Grammy Award Winner to Debut Signature Fragrance

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Coty Inc., a leader in the global beauty industry and the world's largest fragrance company, announced today the signing of the five-time Grammy Award winning, world-renowned recording artist Faith Hill to develop and market her own debut fragrance.

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Known for her talent, elegance and engaging persona, the yet-to-be named fragrance will capture Hill's natural beauty, warmth and strength. The partnership marks the first fragrance venture for the singer, who has celebrated the sale of more than 30 million albums.

"Faith Hill defines all-American beauty," said Bernd Beetz, Chief Executive Officer, Coty Inc. "Her ability to juggle a widely successful career and family, while embodying grace, glamour and style, is an inspiration to women. We are very excited about this fragrance collaboration and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership."

"I had no idea of how exciting and creative it would be to work not only with a great company like Coty, but with some of the leading perfumers in the world," said Faith. "In one respect, putting out a fragrance is like releasing a new album -- you just hope that everyone will enjoy it."

Tentatively set to launch fall/winter 2009, the new fragrance will be widely distributed in major retailers across North America. Marketing plans for the fragrance are currently in development. Additional information will be announced closer to the launch.

About Faith Hill

In 1993 Faith Hill released her first single, "Wild One." It spent a then unprecedented four weeks at #1. Her musical journey was underway. Since then, she's gone on to sell over 30 million records; she's celebrated 11 #1 singles and twenty #1 videos. She's won five Grammy Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, 12 Academy of Country Music Awards, four American Music Awards and four People's Choice Awards. And perhaps most impressive of all the accomplishments? Faith Hill is the only female artist to celebrate three consecutive album debuts atop both Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart and Country Chart (BREATHE (1999), CRY (2002), FIREFLIES (2005). With a voice that is soulful and powerful, there is simply no question that Faith is one of the music industry's top vocalists.

Over the course of the past two years Faith has spent much of her time on the road. 2006's Soul2Soul II Tour and Soul2Soul Tour 2007, which she did with her husband Tim McGraw, was and still is the highest grossing country tour of all time. It was selected as Pollstar Magazine's "Major Tour of 2006" over industry powerhouses Madonna and the Rolling Stones. With the wrap up of the tour in 2007, they have the highest grossing multi-year North American tour in country music history.

As one of this generation's most credible and visible talents, Faith Hill has based her career on dedication, passion and commitment.

About Coty Inc.

Coty was created in Paris in 1904 by Francois Coty who is credited with founding the modern fragrance industry.

Today, Coty Inc. is the world's largest fragrance company and a recognized leader in global beauty with annual net sales of $4 billion. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, passion, innovation and creativity, Coty Inc. has developed an unrivaled portfolio of notable brands and delivers its innovative products to consumers in 90 markets worldwide.

The Coty Prestige brand portfolio is distributed in prestige and ultra-prestige stores and includes Baby Phat, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloe, Chopard, Davidoff, Home Skin Lab, Jennifer Lopez, Jette Joop, Jil Sander, JOOP!, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, L.A.M.B. fragrance by Gwen Stefani, La Voce by Renee Fleming, Lancaster, Marc Jacobs, Nautica, Nikos, Phat Farm, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vera Wang, Vivienne Westwood and Wolfgang Joop.

The Coty Beauty brand portfolio is more widely distributed and includes adidas, Astor, Celine Dion, Chupa Chups, David and Victoria Beckham, Esprit, Exclamation, Halle Berry, Jovan, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue, La Cross, Miss Sixty, Miss Sporty, N.Y.C. New York Color, Pierre Cardin1, Playboy, Rimmel, Sally Hansen, Shania Twain, Stetson, Tim McGraw, and Tonino Lamborghini.

Coty and Puig Fashion and Beauty S.A. have a strategic partnership for the distribution of the perfume lines of Nina Ricci, Carolina Herrera, Prada, and Paco Rabanne in the United States and Canada.

For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com.

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