Vanessa Carlton Profile
Real Name: Vanessa Lee Carlton
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Sex: Female
Nationality: Jewish-American
Ethnic Background: half-Scandinavian/half-Russian
Genre: Pop, rock
Born: August 16th, 1980)
Birth Place: Milford, Pennsylvania
Education: School of American Ballet at age 14; Attending Columbia University (2005)
Trademark:
Got her start: playing the piano as a toddler, under the tutelage of her mother
Breakthrough Single: "A Thousand Miles" from her debut album
Romantic Links:
Stephan Jenkins (lead singer of Third Eye Blind)
Debut Studio Album: Be Not Nobody (2002) (Certified Platinum)
Did You Know: writes her own songs, and plays both the piano and guitar; Enjoys running and Yoga; often mistaken for Michelle Branch and vice versa
Profession: musician
Father: Ed Carlton, a pilot
Mother: Heidi, a piano teacher
Siblings: younger siblings, Gwen and Edmond