Paula Cole was born and raised in Rockport, Massachusetts,Apr.5,1968, the daughter of an amateur musician and a visual artist.

Following her high graduation, she went to the Berklee College of Music to study jazz singing and improvisation. After she graduated from Berklee, Cole became a professional musican in order to make a living; she continued to write original material on the side.

Her first big break arrived when Peter Gabriel invited her to perform on his 1992-93 world tour,Sinead O'Connor had to leave the tour abruptly and apon hearing Paula's voice,Peter Gabriel asked her to join his tour.

Shortly afterward, she signed to Imago Records, where she released he debut album, Harbinger, in 1994. Within a year of the album's release, Imago went out of business, which prevented the record from getting exposure on radio and in the press. In 1995, she signed to Warner Brothers, who reissued Harbinger in the fall of that year.

Paula Cole returned with her second album, This Fire, in October of 1996. The album and its accompanying single, "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?," became word-of-mouth hits, breaking through into the mainstream in the spring of 1997.

That summer, Cole participated in the first Lilith Fair, a traveling festival Sarah McLachlan designed to showcase female artists. Cole was one of the performers to receive a significant boost of profile from the tour, and was the subject of many articles in the mainstream press.

December: Paula Cole performs for the troops in Middle East

May: "This Fire" certified "Gold".

Paula continues to promote "This Fire" throughout ‘97, on VH1's Hard Rock Live, And PBS Sessions at West 54th. And her participation on Lilith Fair helps promote her Lp.

October- This Fire certified platinum

Feburary- Paula wins Grammy's for best new artist, also nominated for Best New Artist, Album of the year, Best Pop Album, Record of the year, Song of the year, Best female pop vocal, and Producer of the year. Her song "Me" hits the top 40 charts.

After an approximate year hiatus, Paula Cole is back with her follow up lp to "This Fire", called "Amen". With the first single "I Believe In Love", although "Amen" didn't reach the critical acclaim as "This Fire" had. Nevertheless it shows Paula diversified in her musical direction.

A new single "Heart Door" released for the "Sweet November" soundtrack sung with Dolly Parton