Paula Cole

Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter. Her singles "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and "I Don't Want to Wait&quot

Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American Grammy Award-winning Singer/Songwriter. Her singles "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and "I Don't Want to Wait" entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997.

Cole was born to visual artist mother Stephanie and polka-playing entomologist father Jim Cole. She has a sister named Irene. Cole entered the Berklee College of Music in Boston when she was 18, where she studied jazz singing and improvisation, shortly after her high school graduation. She did live in Manchester, CT with her Parents and Attended Elementary School there. Although some press and stories focused on Cole being an unpopular and lonely child during her schooling in Rockport High School, this is almost purely fiction. She was, in fact, from middle school on, a very popular student, holding office as class president and student counselor. In addition, she was very active in the school's theatre arts program starring in many productions, among them "Flower Drum Song" and "Whose Life Is It Anyway?". She was a French club member and traveled to France as part of a well-established exchange program founded by Foreign Language department head Mary Hayes. Although it has been reported otherwise, she did, in fact, attend proms.