American singer, songwriter and pianist Sara Bareilles was voted "most talented" by her high school chums. It seems they were right.
Having grown up around the boys from Maroon 5 and performing in everything from her high school musicals to MTV's TRL, it was inevitable this talented California girl would end up in the spotlight.
Audio: Listen to Sara's latest, chart-topping tune, Love Song
Last June, Bareilles' ditty Love Song was featured as an iTunes free download of the week. Consequently, when her debut album, Little Voice shot to No. 45 on the Billboard 200 charts when it debuted a month later.
"Songwriting is the most sacred thing in my life,'' says Sara on her MySpace page. "It’s how I process my world. For now, it’s usually me and my piano (that I rent cause I don’t have one), my lousy grammar, and some emotion that makes me feel like I’m bursting at the seams. And it’s the best feeling in the world. "
Bareilles will tour the US with Maroon 5 and Counting Crows next month.
