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Sara Bareilles
One of the top paid pianists in the world began her early career as a singer in the school choir, then an a cappella band and by the age of 18 she had a promising future ahead.
She studied UCLA where in her spare time she was working on her songs and poetry, after graduating she managed to perform at open-mike nights in clubs and bars working her way up to festivals and larger venues.
Her first album was Careful Confessions that gave her a year later a contract with Epic Records and after that she started to slowly build up a career with opening acts for famous artists and tours all over the US.
She has a piano-based pop rock style with jazz and soul influences where she manages to bring a a unique voice, everyone describing her talent, the voice the mixture and the songwriting, similar to Fiona Apple or Billy Joel.
The 16 million dollar net worth piano, guitar, ukulele, and harmonium player has world wide collaborations with some famous artist like Ingrid Michaelson, OneRepublic, and the guest spots on shows like Community and 30 Rock made her more famous. Not to forget duets with Mary J Blige, Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones, and the performances for the Obama family.
Next piano player played for Obama and Putin->
