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I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five.

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Vanessa Mae
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: October 27
Alpine Skier
Composer
Musician
Violinist
Republic of Singapore
Vanessa Vanakorn
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