produced Brian O'Halloran – Dante of Clerks and Clerks II fame), graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in 1987, and about a year after her graduation found herself on the big screen playing Amber Von Tussle in the 1988 hit movie Hairspray."
- 10.Benning, Erin. "`Graduation' blues – Vitamin C shares memories of senior year", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 8, 2000.
- 11.Pop and Circumstance. People.com. May 22, 2000.
- 12.Ben Stein with Vitamin C & G Love cbignore. April 5, 2001.
- 13.Hairspray. Rotten Tomatoes. 19 June 2015.
- 14.Elektra's Vitamin C Gives Pop a Twist. Billboard. 12. July 17, 1999.
- 15.[ Billboard bio on Vitamin C]
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- 17.Vitamin C Music News & Info. Billboard.com.
- 18.RIAA. Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – July 14, 2014.
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- 20.RIAA. Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – July 14, 2014.
- 21.Huey, Steve. Vitamin C | Awards. AllMusic.
- 22.Hung, Steffen. Vitamin C – Friends Forever (Graduation). australian-charts.com.
- 23.Aria.com.au. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles.
- 24.Hung, Steffen. Discography Vitamin C. irishcharts.com.
- 25.Wolfgang, Ashley. Pokémon: The First Movie's Soundtrack Is a Bubblegum-Pop Time Capsule. Vulture. 2021-04-02.
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- 27.Vitamin C. Billboard.
- 28.Bonin, Liane. 'C' Change. Entertainment Weekly.
- 29.Vitamin C – Chart history. Billboard.
- 30.Hung, Steffen. Vitamin C – The Itch. australian-charts.com.
- 31.Aria.com.au. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles.
- 32.MTV. Eminem, Vitamin C, More Take On "Hip-Hop Witch". May 17, 2000.
- 33.Vitamin C – Chart history. Billboard.
- 34.Spencer, Ashley. What Happened to Vitamin C?. VICE. 2019-09-17.
- 35.Abcnews.go.com. Cosmo Honors 'Will & Grace' Star – ABC News.
- 36.Onlinemoviemagazine.com. Naked Colleen Fitzpatrick aka Vitamin C: nude scenes from past movies (videos & pics).
- 37.Bliss, Karen. Vitamin C Gets Gamed. Rolling Stone.
- 38.Kaufman, Gil. Where Ya Been? Vitamin C Juicing Up A Comeback, Fastball Heading Back to the Mound – Music, Celebrity, Artist News. MTV. May 8, 2006.
- 39.Archive.is. Official Charts Company – Vitamin C. July 31, 2014.
- 40.Disney Mania in Concert, Vol. 3 [DVD] - Disney. AllMusic.
- 41.album.
- 42.Unfabulous and More liner notes. Columbia (2005)
- 43.Variety. Netflix's In-House Music Maven Is a Former Pop Star. October 19, 2021.
- 44.T-Squad | Discography. AllMusic. April 3, 2007.
- 45.MTV. Where Ya Been? Vitamin C Juicing Up A Comeback, Fastball Heading Back to the Mound. May 5, 2006.
- 46.Johnson, Jared. Krystal Meyers - Make Some Noise Album Reviews, Songs & More. AllMusic. 9 July 2008.
- 47.Phares, Heather. Hannah Montana - Hannah Montana: The Movie Album Reviews, Songs & More. AllMusic. 24 March 2009.
- 48.Monger, James Christopher. Various Artists - Disney Channel Playlist Album Reviews, Songs & More. AllMusic. 9 June 2009.
- 49.AllAccess.com. Nickelodeon Names Colleen Fitzpatrick VP/Music. March 23, 2012.
- 50.Cablefax.com. Comings & Goings :: CableFax Portal. March 23, 2012.
- 51.Gourley, Bob. Information Society discuss ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. Chaos Control Digizine. 2016-03-18.
- 52.Gianatasio, David. Vizzy Hard Seltzer Remade the Vitamin C Song 'Graduation' as a Kiss-Off to 2020. Muse by Clios. Muse by Clio. January 12, 2021.
- 53.Seltzer, Vizzy Hard. Say Goodbye to 2020 With Vizzy's Remake of Vitamin C's Graduation (Friends Forever). www.prnewswire.com.
- 54.Spencer, Ashley. What Happened to Vitamin C?. VICE. 2019-09-17.
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