| Coco | |
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| Fragrance by Chanel | |
| Category | Amber floral |
| Designed for | Women |
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| Released | 1984 |
| Label | Chanel |
| Perfumer(s) | Jacques Polge |
| Concentration | Eau de Parfum |
| Flanker(s) | Coco Noir |
| Successor | Coco Mademoiselle (2001) |
| Website | Official website |
Coco is a women's perfume by French fashion house Chanel, introduced in 1984. [1] It was created by Chanel in-house perfumer Jacques Polge. [2]
In 1991, French actress, model and singer Vanessa Paradis starred in a commercial for the fragrance covered in black feathers, portraying a bird swinging in a cage. [3] The advert, entitled "L'esprit de Chanel" ("The spirit of Chanel"), was shot by Jean-Paul Goude. [4] [5]
Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche, as well as the Victoires de la Musique for Best Female Singer for her album Variations sur le même t'aime. Her most notable films also include Élisa (1995) alongside Gérard Depardieu, Witch Way Love (1997) opposite Jean Reno, Une chance sur deux (1998) co-starring with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, Girl on the Bridge (1999), Heartbreaker (2010) and Café de Flore (2011). Her tribute to Jeanne Moreau at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival during which they sang in duet "Le Tourbillon" became notable in French popular culture. In 2022, she was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Actress for her performance in the play Maman.
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