Vanessa Olivarez

Vanessa Olivarez was born on February 13, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia. She started singing when she was only three years old and trained for six months at the Gwinnet School of Fine Arts in 1997. Before appearing on the second season of American Idol, Vanessa had already performed in several local clubs, bars and music venues such as Eddie's Attic, Echo Lounge, Smith's Old Bar, and the Dark Horse Tavern. She also worked as a chemical assistant at Salon Carsica. She likes listening to 80's, blues, classical and rock music. Her favorite artists are Justin Timberlake and Norah Jones. She considers her mom as her American Idol.