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Vanessa-Mae

British-Thai violinist and skier known for innovative crossover music. Vanessa-Mae was born on 27 October 1978.

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Who is Vanessa-Mae?

Vanessa-Mae is best known for Fusing classical violin with electronic music, pioneering 'violin techno-acoustic fusion'. Vanessa-Mae was born on 27 October 1978, which places Vanessa-Mae among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1970s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Vanessa-Mae is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Fusing classical violin with electronic music, pioneering 'violin techno-acoustic fusion'.
Born: 27 October 1978

About Vanessa-Mae

Her album sales reached several million by 2006, making her the wealthiest entertainer aged under 30 in the United Kingdom at that time. This crossover style combines her classical violin training with electronic music influences like techno and synth-pop, as seen for example in the title track from her album Storm from 1997. As a skier, she competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (Thai: วาเนสซ่า วรรณกร, romanized: Wa-nes-sa Wan-na-kon; her father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was initially banned from skiing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after participating in a qualifying race allegedly organised to enable her to qualify for the Winter Olympics. An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport led to the ban being nullified, citing lack of evidence for her own wrongdoing or any manipulation. The FIS later issued an apology to her.

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What is Vanessa-Mae known for?

Vanessa-Mae is known for Fusing classical violin with electronic music, pioneering 'violin techno-acoustic fusion'.

When was Vanessa-Mae born?

Vanessa-Mae was born on 27 October 1978.

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