Sara Bareilles
Sara Beth Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter and musician. 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 four million singles in the United States alone and has been nominated for a Grammy Award five times as well as earning a nomination for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the most prestigious award in the music industry.
In February 2012, VH1 placed Bareilles in the 80th spot of the Top 100 Greatest Women in Music.
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