Sweet was born into a musical household (in Cape Cod, MA), with a jazz pian… Read Full Bio ↴Sweet was born into a musical household (in Cape Cod, MA), with a jazz pianist father and an artist mother. Raised on the jazz standards that were part of her father’s repertoire, the singer gravitated to her Dad’s side at the piano to learn musical notes soon after she could walk. Her first public performance followed, when she was 4 years old, at the Cape Cod Conservatory. At the age of 7, following her parent’s divorce, Sweet and her mother moved to Kanab, UT. It was in this tiny Southwestern desert outpost that Sweet and her mother began to plant the seeds that would lead to the serendipitous blossoming of the singer’s professional career. Working regularly with a vocal coach, Sweet honed her skills as a performer by singing at state fairs, county festivals, and community theaters.
Sweet and her mother eventually went on the road for two years, traveling back and forth between Kanab, Las Vegas and Los Angeles in search of performance opportunities.
At 14, the singer opened for Kenny Loggins in Las Vegas, United States. After hearing Sweet's demo CD, the Los Angeles Lakers NBA team booked Sweet to sing the national anthem on three occasions.

Sweet eventually met Grammy-nominated producer, arranger and songwriter Mark Portmann (Josh Groban, Celine Dion) in July of 2004, and the two began working together shortly thereafter.

Sweet was featured in a USA Today article in July, 2006 on up-and-coming "serious female singers."

In October, 2006, Sweet released an EP from which the songs "We Are One" and "Ready For Love" have been used on episodes of two daytime dramas, the NBC TV series Passions and the ABC TV series One Life to Live, respectively. "We Are One" was also featured on the NBC series Las Vegas in the spring of 2007.

Sweet opened for Paul Simon on tour in July and October, 2006, and also appeared at the New York Mets-St. Louis Cardinals NLCS baseball playoff game on October 17, 2006, where she sang an a cappella rendition of "God Bless America."

Her debut album, entitled We Are One, was released by the Razor and Tie label on March 6, 2007.

Kelly sang the National Anthem before the San Diego Padres baseball game against the New York Mets at Petco Park in San Diego, California on Tuesday July 17, 2007.

Recently, remixes for Kelly's song "We Are One" were done by Dave Aude, Radioactive Sandwich, Matt Piso, and Electronathon.

Her cover of the Aerosmith classic Dream On was being played on adult contemporary format radio stations such as Hartford's WRCH, Manchester's WZID, and Seattle's KWJZ.

Caresse sur l'Ocean
Kelly Sweet Lyrics

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Caresse sur l'océan
Porte l'oiseau si léger
Revenant des terres enneigées
Air éphémère de l'hiver
Au loin ton écho s'éloigne
Châteaux en Espagne
Vire au vent tournoie déploie tes ailes
Dans l'aube grise du levant

Trouve un chemin vers l'arc-en-ciel

Se découvrira le printemps
Porte l'oiseau si léger

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kelly Sweet's "Caresse sur l'océan" are in French and translate to "Caress on the ocean" in English. This song talks about an ethereal bird that travels lightly on the sea, coming back from the snow-covered lands of winter. The song evokes a magical atmosphere, as if the journey of the bird reveals the mystery of the world to the listener. The bird's fleeting presence echoes in the distance and evokes the image of castles in Spain, something seemingly impossible to reach or possess. The metaphors of the bird and the castles suggest a yearning for something elusive and unattainable, something that shapes the dreamer's existence. The song's message is hopeful, though, as the bird takes to the wind and spreads its wings, showing that there's a way to reach the rainbow and find the path to springtime when all is green again.

One interesting fact about the song is that it was originally composed by Bruno Coulais for the French film "Les Choristes" (The Chorus), released in 2004. The film tells the story of a music teacher who turns the lives of troubled boys around by introducing them to the joys of singing. Kelly Sweet covered the song in 2007 and it became a hit in the US, reaching No. 17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Another interesting fact is that the song has been used in countless commercials and TV shows, including the opening credits of the NBC drama "The Philanthropist."

Another fascinating piece of trivia about the song is that it has been covered by many artists in various languages, such as Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew. The song's melody and lyrics are so evocative and universal that they transcend cultural and linguistic barriers. Another interesting fact is that the lyrics were written by Christophe Barratier, who also directed "Les Choristes." He wrote the lyrics using a pseudonym, Philippe Lopes-Curval, to avoid being accused of exposing his work to the judgment of critics.

The chords to "Caresse sur l'océan" are as follows:

Verse: Am - F - C - G
Chorus: F - G - Am - F - G - C - Am - G

Note: These chords are based on the original version by Bruno Coulais and may differ slightly from Kelly Sweet's cover version.

Line by Line Meaning

Caresse sur l'océan
The gentle caress on the ocean's surface.

Porte l'oiseau si léger
Carrying the bird so light.

Revenant des terres enneigées
Returning from the snowy lands.

Air éphémère de l'hiver
Ephemeral air of winter.

Au loin ton écho s'éloigne
Your echo fades in the distance.

Châteaux en Espagne
Castles in Spain.

Vire au vent tournoie déploie tes ailes
Turns in the wind, spins, spreads its wings.

Dans l'aube grise du levant
In the gray dawn of the rising sun.