Vanessa Carlton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vanessa Carlton
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1980(1980-08-16)
Age	44
Birthplace	Milford
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Leo

Vanessa Carlton Biography

Vanessa Carlton is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on August 16, 1980 in Milford, Pennsylvania, United States. Musician, singer-songwriter, and musician whose smash song “A Thousand Miles” was in the top five spots of the year 2002’s Billboard Hot 100.

Album Rabbits on the Run is an homage to her Book Watership Down, as well as A Brief History of Time, written by Her album Rabbits on the Run is inspired by the book Watership Down, as well as A Brief History of Time, which was written by Stephen Hawking…

Her interest in music began at an early age. At the age of 2, she visited Disneyland Park and played “It’s a Small World” on the piano when she came home. Her mother then began to tutor her. She was introduced to classical music from a young age. By the age of 9, she had become passionate about ballet. In 1994, when Carlton was 14 years old, she enrolled at the School of American Ballet. Upon graduation, she put on vocal performances at nightclubs in the community, beginning to feel more comfortable and dynamic on the stage. Carlton was signed to A&M Records in 2001.

With her previous unsuccessful recording efforts, Carlton felt there was a lack of direction at her label. However, A&M president Ron Fair upon hearing her demo to “A Thousand Miles”, began organizing recording sessions for the song, producing and arranging the song himself. It became a hit, peaking inside the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to become the sixth- most-played song of the year, as well as garnering Grammy Award nominations for “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year”, and “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)”. Fair would produce the rest of the album. Be Not Nobody was subsequently released in April 2002 and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 102,000 units sold. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide. Two more singles, “Ordinary Day” and “Pretty Baby” were released. Carlton began touring in support of her debut album, opening for the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind, before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002. She later toured Europe in 2003.

She was a lover of Stephen Jenkins who was the lead vocalist of the group Third Eye Blind, then she got married John McCauley, of the group Deer Tick, in December 2013. McCauley and McCauley were blessed with their very first child, a daughter dubbed Sidney on the 13th of January the 13th of January, 2015.

Vanessa Carlton Net Worth

Vanessa Carlton is one of the richest Pop Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vanessa Carlton 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was able to sing “It’s a Small World” on the piano as young as of two. The first album she released called”Be Not Nobody, was released in 2002.

She’s been nominated to win 3 Grammy Awards, among other highly prestigious prizes.

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while attending college. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over. She is currently endorsed by Orange Amps.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Vanessa Carlton Dating?

According to our records, Vanessa Carlton married to John McCauley. As of December 1, 2023, Vanessa Carlton’s is not dating anyone.

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To support the album, Carlton embarked on a North American concert tour, which began on October 21, and concluded on November 21; her opening act was Low Millions. A second tour, with Cary Brothers and Ari Hest as supporting acts, ran from March 9 to April 30. Carlton left A&M Records in mid-2005 as she felt that her nonconformist attitude would have created problems for her at the label in the future. A&M Records had sent Carlton into the recording studio because they wanted to re-release Harmonium, whereas Carlton felt the album should be promoted as it was. During her studio time, in which she wrote songs with Linda Perry and The Matrix, she had what she called a “revelation” about leaving the label to find another record deal once promotion for Harmonium had ended. In the same period she collaborated with the Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari featuring his song Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo (cover of the well known Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime), together with the violinist Haylie Ecker, in the album Zu & Co.

Facts & Trivia

Vanessa Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Vanessa Carlton celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.

She contributed a stripped-down version of the song “More than This” to Songs for Tibet, an album compiled in support of Tibet to underline its human rights situation. On September 25, 2008, Carlton and several other musicians and scientists departed on a nine-day trip to the Arctic Circle. On behalf of the charity Cape Farewell, they worked alongside researchers for the purpose of studying climate change. Carlton had been a part for PETA’s Animal Birth Control Campaign; she owns a long haired dachshund named Lord Victor.

Is Vanessa Carlton a one hit wonder?

Vanessa Carlton has released five albums during her 15 year music career, but the singer enjoyed her mainstream peak with her iconic debut single in 2002. A Thousand Miles was a worldwide smash in 2002, thanks to its unforgettable piano riff and the video – which sees Vanessa being driven across America on her piano.

Is Vanessa Carlton still married?

Vanessa Carlton
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Years active| 2001–present
Spouse(s)| John McCauley ​ ( m. 2013)​
Children| 1

How old was Vanessa Carlton A Thousand Miles?

In the VICE video, her mother, Heidi Carlton, said that Vanessa wrote the opening instrumental portion of “Thousand Miles” the summer that she was turning 17 , aka 1997.

How did Vanessa Carlton get famous?

In 2002, Vanessa Carlton rocked the world when she dropped her instantly catchy debut single, “A Thousand Miles,” a breakthrough hit which remains the singer-songwriter’s signature song to this day.

How many copies did a thousand miles sell?

The album Be Not Nobody was released on April 30 and, partly because of the popularity of “A Thousand Miles”, debuted in the U.S. top five with first-week sales of over 101,000 copies.