Paradis Is A Double Winner At The Victoires De La Musique....
Johnny Depp's pop star girlfriend Vanessa Paradis scooped double honours at the Victoires De La Musique in her native France on Saturday (08Mar08).Paradis' Divinidylle was named Best Pop Album, while the singer also took home the title of Best French Female Artist at the awards ceremony - the French equivalent of the U.K.'s Brit Awards.And Paradis made sure to thank her family as she collected her awards: "Thanks. Many thanks. I'm sincerely very touched. And special thanks to my lover and my kids".Meanwhile, Israeli artist Yael Naim received the Victoire for Best International Album for his self-titled Lp Yael Naim, while Canadian artist Feist won the Best Video award for 1,2,3,4.It was also a good night for Renan Luce, who won in two categories - Best Album By A Newcomer for Repenti and Best Tour By A Newcomer.The full list of winners is: Best French Female Artist: Vanessa Paradis Best French Male Artist: Abd Al Malik Best French Song: Double Je by Christophe Willem Best Electronic/Dance Artist: Justice Best Pop/Rock Album: Invitation by Etienne Daho Best Urban Music Artist: Mc Solaar for Chapitre 7 Best Pop Album: Divinidylle by Vanessa Paradis Best International Album: Yael Naim by Yael Naim Best Video: Feist, 1,2,3,4 (directed by Patrick Daughters) Best Tour: Michel Polnareff Best Album By A Newcomer: Repenti by Renan Luce Best Tour By A Newcomer: Renan Luce Best Original Film Music: Arthur And The Minimoys by Eric Serra Best Dvd: Soldat Rose Public Choice: Christophe Mae.Meanwhile in other news Johnny Depp has his sights set on playing eccentric artist Salvador Dali - and he's staging open auditions for screenwriters.The Pirates Of The Caribbean star is set to play the late surrealist icon in Dali, but he's yet to find a script he really likes.
So, according to the Sydney Daily Telegraph newspaper in Australia, he has asked budding screenwriters to apply for the job.
A source says, "He's open to working with anyone - from housewives to pensioners - if the script is right".
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