Vanessa carleton biography

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, ) is an Americanpop and rocksinger, songwriter, and pianist best known for the hit song 'A Thousand Miles', a single from her platinum-selling debut album Be Not Nobody (). Carlton's second album, Harmonium (), was a commercial failure, leading her to part company from her record label. She currently resides in San Francisco with her producer-boyfriend, Stephan Jenkins (lead singer of Third Eye Blind), and she began production on her third album in late

Biography

Early life

Carlton was born in Milford, Pennsylvania to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a piano teacher; she has two younger siblings, Gwen and Edmond. Her mother is Jewish, and although she was not raised in any religion, she has referred to herself as 'Jewish' and said she was 'spiritual'. She began playing the piano as a toddler, and received tutoring from her mother. After returning from Disneyland at the age of two, Carlton played 'It's