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The Times - Found Oct. 27, 2008
The violinist Vanessa-Mae Nicholson has made headlines since her concert debut aged 10. She became the worlds youngest player to have recorded violin ...

Posted on October 27, 2008, 11:22 am

Vanessa Mae Presents TV Classical Countdown

Billboard - Found Oct. 13, 2008
, Manchester Singapore-born British virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae has joined up with digital satellite TV channel Sky Arts 2 to present a season

Posted on October 13, 2008, 3:50 am

Vanessa Mae Presents TV Classical Countdown

Billboard - Found Oct. 13, 2008
, Manchester Singapore-born British virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae has joined up with digital satellite TV channel Sky Arts 2 to present a season

Posted on October 13, 2008, 12:39 pm

Vanessa Mae Presents TV Classical Countdown

Billboard - Found Oct. 13, 2008
, Manchester Singapore-born British virtuoso violinist Vanessa Mae has joined up with digital satellite TV channel Sky Arts 2 to present a season

Posted on October 13, 2008, 12:28 pm

Vanessa Mae Curry, Daughter Of Dean And Kara Curry

Kentucky Post - Found Sep. 13, 2008
Vanessa Mae Curry, 6 hours, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.

Posted on September 13, 2008, 1:26 pm

With Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine ...

Total Music Magazine - Found Nov. 19, 2008
... on (the beats sounding far more Black Dog than Deep Forest, the strings more Michael Nyman than Vanessa-Mae), the overall effect resulting in...

Posted on November 19, 2008, 7:54 am

(CSRwire) The L'Oreal Legends Gala Raised Over $4.3 Million to ...

CSR Wire - Found Nov. 11, 2008
World-renowned violinist, Vanessa-Mae, gave an enchanted performance after dinner.

Posted on November 11, 2008, 4:20 am

Flowers for Natasha

Blyth and Wansbeck Today - Found Nov. 17, 2008
Natasha has encountered a variety of roles during her career, including a stint as Vanessa Mae's backing vocalist, and performed on shows such...

Posted on November 17, 2008, 10:32 am

Figure skaters impressive at Regionals

Canada.com - Found Nov. 7, 2008
Jessica Gjerde 10th. Preliminary Women 10 and under - Hailey Dickson-Greaves first; Vanessa Mae Harrison second; Maria Storback fifth.

Posted on November 7, 2008, 2:14 am

Cover: In the name of peace

The Edge Daily - Found Nov. 5, 2008
13 other keynote speakers and artists such as Dr Hans Blix, Rev Jesse Jackson, Dame Anita Roddick, Vanessa-Mae and Jessye Norman, prompted IPF...

Posted on November 5, 2008, 4:56 am

Vanessa Mae Biography

Vanessa Mae
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Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 21 October 2004
Vanessa-Mae at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 21 October 2004
Background information
Birth name Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn
Born October 27, 1978 (1978-10-27) (age 30)
Singapore
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Pop, classical
Occupation(s) Violinist
Instrument(s) Violin
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) Sony BMG, Virgin, EMI
Website www.vanessa-mae.com

Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (born October 27, 1978), known professionally as Vanessa-Mae (in Chinese: 陳美, Chén Měi), is an internationally known British pop and classical musician, especially noted for her violin skills. Her music style is self-described as "violin techno-acoustic fusion," as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style.

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Childhood

Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore to a Thai father (Varaprong Vanakorn) and a Chinese mother (Pamela Tan). After her parents separated, her mother married Englishman Graham Nicholson, and the family moved to England when Vanessa-Mae was four years old. She grew up in London and is a British citizen.

Professional life

Vanessa-Mae began playing piano at the age of three and violin at five.

She was relatively famous in the United Kingdom throughout her childhood making regular appearances on television (for example on Blue Peter) mostly involving classical music and conservative style. According to Guinness World Records, she is the youngest soloist to record both the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky violin concertos, a feat she accomplished at the age of thirteen.1 During this time she attended the Francis Holland School in central London.

Vanessa-Mae made her international professional debut at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany in 1988, and also during 1988 made her concerto debut on stage with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London.

On entering adolescence Vanessa-Mae broke away from her traditional classical influences and became known for her flashy, sexy style appearing in music videos in stylish outfits. She appeared on the Janet Jackson album The Velvet Rope playing a violin solo on the song "Velvet Rope." Her first pop-style album, The Violin Player, was released in 1995, and is still regarded as one of the best works of her career.

In April 2006, Vanessa-Mae was ranked as the wealthiest young entertainer under 30 in the UK in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006.2 having an estimated fortune of about £32 million ($64 million) stemming from concerts and record sales of over an estimated 10 million copies world wide, which is an unprecedented achievement for a young female violinist.

Vanessa-Mae announced in 2006 that she would be releasing a new album sometime between 2007 and 2008. The album will consist of inspiration from great ballets and opera themes.

Her Violins

Vanessa-Mae most often uses one of two types of violins, a Guadagnini acoustic violin or a Zeta Jazz model electric violin.

The Guadagnini was made in 1761, and was purchased by her parents at an auction for £150,000. It was stolen in January, 1995, but was recovered by the police two months later. She once fell and broke it, but it was repaired.

In addition, she uses one of two Zeta Jazz Model electric violins, one of which is white and the other one of which features decals of the U.S. flag. She has also been using a silver-gray Zeta Jazz Model electric violin since 2001.

In addition to these two main violins, she sometimes buys violins and resells them later, giving the proceeds to charity.

Occasional media appearances show her to be using a clear acrylic electric violin made by Ted Brewer.

Discography

Albums

Special edition albums

  • The Violin Player: Japanese Release (1995)
  • The Classical Album 1: Silver Limited Edition (January 1, 1997)
  • Storm: Asian Special Edition (January 1, 1997)
  • The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: Asian Special Edition (February 1, 1999)
  • Subject to Change: Asian Special Edition (July 1, 2001)
  • The Ultimate: Dutch Limited Edition (January, 2004)

Singles

  • "Toccata & Fugue" (1995)
  • "Toccata & Fugue - The Mixes" (1995)
  • "Red Hot" (1995)
  • "Classical Gas" (1995)
  • "I'm a-Doun for Lack O' Johnnie" (1996)
  • "Happy Valley" (1997)
  • "I Feel Love Part 1" (1997)
  • "I Feel Love Part 2" (1997)
  • "The Devil's Trill & Reflection" (1998)
  • "Destiny" (2001)
  • "White Bird" (2001)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Guinness World Records. (2003). Guinness World Records Ltd. 191. ISBN 1-892051-17-6. 
  2. ^ "Vanessa-Mae tops young rich list", BBC News (2006-04-21). Retrieved on 13 November 2008. 

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Persondata
NAME Vanessa-Mae
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nicholson, Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn
SHORT DESCRIPTION English violinist
DATE OF BIRTH October 27, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Singapore
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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