Vanessa Mae

Vanessa Mae (born Vanessa Mae Vanakorn on 27 October 1978 in Singapore) is a British classical music violinist known for her versatile style and sex appeal.

Biography

Vanessa Mae Nicholson was born in Singapore to a Thai father and Chinese mother. Following her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother to the London, England, becoming a British citizen in the early 1990's. Her mother married an Englishman named Graham Nicholson in 1982, and he adopted Vanessa, giving her his surname. She began playing piano at age three and violin at age five and began performing publicly shortly thereafter. She recorded her first album, titled Violin, in late 1990, and has been touring and recording every year since. In addition, Miss Nicholson made her acting debut in The Violin Fantasy in 1998, and appeared in the American telefilm Arabian Nights in 2000.

Vanessa Mae continues to reside in her hometown of London.

Exernal Links

• Official site
• IMDb page
• Virgin Records website biography
• Four seasons of Vanessa Mae website
• The Red Hot Vanessa Mae Homepage