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Bruni Tunes
Carla Bruni, like Radiohead, has put all 14 tracks of her new album online. What other similarities can you think of between an Italian supermodel and a band from Oxford? Umm Carla Bruni, like Radiohead, has put all 14 tracks of her new album online. What other similarities can you think of between an Italia... more
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French first lady releases new album
She charmed the queen of England, captivated Israel, impressed President Bush and won over the hardest sell of all -- the French.
But can France's first lady, top model turned songstress Carla Bruni who married President Nicolas Sarkozy in February, keep spinning the magic once her new album comes out July 11?
Its success, or failure, could be an affair of state.
The Italian-born Bruni (officially Bruni-Sarkozy) makes an unlikely spouse for any national leader. But in France, where a deep conservatism runs through the lush heartland, she is in many ways the very antithesis of a first lady.
A self-described modern woman, the 40-year-old one-time single mother makes no secret of her freewheeling past, including high-profile trysts with the likes of Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton.
Yet while the French have been scandalized by Sarkozy's own splashy lifestyle and his very public divorce just months after winning office, they have taken to Bruni in a big way.
With her high society upbringing and easy elegance, Bruni has defied France's special laws of gravity, gaining accolades from the press and favorable ratings in opinion polls.
"She has even shown herself to be a very intelligent woman," said Jean-Luc Parodi, a longtime political analyst. "The way she has handled herself since her marriage shows a real finesse in understanding both the president and French society."
The title of the new album -- her third -- is revealing: "Comme si de rien n'etait" (As If Nothing Had Happened). It comes out in numerous European countries July 11, sandwiched between the G-8 summit in Japan and a July 13 summit of world leaders in Paris. The album is to be released in the United States in August, under its French title.
At the Elysee presidential palace -- where the first lady maintains an office but has yet to take up permanent residence -- Bruni's fortunes are of keen strategic interest. An aide and friend of Sarkozy, Pierre Charon, has been assigned to guide her through the minefields of French politics.
"For the moment, she's a good card," said Colombe Pringle, executive editor of the celebrity magazine "Point de Vue," before adding: "It can turn very fast ... It might backlash."
"It's important that (the album) is good," she said.
Sarkozy took office in May 2007 with sky-high approval ratings but within six months had used up that reservoir of support. His messy October divorce from Cecilia Sarkozy and a brash, showy style that won him the nickname "President Bling-Bling" alarmed the French who like their presidents to appear, well, presidential.
Beyond image, Sarkozy's failure to quickly bring about promised change, like easing pinched pocketbooks, sealed the disappointment.
Then Carla to the rescue. She charmed the queen of England, captivated Israel, impressed President Bush and won over the hardest sell of all -- the French. ... more -
Doc says no to money from Bruni`s pic
Geneva, Apr 14 : A doctor running hospitals in Cambodia said on Sunday he had refused a donation raised by selling a picture of France`s first lady in the nude, because Cambodians disapproved of exploiting female flesh for money.
Swiss pediatrician Beat Richner, head of a Children`s Medical Care Group, said he had turned down an offer of $91,000 (57,000 Euros) raised at a New York auction last week of the 1993 picture of Italian ex-model Carla Bruni, now married to President Nicolas Sarkozy.
“My decision was taken out of respect for our patients and their mothers,” he said in an interview with the weekly Le Matin Dimanche. “Accepting money obtained from exploitation of the female body would be perceived as an insult.”
In Cambodia “use of nudity is not understood in the way it is in the west.”
He did not wish his institution, the Kantha Bopha Children`s Hospital Association, “to be involved in the media exploitation of Madame Bruni.”
“The idea behind this gift was to get publicity for the auction and the photographer,” Richner was also quoted as saying. “It was a way of using us.” Geneva, Apr 14 : A doctor running hospitals in Cambodia said on Sunday he had refused a donation raised by selling a picture of France... more -
Paris.Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni
Love in Paris.Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni
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carla bruni in london - the right choice
It can be said that the main outcome of the first day of the official visit of French President to the UK (by the way, the first for the past twelve years), was that Carl literally mesmerized and grandmothers and grandfathers. It can be said that the main outcome of the first day of the official visit of French President to the UK (by the way, the first for t... more
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Nudey Bruni to be auctioned off
A nude photo of the French First Lady Carla Bruni has been put up for auction at Christie's New York, just hours ahead of her and her husband President Nicolas Sarkozy's state visit to Britain. A nude photo of the French First Lady Carla Bruni has been put up for auction at Christie's New York, just hours ahead of her and her ... more
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Sarkozy reportedly weds his new love
The French newspaper L'Est Republicain is reporting that French President Nicolas Sarkozy married former supermodel Carla Bruni last week. The president's spokesman is declining to comment. The French newspaper L'Est Republicain is reporting that French President Nicolas Sarkozy married former supermodel Carla Bruni last w... more
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Sarko and Bruni, Sitting in a Tree
French President Nicolas Sarkozy seemed pleased that the press had picked up on the seriousness of his relationship with French model/singer Carla Bruni when he was asked about a wedding date. He didn't divulge those details, saying the press would likely learn about it after it happened. However, he praised himself that the press felt able to ask such a question of him, trumpeting an openness and honesty he said has been previously lacking in French politics.
Unfortunately for Sarkozy, his poll numbers have plummeted with his dating of Bruni, mostly because the French public is annoyed seeing him on vaca with his lady rather than handling challenging issues on the home-front. French President Nicolas Sarkozy seemed pleased that the press had picked up on the seriousness of his relationship with French model/... more -
French newspapers reported Monday that President Nicolas Sarkozy is romancing supe...
Is this guy living like a Rock Star? Why do I care? Is she the hottest possible first lady of France?
Could Sarkozy be the Modern version of Pierre Trudeau the former Prime Minister of Canada who was quoted as saying "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation."?
Pierre Trudeau was famous for dating celebrities in the 70's, and received allot of flack at the time. He was still one of Canada's most influential leaders.
Should the personal lives of our leaders really be our business? If our leaders are doing their jobs properly should we care what goes on behind closed doors?
The current American President, seems to have very normal home life; maybe we need the good old days of "I did not have sex with that women"? Is this guy living like a Rock Star? Why do I care? Is she the hottest possible first lady of France? ... more
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