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| Born | October 27, 1978 |
| Hometown | Singapore |
| Height | 5'3" (1.60m) |
| Parents | Vorapong Vanakorn , Pamela Soei Luang Tan |
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The sweetest revenge: A history of artists taking on their critics
- To the astonishment of his newspaper, Ms Tan-Nicholson – mother of celebrated virtuoso violinist Vanessa-Mae – responded by taking out a full page advert in The Times as an open letter to Mr Morrison, attempting to put him right on the finer points of classical opera and explain why, in her view, he had misunderstood what she was trying to achieve in the performance.
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Vanessa-Mae Banned From Skiing In Olympics
Violinist Vanessa-Mae has been banned for four years from skiing competitions after officials decided she was guilty of manipulating results in order to qualify for the Olympics.
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Violinist Mae gets four-year ban over manipulation
BERNE (Reuters) - Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been banned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for four years over the manipulation of giant slalom races which allowed her to qualify for the Sochi Olympic Games at the last minute. An FIS panel also banned five officials, including the race chief, starter and FIS technical delegate, for between one and two years over the four giant slalom races at Krvavec, Slovenia in January which were organised at the request of Mae's manager. The result
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UPDATE 1-Alpine skiing-Violinist Mae gets four-year ban over manipulation
(Adds details) BERNE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been banned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for four years over the manipulation of giant slalom races which allowed her to qualify for the Sochi Olympic Games at the last minute. An FIS panel also banned five officials, including the race chief, starter and FIS technical delegate, for between one and two years over the four giant slalom races at Krvavec, Slovenia in January which were organised at the request of Ma
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Alpine skiing-Violinist Mae gets four-year ban over manipulation
BERNE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Pop violinist Vanessa Mae has been banned by the International Ski Federation (FIS) for four years over the manipulation of giant slalom races which allowed her to qualify for the Sochi Olympic Games. An FIS panel also banned five officials for between one and two years over the four giant slalom races which took place at Krvavec in Slovenia in January and were organised at the request of Mae's manager. ...
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Slovenia probes Mae's Olympic qualifying races
By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Four Slovenian officials have been suspended for 'irregularities' in Alpine ski races used by pop violinist Vanessa Mae to qualify for the Sochi Winter Olympics, the national skiing association said on Friday. "We discovered there were a number of irregularities in the competition in which Vanessa Mae qualified," Slovenian Ski Association head Jurij Zurej told Reuters on Friday. "We have no indication whatsoever that Vanessa Mae or any other skier would be in
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Alpine skiing-Slovenia probes Mae's Olympic qualifying races
By Marja Novak LJUBLJANA, July 11 (Reuters) - Four Slovenian officials have been suspended for 'irregularities' in Alpine ski races used by pop violinist Vanessa Mae to qualify for the Sochi Winter Olympics, the national skiing association said on Friday. "We discovered there were a number of irregularities in the competition in which Vanessa Mae qualified," Slovenian Ski Association head Jurij Zurej told Reuters on Friday. "We have no indication whatsoever that Vanessa Mae or any other skier wo
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Vanessa-Mae's Olympic Skiing Qualifier 'Fixed'
Four ski officials have been accused of rigging the results of a race which helped classical violinist Vanessa-Mae secure her place at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The famous musician-turned-athlete made her Olympic debut in February, competing for Thailand as Vanessa Vanakorn, using the surname of her Thai father. The Slovenian Ski Association said on Friday it found clear breaches of International Ski Federation (FIS) rules including irregularities concerning times and rankings - and evidence
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Vanessa Mae Swaps Violin For Sochi Slalom
Classical violinist Vanessa Mae has made her Olympic debut in Sochi, finishing slowest of 74 skiers in her first attempt at the giant slalom. Competing under her father’s surname as Vanessa Vanakorn, the multimillionaire is one of only two athletes representing Thailand in Sochi, having narrowly made the cut for the Olympics during the final weekend of qualification last month. Her official Sochi profile lists her occupation simply as "musician" and says she "began skiing at the age of four, but
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Violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski at Sochi for Thailand
Violin star Vanessa-Mae will put on her slalom skis next month to become only the third person to represent tropical Thailand at the Winter Olympics. A British citizen, the 35-year-old Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson qualifies to compete for Thailand at the Sochi Games in Russia through her natural father. "National Olympic Committee of Thailand has already made a decision to send Kanet Sucharitakul as the male athlete and Vanessa-Mae as the female athlete," Varin Tansuphasiri, deputy secretary-g
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