In 1995, when Vanessa-Mae just sixteen, she came strongly onto the music scene with her high;y successful pop CD call The Violin Player. The elite of the classical music world were shocked that their prodigy had released a "pop" CD packaged as "classical. " But the world soon fell in love with Vanessa and her style of music, which blended traditional and modern electric violin sounds. The Violin Player sold 3 million copies, and was in the Top 20 in twenty-five countries.