Like all virtuosos, Vanessa-Mae is drawn to exploring new territory and standards for both violin and technique. Phenomenally talented, Vanessa-Mae doesn't want to be restricted to only one type of music, she plays classical and popular music on her acoustic and electric violin: « Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince- I like them all. I therefore intend to play just «bout everything I like all the violin- and more... ». So at sixteen, Vanessa-Mae made her debut as a pop artist with the UK release of « The Violin Player », her first album of « techno-acoustic violin » music. That one album proved to be a worldwide success, which has gone gold, and multi platinum in over 20 countries.

In 1996, she was nominated for the « Best Female Artist » in the BRlT Awards. She is the first instrumentalist and classical) musician to be nominated for this award, which is voted for being a mainstream p)p award. Mat year l996-she appeared in the pages of « People » as one of the magazine's 50 most beautiful people in the world 1996. The distinction set the stage for the release of « The Classical Album I ».

1n 1997, Hong Kong honored Vanessa-Mae by inviting her to perform at the Hong Kong to China Re-unification ceremony, making her the only non-native to do so. It also resulted in the release of another album « China Girl » in an attempt to discover her Chinese roots ever since the passing of her grandfather when she was fifteen.

Vanessa-Mae has indeed come a 1nng way to be what she is today. To date, she has released a number of albums, which includes « 'I'he Original Four Seasons » the most recent one. She has also taken her first attempt at singing in her « Storm » album..