Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Her debut single "A Thousand Miles" (2002) spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned three Grammy nominations, becoming her signature song. It was included on her debut album, Be Not Nobody (2002), released by A&M Records, which also included the singles "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby" and reached number five on the Billboard 200. Carlton received critical praise for follow up albums Harmonium... [more on Wikipedia]