  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."
 # 4
Singles Artist of the Year
 Vanessa hit the Top 40 with
"A Thousand Miles."
Vanessa hit the Top 10 with "A Thousand Miles."
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."
 Vanessa hit #1 for 4 weeks with
"A Thousand Miles."
Vanessa hit the Top 40 with
"Ordinary Day."
Vanessa hit the Top 10 for the 2nd time with
"Ordinary Day."
Vanessa topped the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart for 7 weeks with
"A Thousand Miles."
 Be
Not Nobody was certified platinum.
Vanessa headlined her own tour.
Vanessa could be heard on the
holiday LP -Maybe
This Christmas with "Greensleeves."
 Vanessa hit the Top 40 with
"Pretty Baby."
Vanessa ended the year with the
#1 single of the year on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "A Thousand Miles."
 # 59
Singles Artist of the Year
 Vanessa was
nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary
Artist.
Vanessa kicked
off a European tour at the end of the month.
Vanessa hit the
Top 40 helping out Counting Crows on
their cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" used in the film
Two Weeks Notice.
Vanessa appeared on an episode
of American
Dreams on NBC portraying Dusty
Springfield.
 Vanessa was
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year ("A Thousand Miles"). Vanessa also
performed at the ceremony.
 Vanessa could be heard on the
soundtrack for American
Dreams with her cover of "Wishin'
And Hopin'."
 # 71
Singles Artist of the Year
 Vanessa hit the Top 40 with
"White Houses."
The single "Big Yellow Taxi" was certified
gold.
Vanessa released her next LP Harmonium.
# 194 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Vanessa released Heroes
& Thieves.
Vanessa could be heard on the
compilation Songs
For Tibet - The Art Of Peace with the track
"More Than This."
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