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British violinist,Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, known professionally as Vanessa-Mae has an estimated net worth of $45 million.

Bringing commercial sensuality to the often sterile world of classical music, talented violinist Vanessa-Mae moved from a successful classical recording career into the field of popular music with her 1994 breakout album, "The Violin Player". Subsequent albums climbed the world-wide charts, making her an international star.

Vanessa-Mae was born in Singapore to a Thai father (Varaprong Vanakorn) and a Chinese mother (Pamela Tan). After her parents separated, her mother married Graham Nicholson, and the family moved to England when Vanessa-Mae was four years old. She grew up in London and holds British citizenship. She attended the independent Francis Holland School in London.Vanessa-Mae began playing piano at the age of three and violin at five.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

1998

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from her album The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: The Classical Album 3 (certified gold by ZPAV)

$15,000

1997

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from her album Storm (certified gold by IFPI-AUT and silver by BPI)

$67,500

1995

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from her album The Classical Album 1 (certified gold by ZPAV)

$15,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from her album The Violin Player (certified platinum by IFPI-AUT and IFPI-FIN, and gold by BPI and IFPI-SWI)

$8,000,000