Crossover violinist Vanessa-Mae's full name is Vanessa-Mae Vanakom Nicholson, and she was born in Singapore to an English father and a Chinese mother. At age three she took up the piano; at four her parents divorced, and she and her mother moved to England. At five, she switched from piano to violin, studying with Lin Yao Ji at the Central Conservatory in Beijing and Felix Andrievsky at the Royal College of Music in London. At nine, Vanessa-Mae made her concert debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra and toured England playing the Tchaikovsky concerto, with her mother, Pamela Nicholson, acting as co-manager. At 12 she toured with the London Mozart Players, and at 13, she began her recording career. Her early recordings have been repackaged by Angel as The Classical Collection 1.

Vanessa Mae is competing in giant slalom for Thailand in Sochi 2014:

She's only the third person from Thailand ever to compete in the Winter Olympics.

Storm (Vivaldi Techno):

Vanessa-Mae Red Hot:

Vanessa Mae with the Scorpions:

Vanessa Mae Cotton Eye Joe: