Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American soft rock/pop singer, songwriter, and pianist of Russian and Scandinavian descent. She is best known for the single "A Thousand Miles" from her debut album, Be Not Nobody, which was released April 30, 2002, and certified platinum in the U.S.Carlton's second album, Harmonium (released November 9, 2004), debuted at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard 200Mar, Alex. "Eminem's Encore Scores". Rolling Stone. November 17, 2004. Retrieved August 2, 2006. and had sold 179,000 copies as of February 2006,Hasty, Katie. "Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Vanessa Carlton, Don Caballero". Billboard. February 24, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2006. with the single "White Houses," peaking at 86 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Vanessa Carlton - White Houses". MusicSquare. Retrieved September 16, 2006. She subsequently parted company from her record label A&M.Her third album, Heroes and Thieves, was released on October 9, 2007 by the The Inc./Universal Motown
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