Sara Beth Bareilles is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She has sold over three million albums and over 15 million singles in the United States. She has earned various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
How Did Sara Bareilles Get Discovered?
The band Maroon 5, some of whose members were friends of hers from college, asked her to open for them. Then a self-produced album, “Careful Confessions,” in 2004, began to get a following for Bareilles, and she caught the eye of a manager. A year later, she was signed to a major record label.
Sara Bareilles is a singer-songwriter and pianist known for the hit “Love Song,” off the album Little Voice (2007). The song sold more than 3 million copies and garnered two Grammy Award nominations for the artist.
Bareilles explained the story behind this song during a Reddit AMA: “I wrote it for the scene in the movie where the lead character, Jenna, feels like she’s lost all hope of saving herself from her terrible situation, and she’s reflecting on who she thought she would have become.