Second Cup Cafe: Sara Bareilles

(CBS)  With her down-to-earth demeanor, a soulful set of pipes and her piano, Sara Bareilles has what it takes to make it big.

Bareilles graces the stage on The Saturday Early Show's Second Cup Café.

Although Bareilles has been creating music for several years, she's new to the music industry, having signed with Epic Records in 2005 to begin recording in 2006. Alongside producer Eric Rosse she took a year to come up with a final product that she's proud of, "Little Voice."

"It's a collection of songs that pretty much mean the world to me," Bareilles said in her Web site bio. "They chronicle my life, my relationships, my basket-case-ness, and my utter devotion to trying to write honest stuff down and share it. That's where the title comes from."

Bareilles recently appeared on a Rhapsody/TIVO commercial playing her hit song, "Love Song."

She was hand-picked for VH1's "You Oughta Know," program, which highlights new artists on the rise. In addition, she will be performing for VH1's "You Oughta Know" tour with James Blunt.

Initially, Bareilles independently produced "Careful Confessions," and teamed up with Gabriel Mann, who helped her along her musical journey.

Often compared to Nora Jones or Fiona Apple, which she says is flattering, she just tries to keep it real doing what she loves to do. Bareilles describes her music as "pop soul."

Growing up in Eureka, Calif., surrounded by the Redwood Forest, Bareilles discovered her imagination and led what she considers a "normal life."

Then Bareilles branched out of her safety zone and headed off to UCLA, where she studied Communications. During that time, she absorbed her new and exciting surroundings and realized that she loved to communicate through her lyrics.

"Songwriting is the most sacred thing in my life," she reveals on her Web site. "It's how I process my world."

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By Melissa Castellanos