Vanessa >> Facts
- Attended Columbia University (Private School) in New York for some time
- Quit ballet school
- Enjoys running
- Ran in New York Marathon in 2005 and donated her pledge money to Musicians on Call
- Her Marathon time, assumed by her, was 3 hours, 56 minutes, and 43 seconds
- Was 21 when was clearly known in the music industry
- Stephan and Vanessa had lived in San Francisco for a time
- Currently resides in Nolita (New York)
- Modeled for Kohl's Candies
- V's "Annie" song is actually about her girl, Victoria, who had leukemia
- Her fans are known as "Nessaholics"
- Favorite drink is Vodka
- Has 2 dogs named Maggie and Lord Victor
- Is of Russian and Scandinavian descent
- Composes her own her music and lyrics
- She is lactose intolerant
- Likes unicorns
- Afraid of driving
- Owns a Yahama Grand piano
- Sang back up for some of Kimya Dawson's songs
- Collaborated with "Channel 7" to make the song, "M.A.K.E.L.O.V.E.T.O.M.E"
- Refers herself as "Jewish," although she was not raised religiously
- Her mother taught her piano
- Attended the School of American Ballet at 14
- While living in New York, she performed in clubs and bars all over Manhattan
- Her first recorded album was not released ("Rinse"), but was the tracks we reworked for her debut album, "Be Not Nobody"
- Unreleased songs became internet bootlegs such as "All I Ask," and "Superhero"
- Vanessa's song, "Dark Carnival" is used for the 2003 Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and PC game Spy Hunter 2
- "A Thousand Miles" made it into the top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
- In 2003, she received Grammy Award nominations for "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)" for "A Thousand Miles"
- Collaborated with Zucchero, along with Haylie Ecker on violin, for the song "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
- Began recording "Harmonium" Skywalker Ranch near San Francisco
- On tour with Stevie Nicks, she premiered the songs "Best Behavior" and "All Is Well"
