Vanessa Carlton is an American singer/songwriter born on August 16, 1980 and raised in Milford, Pennsylvania. Her mother, a piano teacher, exposed her to classical music very young, learning to play the piano at the age of 2. Three months after recording a demo she was signed to A&M Records in 2001. The video for the popular song "A Thousand Miles," was an instant hit on MTV, in addition to breaking into the American Top Ten. "Be Not Nobody," was the title of her debut album, released in April of 2002. Soon after its release, Rolling Stone magazine named her one of the "Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2002."
Vanessa Carlton is an American singer/songwriter born on August 16, 1980 and raised in Milford, Pennsylvania. Her mother, a piano teacher, exposed her to classical music very young, learning to play the piano at the age of 2. Three months after recording a demo she was signed to A&M Records in 2001. The video for the popular song "A Thousand Miles," was an instant hit on MTV, in addition to breaking into the American Top Ten. "Be Not Nobody," was the title of her debut album, released in April of 2002. Soon after its release, Rolling Stone magazine named her one of the "Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2002."
