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My Take
Sara Bareilles is the rare pop artist who genuinely deserves the songwriter label. "Love Song" was a cheeky middle finger to label pressure, which made it all the more satisfying when it became a smash. But what truly elevated her for me was Waitress, where she proved she could carry an entire Broadway score with warmth, wit and aching emotion, songs like "She Used to Be Mine" are gut-punches. She has a voice that feels conversational and intimate even at full belt, and her willingness to move between pop, theater and television without losing her identity is something I deeply admire.
Overview
Sara Bareilles is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and composer born on December 7, 1979 in Eureka, California, and a graduate of UCLA. She broke through with the 2007 hit "Love Song" and has earned multiple Grammy Award nominations across her career. Beyond pop music she became a celebrated Broadway figure, writing the music and lyrics for the musical Waitress and later starring in it, as well as appearing in the television series Girls5eva.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sara Bareilles
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・バレリス
- Reading
- さら・ばれりす
- Born
- December 7, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Eureka, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Singer / Pianist / Singer-songwriter / Composer / Songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.