She is his wife, but gets more attention than the president of France. She is the trilingual, slightly bohemian model and singer Carla Bruni.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 1:08:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37628/bruni-meets-up-with-metallica.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrance's first lady shared a bill with Metallica on a British music show last night, the BBC reports. Former model Carla Bruni tapped her foot and clapped as the headbangers played—then joined host Jools Holland for a bluesy ballad. Bruni discussed the challenges of living both as a pop star and as wife to "very kind" French President Nicolas Sarkozy.http://www.newser.com/story/37628/bruni-meets-up-with-metallica.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 17 Sep 2008 2:56:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33538/in-city-of-light-bruni-a-bright-bulb-indeed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWho could have imagined that Italian supermodel-singer Carla Bruni would find love with a right-wing French president? Maureen Orth takes a look at France’s First Lady in Vanity Fair : her education in art and architecture, admiration of women's-libbers Simone de Beauvoir and Françoise Sagan, and her husband's reaction to nude pictures online. ("Oh, I like this one! Can I have a print of it?")http://www.newser.com/story/33538/in-city-of-light-bruni-a-bright-bulb-indeed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:22:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32059/carla-shares-new-album-on-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest among her husband's constituents, ranges from bluegrass to Bob Dylan-inspired.http://www.newser.com/story/32059/carla-shares-new-album-on-website.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 10 Jul 2008 11:01:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31923/fashion-politics-unlikely-mix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMove over, Hollywood—these days, fashion designers are dying to get their wares on a new kind of celebrity: politicians. The last time Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy visited London, Dior issued no fewer than five press releases on their outfits, and Louis Vuitton has even hired Mikhail Gorbachev as a model. But not everyone thinks the trend is chic, reports W in a look at political stars.http://www.newser.com/story/31923/fashion-politics-unlikely-mix.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 14 Oct 2008 12:01:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30664/im-left-of-nic-carla-confesses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThey may look like an always-happy couple, but France's First Lady Carla Bruni has confessed she doesn't agree with husband Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing politics. She's not alone. Just a year after his election, polls have shown Sarkozy is the most unpopular president in six decades, reports the Daily Telegraph. "My instinctive reflexes are left-wing," Bruni told Liberation . She and her husband are not politically "joined at the hip."http://www.newser.com/story/30664/im-left-of-nic-carla-confesses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 23 Jun 2008 6:08:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30035/bush-gushes-about-carla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush today complimented Nicolas Sarkozy on his wife, calling her “a really smart, capable woman,” the BBC reports. “I can see why you married her,” he added. In Paris as part of his European tour, Bush called the French president by his first name and noted that “America’s first friend was France” in a press conference that focused on warm relations between the countries.http://www.newser.com/story/30035/bush-gushes-about-carla.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 23 Jun 2008 6:08:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29784/bruni-sings-of-drugs-30-lovers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrench first lady Carla Bruni would like you to know she's "a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers"—at least according to one of the more standout lines on her third album, due for release in July. As If Nothing had Happened is her first collection of songs since tying the knot with President Nicolas Sarkozy, and "showcases her fragile yet intense voice and unique melodic style," writes a critic for Le Figaro .http://www.newser.com/story/29784/bruni-sings-of-drugs-30-lovers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 23 Jun 2008 6:08:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29245/carla-seduced-by-sarkos-6-brains.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrance's first lady spills the beans in a new book about her whirlwind romance with Nicolas Sarkozy when she fell for his brains and his bod, the Times of London reports. Carla Bruni discusses her recording career, her past lovers—including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton—and how love blossomed after she was invited to a dinner party as a blind date for the French president.http://www.newser.com/story/29245/carla-seduced-by-sarkos-6-brains.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 23 Jun 2008 6:08:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25595/sarkozy-i-made-some-mistakes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his first year in office in a TV interview but admitted he made mistakes, reports the BBC. It's been a rough debut. His controversial policies—met by fierce opposition in certain sectors— have failed to reverse an economic downturn, and his flashy courtship of model Carla Bruni sparked complaints that he wasn't focusing on work. His private life is now "back under control," he assured listeners.http://www.newser.com/story/25595/sarkozy-i-made-some-mistakes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 14 Oct 2008 12:01:12 CDT