Vanessa May, whose biography will be considered in our article, has become one of the most popular musicians of our time playing classical instruments. Unfortunately, recently only a true lover of classical music can appreciate a good violin playing. This instrument in modern arrangements is most often used to give compositions a certain zest and charm. It is worth recognizing that the "instrument" of the great Paganini is unjustly forgotten today, and only a few from the crowd of recognized musicians try to popularize it among the masses, playing modern music on the violin. Vanessa May, whose biography interested listeners around the world after the release of her composition "Storm", became one of them.
Listening to her works, it becomes clear that this performer is not only gifted with impeccable hearing. From the first notes it is clear that the girl is really in love with her instrument.
Start
Vanessa May, a brief biography of which is described below, was born in October 1978 in Singapore. She owes her exotic appearance to her parents: her mother is from China, and her father was born in Thailand. The talent of the future violinist showed up early enough, she began to study music at the age of 5, while she played both the violin and the piano.
There is information that Vanessa May, whose biography is considered in this article, first sat down at the piano at the age of only three years. And her stepfather Graham Nicholson instilled her interest in playing the violin a little later. He replaced her father when the girl was 5 years old. It was then that her parents divorced, and her mother moved little Vanessa from Singapore to London.
First victories and music education
The biography of violinist Vanessa May just as a performer began quite early. For the first time in front of the general public, she performed at the age of nine at an international music festival held in Germany. And a year later, when she turned 10, the girl already performed on the same stage with the legendary London orchestra. The violin’s further merits include the fact that she became the youngest student at Royal College of Music in London.
Debut to a wide audience
When she was 12 years old, May made her debut with her first record called Violine, which she recorded with the same London orchestra.
At the age of 13, she independently played and recorded concerts of such complex composers as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Thanks to this, Vanessa May (whose biography really amazes at how early the girl achieved recognition in the music world) got into the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest singer in history who managed to record the concerts of these composers.
In 1995, Vanessa came to recognize not only lovers of classical, but also popular music. In a creative alliance with Michael Butt, she records and releases her second album, The Violin Player.
During his recording, May used not only the classical, but also the electric violin, the game on which she mastered in 1992. The music that sounded in this album was completely unusual for that time: there were various directions, including techno-acoustics. It was this highlight that attracted the attention of the performer, which is discussed in our article. The album took the top places in the top charts of more than 20 countries of the world. For all the time it has been sold almost 8 million copies of this disc.
Sad breakup with mother
Vanessa May has the image of a sexy Asian with an exotic appearance. It would seem that such a girl has no problems with fans. But in reality, everything is not so simple. She went on her first date only at the age of 20, and the reason for this was her mother - Pamela, who was her manager and took care of her daughter unnecessarily. The woman always tried to control the personal life of Vanessa and in many ways limited her. It all ended with the fact that in 1999 Vanessa fired her mother from the position of manager. After this incident, native people completely stopped their communication. Mother has still not been able to forgive Vanessa for making such a decision.
Vanessa May: biography, personal life
Vanessa herself in the same 1999 was able to completely change her personal life. She met a man with whom she is in a relationship to this day. It turned out to be Lionel Catalan - the owner of a wine trading business. He is 10 years older than Vanessa and tries to patronize and protect her in everything.
At the same time, May herself declares that it was with Lionel that she felt herself adult and independent, because her mother, in her time, over-patronizing her, did not even allow the girl to cut fruits on her own (she was constantly afraid that her daughter might accidentally injure her brilliant hands). Beloved often accompanies Vanessa on tour and strongly supports her. And the girl, in turn, does not insist on official marriage, because she believes that this is not at all the guarantee of a long and strong relationship.