Astrid Coppens
Astrid Coppens in December 2011
Born
Astrid Maria Maurice Nuyens

(1983-01-25) 25 January 1983
Merksem, Flanders, Belgium
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • model
Years active1989–present
TelevisionAstrid in Wonderland
Vlaamse Hollywood Vrouwen
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SpouseBram Coppens
Children2 daughters Billie-Ray and Joey-Lee
Websiteoneandonlyastrid.com

Astrid Coppens (born 25 January 1983) is a Flemish Belgian singer-songwriter and model.

Career

Music

Astrid is a trained classical violinist. She started playing in 1987 at the age of 4, and subsequently appeared on various television shows and concert podia until 1998.

In 2008, Astrid launched a singing career with the song "You Know I Would" which she co-wrote and composed. The song was included on the soundtrack of the film The Pool Boys. Astrid's debut album as a singer, 'Taking Over', was released in 2009.[1]

Model

Astrid signed with Dominique Models in Belgium[2] and Next Models USA [3][4][5][6]

Reality TV

In 2011, Astrid began starring in her own reality show called Astrid in Wonderland that aired for five seasons. The show first aired on September second 2011 on VijfTV.[7][8] In 2012, Astrid in Wonderland got picked up in the Netherlands and is shown on the Dutch channel NET 5. In 2016 Astrid started filming on her new TV series "Astrid" that aired on VijfTV February 2017.

Filmography

Bryan at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival

Film

Television

Bibliography

  • Amazing Astrid October 2012.[10] Her book became a bestseller.
  • Stylish Astrid December 2013.

Fashion

She launched her own clothing and shoe line in May 2012. The entire collection sold out in less than two hours.[11]

In June 2012, Astrid also launched her own fragrance, called Astrid in Wonderland,[12][13] followed in October 2012 by her own nail polish by OPI Products.[14] This makes her the first European celebrity to have an OPI line.

In September 2013 she became creative director of her own clothing line Astrid Black Label. It is currently sold in eighty stores in Belgium at the fashion chain ZEB.[15]

Personal life

Astrid married director Bram Coppens on 6 December 2016 on the island of Turks and Caicos. Previously she was married to John Bryan.[16][17][18] She gave birth in Belgium to a daughter Billie-Ray on 28 June 2019.[19] Astrid gave birth to her second daughter Joey-Lee on 24 October 2022.[20]

References

  1. "Album Reviews and Ratings". Rolling Stone. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "women - DOMINIQUE Models Agency". Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. "Next". www.nextmanagement.com.
  4. "Emporio Armani - Spring/Summer 2003 Ready-To-Wear - MFW (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue. 24 September 2002. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Emporio Armani Spring 2003 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Complete Collection". Style.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. "P-magazine | Elke dinsdag het vuur aan de lont!". P-magazine.be. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. entertainment. "Het laatste celebritynieuws van MSN". Entertainment.be.msn.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. "VIJFtv Persbericht". Sbs.emsecure.net. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. "Astrid 'Bryan' Coppens speelt hoofdrol in Vlaamse film - Cinevox". 24 May 2017.
  10. annep (11 September 2012). "ELLE BLOG: voorpublicatie boek Astrid Bryan - Blog - Home - ELLE België" (in Dutch). Nl.elle.be. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  11. Laure. "ELLE BLOG: Astrid Bryan lanceert jurkencollectie in Antwerpen - Blog - Home - ELLE België" (in Dutch). Nl.elle.be. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  12. "Het Astrid in Wonderland-parfum". Flair. Flair.be. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  13. "Haal het 'Astrid in Wonderland'-parfum in huis! - - Story FM - Story Magazine". Storymagazine.be. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  14. "Astrid In Wonderland By OPI". Opi-belgium.be. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  15. "ZEB Astrid Black Label - Merken". www.zeb.be. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. "Astrid Nuyens (vroeger Bryan) getrouwd met regisseur Bram Coppens". 7 December 2016.
  17. "Astrid Nuyens trouwt op strand met Bram Coppens". 7 December 2016.
  18. tdl. "Trouw van Astrid Bryan was zo geheim dat zelfs makers van realitysoap het niet wisten".
  19. https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190630_04486458
  20. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20221029_94937840

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