Vitamin C

Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), better known by her stage name Vitamin C, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, 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 starting the alternative rock band Eve's Plum in 1991. In 1999, Fitzpatrick embarked on a solo career under the name Vitamin C, 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". 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.

Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin und Schauspielerin. Besser bekannt ist sie unter ihrem Künstlernamen Vitamin C. Vor ihrer Solokarriere war sie Sängerin bei der Band Eve’s Plum. Ihre ersten beiden Soloalben veröffentlichte sie beim Musiklabel Elektra Records. Ihr bekanntester Titel ist der Mitte 1999 erschienene Song Smile, der es in die Top 20 der US-Billboard-Charts schaffte. 2001 wechselte sie zu V2 Records. Im Juli 2003 wurde die Single Last Nite veröffentlicht, eine Coverversion des Songs der The Strokes, die Teile von Blondies Heart of Glass verwendet. Die Single verfehlte die US-Charts und erreichte in Großbritannien Platz 70. Daraufhin wurden die Arbeiten am Album eingestellt.