What is Carla Bruni's Net Worth?
Carla Bruni is an Italian-French singer, songwriter, and fashion model with a net worth of $12 million. She gained international fame in 2003 with her debut album, "Quelqu'un m'a dit," which spent an impressive 34 weeks in the top 10 of the French Album Chart. Bruni's public profile skyrocketed in 2008 when she married the then-president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy.
Early Life
Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi was born on December 23, 1967, in Turin, Italy. Her mother, Marisa, is a concert pianist, while her adoptive father, Alberto, was an industrialist and classical composer. Her biological father was grocery magnate Maurizio Remmert. Carla has a sister, filmmaker and actress Valeria, and had a brother named Virginio who passed away from HIV/AIDS complications. As an heiress to the CEAT tire company fortune, founded by her grandfather in the 1920s, Bruni's early life was steeped in privilege. At the age of seven, her family moved to France, where she attended the Château Mont-Choisi boarding school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before relocating to Paris to study art and architecture. However, she dropped out at 19 to pursue modeling.
Career Beginnings in Modeling
In 1987, Bruni signed with City Models agency and quickly made a mark by modeling in campaigns for Guess? jeans. She went on to work for some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses, including Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Chanel, and Versace. By the 90s, she was among the highest-paid models globally.
Music Breakthroughs
Shifting her focus to music in 1997, Bruni contributed lyrics to Julien Clerc's 2000 album "Si j'étais elle." Her breakthrough came in 2003 with her debut album "Quelqu'un m'a dit," which topped the French Album Chart for weeks and also performed well in other European nations and Chile.
Further Music Career
In 2005, Bruni wrote most of the lyrics for Louis Bertignac's album "Longtemps." Her second album, "No Promises," released in 2007, featured tracks adapted from well-known poems. In 2008, Bruni released her third album, "Comme si de rien n'était." She collaborated with Harry Connick Jr. in 2009, contributing a duet to the French version of his album "Your Songs." Further albums include "Little French Songs" (2013), "French Touch" (2017), and a self-titled album in 2020.
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Other Media Appearances
Bruni made an uncredited appearance in the 1994 film "Prêt-à-Porter," directed by Robert Altman, and appeared in the 1998 French comedy "Paparazzi." Her most notable film role was in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning film "Midnight in Paris" (2011), where she played a docent at the Musée Rodin. On TV, Bruni hosted the three-part music series "Postcards from Paris" in 2014 and "C'est La Vie" in 2018.
Personal Life
Carla Bruni met former French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a dinner party in 2007. After a brief courtship, they married in February 2008. They have a daughter named Giulia, born in 2011. Bruni also has a son named Aurélien from a previous relationship with professor Raphaël Enthoven. Before her marriage to Sarkozy, Bruni was romantically linked with singers Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. Despite her husband’s political leanings, Bruni often expressed divergent political views, leaning towards the political left.
Philanthropy
Bruni is highly regarded for her philanthropic efforts. In 2008, she became an ambassador for the protection of mothers and children against HIV. She founded the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation in 2009 to promote global cultural access. Bruni supports several other causes, including the Born HIV Free campaign, AIDES, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and War Child. She has represented the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and actively participated in their efforts in Africa.
