December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana Britney Spears is a Grammy-winning American pop singer, songwriter, author, dancer, and occasional actress. Born as Britney Jean Spears, she became a member of the third iteration of The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 with Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake.
She was only 17 when her debut album and single Baby One More Time was released, a pop music classic. Spears’s second album “Oops!…I Did It Again” was released in 2000 and went gold in its first week.
July 24, 1970, in The Bronx, New York Jennifer Lopez is an American actress, singer, dancer and fashion designer also known by the nickname J.Lo. She is the middle of three daughters of Puerto Rican parents David (a computer programmer) and Guadalupe Rodriguez (a kindergarten teacher). At the age of 7, Jennifer went on her first tour around New York City with her dance class, and at 16 she made her film debut. Jennifer Lopez’s debut album “On the 6″ was released in 1999 with the singles “If You Had My Love,” and the hit “Waiting For Tonight.” She owns her the clothing line, JLO by Jennifer Lopez.
July 10, 1980 in Waco, Texas
The early singing career of Jessica Simpson was in gospel music. At the age of 12 she auditioned unsuccessfully for The Mickey Mouse Club. She got her first hit in 1999 with the pop album Sweet Kisses. In 2003 she starred in the MTV reality show Newlyweds with her then-husband Nick Lachey. She has her own line of beauty products called ‘Dessert’.
December 18, 1980 on Staten Island, New York Christina Aguilera is a technically skilled singer with a very powerful voice. Her father, Fausto Aguilera, was born in Ecuador immigrated to the United States and pursued a career in the military. Her mother, Shelly, is an Irish professional violinist/pianist. Her parents divorced when she was young and she lived with her mother. Christina Aguilera knew from a young age that she wanted to be a singer. At 12 she joined the cast of the New Mickey Mouse Club also starring Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
In 1999 she released her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999). Her first single hits were “Genie in a Bottle”, “What a Girl Wants” and “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”.
February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Born as Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll in Colombia to a Colombian mother of Italian and Spanish descent and an American father, a jeweler of Christian Lebanese descent. She grew up listening to British and American rock music like Led Zeppelin, the Cure, the Police, the Beatles and Nirvana. Shakira began writing and composing music at the age of eight and began her musical career after graduating from high school. The sexy Latin singer achieved super stardom throughout Latin America. In 2001 Shakira began working on a crossover album to the English language, collaborating with Gloria Estefan. She had a worldwide hit “Whenever, Wherever”. She is often called latin pop’s biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez and is one of the biggest selling Latin-born musicians of all time. Shakira is famous for her dancing with movements based on the art of belly dancing, a part of her Lebanese heritage.
March 27, 1970 in Huntington, New York
Mariah is a superstar singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She was born to an Irish mother and a half-Venezuelan father. Mariah Carey made her debut in 1990 with help of Columbia executive Tommy Mottola. With her stunning five-octave voice she became a superstar and was the best-selling female performer of the 1990s.
September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas
Born as Beyonce Giselle Knowles, she was a founding member and lead singer of a group which became Destiny’s Child in 1995 with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Her father Matthew Knowles manages the group. Beyonce is one who does not want to be just recognized as a pop artist rather as an artist.
August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan
Madonna, the Queen of Reinvention, is an iconic US multi-Grammy Award winning pop singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, bestselling author and Golden Globe winning actress. She famous for reinventing her image, her controversial use of sexual and religious themes and stage performances.
She was born as Madonna Louise Ciccone, and later added “Veronica” as her confirmation name. She is the third of six children of Silvio “Tony” P. Ciccone, a Chrysler engineer of Italian American extraction and Madonna Louise Fortin. Madonna was raised in a strict Roman Catholic household in Pontiac Michigan. Her childhood was a hard time for her because her mother died of breast cancer when she was only five. She moved to Times Square, New York when in 1978 and worked a series of low-paying jobs and also as a nude model on occasion.
She signed to Sire Records in 1982 and a few hits, but then had really world-wide hit with “Holiday”. What followed is a long and successful series of albums, singles, books and appearances as actress in films.
She is a caring mother of daughter Lourdes Ciccone (October 14, 1996) and son Rocco Ritchie Born (August 11, 2000).
May 28, 1968, in Melbourne, Australia
Kylie, a name originated from an Aboriginal word meaning “boomerang”, is the eldest of three children. Her younger sister Dannii Minogue (born Danielle Jane Minogue) is also an actress and pop singer. From the age of 11, Kylie began her acting career in the Australian TV drama series Skyways, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids. In 1986, she started a role of Charlene Mitchell in the Australian soap Neighbours.
In 1987 when she had her debut hit with a cover of Little Eva’s “The Loco-Motion”. She travelled to London and signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman. They made a successful album and hit “I Should Be So Lucky”. She departed the producers in 1992, but was not very successful to establish herself as an independent performer and songwriter.
In 2000, Kylie Minogue returned to popularity as a pop-dance artist and became well-known for her provocative music videos and expensively mounted stage shows. She recovered from breast cancer in 2006.
Britney Spears
Jennifer Lopez
Jessica Simpson
Christina Aguilera
Shakira
Mariah Carey
Beyonce
Madonna
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