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Singer Sara Bareilles

Written by CASA NewsLink

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Sara Beth Bareilles born December 7, 1979 is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the single "Love Song", which brought her into the Top 5 on the Billboard pop charts. She has been compared to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. Bareilles was born and raised in Eureka, California. She participated in the high school choir, Limited Edition, and local community theater musical productions, including her high school's production of Little Shop of Horrors as Audrey means videojukebox to. She graduated from Eureka Senior High School in June 1998, having been voted "Most Talented" in the senior yearbook of that year. Bareilles attended UCLA, where she was a member of their a cappella group Awaken. The group's rendition of Bareilles' "Gravity" was featured on the Best of College A Cappella 2004 compilation CD.

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