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Vanessa Carlton
appears on:
Best Of
Vanessa Carlton
Now 13 compilation
Now 12 compilation
American
Dreams
soundtrack
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 Vanessa Carlton was born August 16,
1980, and raised in Pennsylvania. Her youth was
filled with music and musical creation -
composing her first piano piece by age 8. Vanessa
pursued the dream of ballet when in her early
teens, she attended the School of American Ballet
in New York. By her later teens, Vanessa was
growing tired of ballet and was more focused on
the piano and singing. Vanessa finished dance
school, but continued with her singing at various
New York locales while also waitressing. Rolling
Stone profiled Vanessa as one of "10
Artists To Watch" describing her as "a
more pop-oriented Fiona
Apple, Minus the stormy
psychodrama."
- April 20: Vanessa hit the Top 10 with "A Thousand Miles."
- April 30: Vanessa released her
debut LP - Be
Not Nobody. She told VH1 where the title came
from: "Be
Not Nobody is where I am at in my life right
now. I know I'm only 21 but I had to go through a
lot at that dance school. I lost a lot of who I
was. I fell apart and it was really hard. You
feel completely alone, like no one cares. Writing
this record let me recapture who I am. It is
summed up in the title Be
Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in
your skin and do whatever you need to do for
yourself, to heal or to grow."
 January: Vanessa kicked off a
European tour at the end of the month. - January 13: Vanessa was nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary
Artist.
 May 6: Vanessa could be heard on
the soundtrack for American
Dreams
with her cover of "Wishin' And Hopin'."
Vanessa also appeared on an episode of the NBC TV
show portraying Dusty Springfield.
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