Vanessa-Mae

Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (lahir 27 Oktober 1978), biasanya disebut Vanessa-Mae (dalam bahasa Tionghoa: 陳美, Chén Měi), adalah musisi pop dan klasik Britania Raya kelahiran Singapura. Ia terkenal dalam kemampuan bermain violinnya.

Childhood

Vanessa-Mae dilahirkan diSingapore dari keluarga Thai, ayahnya (Varaprong Vanakorn, sekarang menjadi biarawan) dan ibunya bernama Pamela Tan. Setelah orang tuanya bercerai, maka ibunya kawin lagi dengan Graham Nicholson (seorang Inggris), kemudian kelua3rga ini pindah ke Inggris pada waktu Mae berusia 4 tahun, tetapi mereka berpisah beberapa tahun kemudian. Ia dibesarkan di London, dan mendapat pendidikan di Francis Holland School London.

Vanessa-Mae, dilahirkan pada 27 Oktober 1978 di Singapura (kebetulan bersamaan dengan tanggal lahir pemain biola terkenal Niccolò Paganini, yang terpaut who 196 tahun yaitu 27 Oktober 1782.

Professional life

Vanessa-Mae mulai belajar piano pada usia 3 tahun dan belajar biola pada usia 5 tahun (umumnya para musisi klasik dunia belajar pada usia 4-6 tahun).

Pada usia muda telah sering muncul di TV London, dan pada usia 13 tahun telah memainkan Concerto Biola ciptaan Tchaikowki bersama Orkes Philharmi (suatu prestasi luar biasa seperti umumnya pemain biola dunia yang muncul pada usia 11-13 tahun).

Vanessa-Mae muncul secara internasional pada Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival di Jerman tahun 1988 (pada usia 10 tahun), dan sejak tahun 1988 muncul dengan Orkes Philaharoni di London.

Vanessa-Mae sejak usia remaja ia meninggalkan musik klasik ke musik pop-klasik dengan gaya yang menakjubkan. Ia bermain dalam albumJanet Jackson yang berjudul The Velvet Rope di mana bermain biola solo pada lagu "Velvet Rope." Pada tahun 1995 (pada usia 17 tahun)Her first pop-style album, The Violin Player, was released in 1995.

She performed in the interval of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham.

In April 2006, Vanessa-Mae was ranked as the wealthiest young entertainer under 30 in the UK in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006.^[1] having an estimated fortune of about £32 million ($64 million) stemming from concerts and record sales of over an estimated 10 million copies world wide, which is an unprecedented achievement for a young female violinist.

Vanessa-Mae announced in 2006 that she would be releasing a new album sometime between 2007 and 2008. The album was said to draw inspiration from great ballets and opera themes. Her new album is now scheduled to be released in 2010.^[2]

Her violins

Vanessa-Mae most often uses one of two types of violins, a Guadagnini acoustic violin or a Zeta Jazz model electric violin. The Guadagnini was made in 1761, and was purchased by her parents at an auction for £150,000. It was stolen in January, 1995, but was recovered by the police two months later. She once fell and broke it, but it was repaired.

In addition, she uses one of two Zeta Jazz Model electric violins, one of which is white and the other one of which features decals of the U.S. flag. She has also been using a silver-gray Zeta Jazz Model electric violin since 2001. In addition to these two main violins, she sometimes buys violins and resells them later, giving the proceeds to charity. Occasional media appearances show her to be using a clear acrylic electric violin made by Ted Brewer.

Diskografi

Album

Violin (1990)
Kids' Classics (1991)
Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Violin Concertos (Vanessa Mae) (1991/1992)
The Violin Player (1995)
The Alternative Record from Vanessa-Mae (1996)
The Classical Album 1 (November 12, 1996)
China Girl: The Classical Album 2 (September 9, 1997)
Storm (July 14, 1998)
The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: The Classical Album 3 (February 16, 1999)
The Classical Collection: Part 1 (2000)
Subject to Change (July 17, 2001)
The Best of Vanessa-Mae (November 5, 2002)
Xpectation (Jazz collaboration with Prince) (2003)
The Ultimate (December 23, 2003)
Choreography (2004)

Album edisi khusus

The Violin Player: Japanese Release (1995)
The Classical Album 1: Silver Limited Edition (January 1, 1997)
Storm: Asian Special Edition (January 1, 1997)
The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: Asian Special Edition (February 1, 1999)
Subject to Change: Asian Special Edition (July 1, 2001)
The Ultimate: Dutch Limited Edition (January, 2004)