Biography
The seventh generation descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin could have gone on to lead the privileged life of a debutante.
Dubbed the “Rebel Heiress” by Prestige Magazine, she chose to pursue her dreams of being an artist instead, immersing herself full force into the world of dance-pop music.
In addition to founding her own record label, C&R Records, Consuelo has performed around the world and shared the stage with such notable artists as Mya, Tweet ,Vanessa Carlton and Joe Cocker.
Among her many accomplishments, Consuelo performed “God Bless America” at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and twice performed for hundreds of thousands at Capital Pride in Washington D.C and was asked to perform for Fashion Week in NY and Los Angeles.
As her affinity for dance music continues to evolve, Consuelo delves deeper into beats and production, finding inspiration in artists like David Guetta and Calvin Harris.
Her first dance single “Naked” spent 16 weeks on the Billboard charts and reached #12. Her follow-up single “Feel So Alive,” co-written and produced by Peter Amato reached Billboard’s #2 spot for Breakout Artist and #21 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts.
Consuelo’s current single, “Here We Go” captured the attention of the German, French and UK DJs and landed her in the German club charts for the first time. It is now being played by thousands of DJs in Europe which placed her in the German DDC top 50, DDP top 100, DDJC top 200 and the UK Newsweek dance charts. The video entered in at #2 on myvideo.de and is now broadcasted in McDonald’s channel in
Germany (the biggest instore TV), MTV.de, VIVA.tv to name a few.
Consuelo Costin was recently featured in some of the biggest TV shows in Germany. Fernsehgarten for ZDF in August 2012, and the Taff series in May 2013 for Pro Sieben TV(Rockin Berlin) which earned the network record ratings,with more than five million viewers in Europe.
Consuelo was the cover girl for the double summer 2013 issue of 25A magazine. Previous covers include: Leo Di Caprio, Natalie Portman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kiera Chaplin. She also has 3 page-spread in the Sept/August 2013 issue of Cliché Magazine.
An estimated 50+million people have been exposed to Consuelo and her music so far, in countries such as USA, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Vietnam, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, China, Poland, Italy, Canada, Philippines, Brazil, Greece, Ecuador…
After losing her mother Serena Vanderbilt McCallum to Ovarian Cancer, Consuelo dedicates herself to educating women and helping to find a cure for the disease. She currently serves as Vice
President of the Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Greater California.
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