Olivia Blanc, known as Olivia Ruiz, is a French pop singer of partial Spanish descent belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre. At the age of 15, Ruiz started getting involved in music. She took theater and dance classes with her friends from Comigne, the band Rock Five. Together, they did some opening acts in order to make some money by singing the Cranberries’ or Lenny Kravitz’s songs. She gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001.