Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson
She had her first music lesson, on the piano, at the age of three and started to play the violin at the age of five. Once proclaimed as a true child prodigy she turned into one of the most controversial musicians in the world of classical music. Vanessa says, "Music with it's beauty, strength and mystique is for enjoying and for playing". Not willing to be restricted to only one type of music she plays classical and popular music on her acoustic and electric violin. Her incredible skills combined with a deep feeling for the true nature of music and her non-chalance create a magic one can hardly describe by words. "Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all", and she plays them all on the violin.