Vanessa Carlton June 22, 2011

Vanessa Carlton was born on August 16, 1980, the first of two children. Raised in Milford, Pennsylvania, her mother was a piano teacher, and exposed Vanessa to classical music from a young age. By age two, she began playing the piano, and at age 9 became obsessed with ballet. She joined the School of American Ballet at age 14. During her time at the academy, she continued playing the piano and writing songs, nurturing her blossoming songwriting skills. At home, she would often stay up until 4 a.m. recording demos on a four-track machine, and was signed to A&M Records in 2001.

Her first video, for the song "A Thousand Miles," was released even as she continued recording her debut album, and it became an instant smash on MTV, as well as cracking the American Top Ten. This lead Rolling Stone magazine to name her as one of the 'Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2002.' Her debut album, titled 'Be Not Nobody,' was released in April of 2002, and her second single, "Ordinary Day," was both a hit on the charts and with MTV viewers, via the video she made for the song.
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