Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson * 27 Oct. 1978 in SingaporeVanessa-Mae became famous in the United Kingdom throughout her childhoodmaking regular appearances on television (for example on Blue Peter)mostly involving classical music and conservative style.She made her international professional debut at the age of ten in 1988 at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Germany, and the same year madeher concerto debut on stage with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London.At the age of thirteen, she was the youngest soloist to record both the Beethovenand Tchaikovsky violin concertos, according to Guinness World Records.