Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni
Bruni in 2008
Spouse of the President of France
In role 2 February 2008 – 15 May 2012
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Preceded by	Cécilia Sarkozy (2007)
Succeeded by	Valérie Trierweiler
Personal details
Born	Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi (1967-12-23) 23 December 1967 (age 56) Turin, Italy
Nationality	Italian French (from 2008)
Spouse	Nicolas Sarkozy ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2
Relatives	Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (sister)
Occupation	Singer songwriter model musician
Musical career
Genres	Chanson, French music
Years active	2002–2008, 2013–present
Labels	Naïve Records, EMI
Musical artist

Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarla dʒilˈbɛrta ˈbruːni teˈdeski]; 23 December 1967) is an Italian and French^[1] singer, songwriter and former model who served as the first lady of France from 2008 — when she married then president Nicolas Sarkozy — to 2012.

She was born in Italy and moved to France at the age of seven. Bruni was a model from 1987 to 1997 before taking up a career in music. She wrote several songs for Julien Clerc that were featured on his 2000 album, Si j'étais elle. Bruni released her first album, Quelqu'un m'a dit, in 2003, which eventually spent 34 weeks in the top 10 of the French Albums Chart. Bruni won the Victoire Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 2004 Victoires de la Musique. The same year, Bruni released her second album, No Promises, then the following year, she released her third album, Comme si de rien n'était. In 2013, Bruni released her fourth album, Little French Songs. In 2017, Bruni released her fifth album, French Touch. She has sold 5 million albums during her career.

In 2009, she created the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation for philanthropic efforts.