Vanessa-Mae
Pop music, Musical Artist
1978 –
Who is Vanessa-Mae?
Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, known professionally as Vanessa-Mae, is a Singaporean-born British violinist and alpine skier. She is of Thai and Chinese descent. Her musical style is self-described as "violin techno-acoustic fusion", as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style with the classical style. A former child prodigy, she became a successful crossover violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest young entertainer in the United Kingdom in 2006.
She competed for Thailand at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in alpine skiing.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1978
Singapore - Also known as
- Vanessa Mae
- Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn
- Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson
- Vanessa Vanakorn
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- British Chinese
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Thailand
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Lived in
- London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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