According to Guinness World Records, she is the youngest soloist to record both the Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky violin concertos, a feat she accomplished at the age of thirteen. She was relatively famous in the United Kingdom throughout her childhood making regular appearances on television (for example on 'Blue Peter') mostly involving classical music and conservative style. Vanessa-Mae began playing piano at the age of three and violin at five. She grew up in London and is a British citizen.

After her parents separated, her mother married Englishman Graham Nicholson, and the family moved to England when Vanessa-Mae was four years old. Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore to a Thai father (Varaprong Vanakorn) and a Chinese mother (Pamela Tan). Her music style is self-described as 'violin techno-acoustic fusion' as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style. Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson (born Octoin Singapore, currently lives in United Kingdom), known on stage as Vanessa-Mae (in Chinese: 陳美, Chén Měi) is an internationally known British pop and classical musician, especially noted for her violin skills.

Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore to a Thai father (Varaprong Vanakorn) and a Chinese mother (Pamela.

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