Sara Bareilles

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Image Credit: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA (Sara Bareilles 10/13/2015), CC BY 2.0

Biography

Sara Beth Bareilles (/bəˈrɛlᵻs/; born December 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single "Love Song", which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Bareilles has sold over one million records and over nine million singles in the United States of America alone and has earned five Grammy Award nominations, including one for Album of the Year. In the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, Bareilles was a celebrity judge alongside Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman. In February 2012 VH1 placed Bareilles in the 80th spot of the Top 100 Greatest Women in Music. Bareilles was born and raised in Eureka, California in Humboldt County, one of three daughters of Bonnie Halvorsen (née Capellas), a funeral home worker, and Paul Bareilles, an insurance adjuster. She has a half-sister named Melody. She is of Italian, English, German, Portuguese, and French descent; she speaks Italian and lived in Italy for a year. Bareilles was raised Catholic and 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. After graduating from high school in 1998, Bareilles attended the Communication Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a member of the co-ed a cappella group Awaken a Cappella, and can be heard on their Dysfunktional Family album singing "Gravity" and "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5. The group's rendition of Bareilles' "Gravity" was featured on the Best of College a Cappella 2004 compilation CD. Bareilles and the band Maroon 5 have been acquainted since their younger days in California when the band was known as Kara's Flowers. She performed in the annual student concert UCLA Spring Sing, winning twice. Bareilles taught herself to play the piano and subsequently all other instruments she is seen playing.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2003
Number of Albums 28
Record Label Epic
Website www.sarabareilles.com
Wikipedia Sara Bareilles on Wikipedia
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Trivia

In what year did Bareilles release Careful Confessions?

2004

...Bareilles released a selfpublished album Careful Confessions in 2004 . She received further recognition with the release of her second studio album Lit...
What was the name of her second studio album?

Little Voice

...ived further recognition with the release of her second studio album Little Voice (2007), which was her first recording for a major record label (Epic...
Which single from Little Voice reached number four on the Billboard charts?

Love Song

...ing for a major record label (Epic). The album included the hit single Love Song , which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned her tw...
What was the title of Bareille's third album?

Kaleidoscope Heart

...ng Song of the Year. In 2010, she released her third studio album Kaleidoscope Heart , with its lead single King of Anything earning a Grammy Award nom...
In what year did she release her third album Kaleidoscope Heart?

2010

... earned her two Grammy Award nominations, including Song of the Year. In 2010 , she released her third studio album Kaleidoscope Heart, with its lead s...
In what year did Bareilles serve as a judge in the third season of the NBC singing competition series The SingOff?

2011

...h its lead single King of Anything earning a Grammy Award nomination. In 2011 , Bareilles served as a judge in the third season of the NBC singing comp...
What was the name of the fourth studio album released in 2013?

The Blessed Unrest

...series The SingOff. In 2013, she released her fourth studio album The Blessed Unrest , which earned two Grammy Award nominations, including Album of th...
How many Grammy Award nominations did The Blessed Unrest earn?

two

...13, she released her fourth studio album The Blessed Unrest, which earned two Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year. Bareilles compose...
What was the name of Bareille's 2015 studio album?

What's Inside: Songs from Waitress

...re Album. She subsequently released the 2015 studio album What's Inside: Songs from Waitress , which is a recording of her singing many of the musical'...
Which musical did bareilles compose music for?

Waitress

...areilles composed music and wrote lyrics for the 2015 Broadway musical Waitress , for which she earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score ...
In what year did she release her sixth album?

2019

..., she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Original Score. In 2019 , she released her sixth studio album Amidst the Chaos, with the single S...
What major did she choose instead of music?

communications

...s the department's music theory entrance exam, so she ended up as a communications major instead, graduating in 2003. I grew up in a small town, and m...
When did she graduate?

2003

...e exam, so she ended up as a communications major instead, graduating in 2003 . I grew up in a small town, and moving to L.A. was really kind of shocki...
How many times has Sara Bareilles been nominated for a Grammy?

five

...Sara Bareilles is a five time Grammy Awardnominated singer, songwriter, and musician who has riveted millions of fans around the world with her warmly ...
Sara is a fivetime Grammy Awardnominated singer, songwriter, and musician who has riveted millions of fans around the world with her warm intimate voice, pianodriven songs about what?

heartache and resilience

... world with her warmly intimate voice, pianodriven songs about heartache and resilience , and the spirited nature of her live performances. Her five al...
What city does Sara Bareilles hail from?

Eureka

...rld tour. But Sara Bareilles, who hails from the scenic coastal city of Eureka , California, is not most artists. She is a risktaker who shook things u...
When did she move from Los Angeles to New York City?

2013

... her life and career when she moved from Los Angeles to New York City in 2013 and worked with cowriters for the first time on The Blessed Unrest. That...
What is the name of the cycle that she says she has done enough times to know what it is?

Make a record, go on tour, come home, write a record, make a record, and go on tour

... in a way, she says. Ive done the Make a record, go on tour, come home, write a record, make a record, and go on tour cycle enough times now that I kn...
When did Sara Bareilles release Little Voice?

2007

...e a throwback to another era when she released her debut Little Voice in 2007 . Much of this retro vibe rested upon her reliance on audaciously melodic...
What did Song manage to spin into the modern era?

classic singersongwriter tropes

... on her smash single Love Song, a tune that managed to spin classic singersongwriter tropes into the modern era. This facility with the past and flair...
What musical instrument did Bareilles learn at UCLA?

piano

...reilles grew up participating in choir and local theater, later learning piano while studying at UCLA, where she was enrolled in their Communication S...
What was the name of her first demo?

Careful Confessions

...ocal clubs and festivals. In 2003, she coproduced her first demo, Careful Confessions , and became enthralled with recording techniques. Eager to go ba...
What was Bareilles third Grammy nod for?

King of Anything

...n 2010 Bareilles released Kaleidoscope Heart, featuring the single King of Anything , for which she received her third Grammy nod. In 2011 Bareilles wa...
What year was Sara Beth Bareilles born?

1979

... Early Life Singersongwriter Sara Beth Bareilles was born on December 7, 1979 , in Eureka, California, to Paul Bareilles, an insurance adjuster and log...
What was the name of Sara Beth's mother?

Bonnie

...nia, to Paul Bareilles, an insurance adjuster and logger, and his wife, Bonnie . I grew up a fat girl, she later recalled. I had to change schools at o...
What did Bareilles have an unmistakable passion for?

music and theater

...ference to go unnoticed, Bareilles had an unmistakable passion for music and theater . She performed in her school choirs and played Audrey in a high s...
What was Audrey in a high school production of?

Little Shop of Horrors

...nmistakable passion for music and theater. She performed in her school choirs and played Audrey in a high school production of Little Shop of Horrors ....
What was Sara's father's occupation?

insurance adjuster

...o Bonnie Halvorsen, a funeral home worker, and Paul Bareilles, an insurance adjuster . Raised in Eureka, California, she has two sisters and a halfsist...
In what year did Sara graduate from high school?

1998

... she has two sisters and a halfsister. She graduated from high school in 1998 , and studied communication studies at the University of California, Los ...
At what student concert did she perform?

UCLA Spring Sing

...a 2004 Compilation CD. She performed at the annual student concert UCLA Spring Sing . She graduated from UCLA in 2002. You May Like The 22 Greatest Foo...
What year did Sara Bareilles graduate from UCLA?

2002

... the annual student concert UCLA Spring Sing. She graduated from UCLA in 2002 . You May Like The 22 Greatest Football Managers Of All Time The Best His...
How many great football managers of all time are there?

22

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What was Bareilles' dream career?

musician

...ting, Sara Bareilles set out to pursue her dream of making it big as a musician . Over the next fewyears, she worked at local bars and clubs, such asHo...
What was the name of the local bar and club where she worked?

Hotel Café

...n. Over the next fewyears, she worked at local bars and clubs, such as Hotel Café and Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles. She also performed at openmic night...
Where was Genghis Cohen located?

Los Angeles

...orked at local bars and clubs, such asHotel Café and Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles . She also performed at openmic nights, eventually performing at fest...
What band did she support during their first UK tour?

Guster

...orming at festivals. She opened for Rocco DeLuca and the Burden during their inaugural tour and supported Guster during their first UK tour in mid2004....