Madonna

Famous as :
Pop singer, actress
Birth Name :
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Birth Date :
August 16, 1958
Birth Place :
Bay City, Michigan, USA
Spouse :
Sean Penn (actor, 16-Aug-85 - 14-Sep-89), Guy Ritchie (since 22-Dec-00)
Claim to fame :
Single "Holiday" from album "Madonna" (1983)
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone renowned as one of world's famous pop divas and frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop Music was born in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958. She was raised in a large, devoutly Catholic, Italian American and French Canadian family, in the Detroit suburb of Rochester. Her father is Italian, while her mother is French-Canadian and died of cancer when she was still five years old. Madonna has several siblings, whom among others Martin (1957), Anthony (1956), Christopher (1960), Paula (1959), Melanie (1962), Mario (1969) and Jennifer (1968). Her brother Christopher Ciccone, to note, designs restaurant interiors.

Alicia Keys

Famous as :
R&B singer
Birth Name :
Alicia J. Augello-Cook
Birth Date :
January 25, 1981
Birth Place :
New York City, New York, USA
Claim to fame :
Album "Songs in A Minor" (2001)
Alicia Keys, born Alicia Augello-Cook, in Manhattan, New York City, USA on January 25, 1981 is a popular R&B vocalist and pianist. She was born to an Afro father named Craig Cook and a Caucasian mother, Terri Augello. Known as a smart student, Alicia successfully graduated as valedictorian from the Professional Performing Arts School, a public high school in Manhattan. Made use of her scholarship Keys briefly attended Columbia University, but then dropped out to pursue her music career.

Christina Aguilera

Famous as :
Pop singer
Birth Name :
Christina Maria Aguilera
Birth Date :
December 18, 1980
Birth Place :
Staten Island, New York, USA
Spouse :
Jordan Bratman (record label executive, since 19-Nov-05)
Claim to fame :
Single "Genie in a Bottle" (1999)
Was born on December 18, 1980 on Staten Island, New York, she was actually predestined as an American pop singer. Approvingly, the young, beautiful and energetic Christina Maria Aguilera grew up as a talented and famous singer of 2000s. She was born to an Ecuadorian father, Fausto Aguilera and an Irish descent mother, Shelly Kearns who both fluent in Spanish, but no does she. Growing up together along with her four siblings, Michael, Casey, Rachel and Stephanie, Christina had early in her life realized that she really wants to be a singer.

Britney Spears

Famous as :
Pop singer
Birth Name :
Britney Jean Spears
Birth Date :
December 02, 1981
Birth Place :
Kentwood, Louisiana, USA
Spouse :
Jason Allen Alexander (3-Jan-04 - 5-Jan-04), Kevin Federline (rapper, 18-Sep-04 - 30-Jul-07)
Claim to fame :
Album "...Baby One More Time" (1999)
Optimistically tried for another "MMC" audition (1989) at her 11 years age, she finally made it and became a musketeer along with Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and J.C. Chasez of NSYNC. After a couple years, Britney went back to New York to settle a music career hoping to follow in the footsteps of her top idols Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. To begin, Britney started singing a cappella for the record company executives under Jive Records' label. As fate would have it, her "beautiful" voice had amazed Backstreet Boys' producer Max Martin and Whitney Houston producer Eric Foster White, who both then asked her to set about recording some great pop songs.

Queen Latifah

Famous as :
Rapper, singer, actress
Birth Name :
Dana Elaine Owens
Birth Date :
March 18, 1970
Birth Place :
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Claim to fame :
Album "All Hail the Queen" (1989)

Keyshia Cole

Famous as :
R&B singer
Birth Name :
Keyshia Cole
Birth Date :
October 15, 1981
Birth Place :
Oakland, California, USA
Claim to fame :
Album "The Way It Is" (2005)
Having a hard childhood is not an excuse for Keyshia Cole to become somber and ignore her talent. Coming out of the shell, the singer manages to get the title being the first female artist on Nielson BDS-based urban chart to have three consecutive #1 singles in the history of the 14-year old chart. All thanks to her debut album 'The Way It Is' and the recently released sophomore album 'Just Like You'. The latter was dropped on September 25, 2007, and was poised to have a successful number of sale after the first single 'Let It Go' feat. Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim charted so well in Billboard Hot 100. Back in July 2007, the single might enter the chart at #74 but it slowly gained recognition before finally peaking at #7 in September. It was even heavily requested on radio outlets like Z100 that DJs started rotating the song again two months after its release.

Avril Lavigne

Famous as :
Singer
Birth Name :
Avril Ramona Lavigne
Birth Date :
September 27, 1984
Birth Place :
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Spouse :
Deryck Whibley (lead vocalist of Sum 41, since 15-Jul-06)
Claim to fame :
Single "Complicated" (2002)
Renown singer and songwriter Avril Lavigne was born Avril Ramona Lavigne in Napanee, Ontario, Canada, on September 27, 1984, to Judy and John Lavigne, whom both are French-Canadians. She is the mid child in the family, in which she has an older brother, Matthew and a younger sister, Michelle. During her childhood, Avril grew up singing country music and in a church choir and taught herself to play guitar since 12-years-old. She had also started to write her own songs, which was written every time she got home and mainly talks about what happened to her that day. Later she explored more of her skills by joining many talent shows and left her hometown when she was 16 years old.

Hayden Panettiere

Famous as :
Actress, singer
Birth Name :
Hayden Leslie Panettiere
Birth Date :
August 21, 1989
Birth Place :
Palisades, New York, USA
Claim to fame :
As Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Spaulding on CBS' soap opera "The Guiding Light" (1996-2000)
The 5' 1" American actress and singer, Hayden Leslie Panettiere, or famously known as Hayden Panettiere, was born on August 21, 1989 in Palisade, New York to parents Skip Panettiere and Lesley Vogel. Her father, Skip, was a lieutenant in a fire department and her mother, Lesley, used to be a soap opera actress. Panettiere has a younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, that also works as an actor.

Ashley Tisdale

Famous as :
Actress, singer
Birth Name :
Ashley Michelle Tisdale
Birth Date :
July 02, 1985
Birth Place :
West Deal, New Jersey, USA
Claim to fame :
As Maddie Fitzpatrick in TV series "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2006)
Gloriously scoring great in the two previous years through her roles in Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and "High School Musical", Ashley Tisdale appears to not waste time indeed in aiming to expand her success throughout the early period of 2007, especially in music scene. Apart from her upcoming stint in "High School Musical 2: Sing It All or Nothing!", the starlet devotedly keeps sticking to her schedule of live gigs around the U.S as part of the "High School Musical" tour which she has been carrying out since late November 2006 alongside fellow cast members like Vanessa Hudgens and Lucas Grabeel. For the rest of January 2007, venues include those in Auburn Hills, Indianapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, and Anaheim before the tour gets concluded on date 29 at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

Miley Cyrus

Famous as :
Actress, singer
Birth Name :
Destiny Hope Cyrus
Birth Date :
November 23, 1992
Birth Place :
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Claim to fame :
As Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in TV series "Hannah Montana" (2006)
Born to country singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, she was given the name Destiny Hope Cyrus upon her parents thought that she would accomplish great things in life, and frequently smiles as a youngster she then obtained the nickname of "Miley," which was directed from the word "smiley." And so, people began to notice the young, beautiful, and talented star simply as Miley Cyrus. Born in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, on November 23, 1992, the girl was raised on her parents' farm in the backwoods of Nashville. She initially attended Heritage Middle School before then had a private tutor. She has a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, who is also an actress, in addition to two older half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, and an older half-sister named Brandi.

Beyonce Knowles

Famous as :
R&B singer
Birth Name :
Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Birth Date :
September 04, 1981
Birth Place :
Houston, Texas, USA
Claim to fame :
Album "Dangerously in Love" (2003)
Beyonce Giselle Knowles born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas is an African-American R&B singer, actress and songwriter in the group Destiny's Child. Her father, Matthew Knowles works as Destiny's Child manager, while her mother Tina Knowles, designs the group members glittering costumes. She has one younger sister who she loves very much, named Solange Knowles. Beyonce once attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas before she finally stepped her foot on music production.

Akon

Famous as :
R&B singer
Birth Name :
Aliaune Damala Dakha Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam
Birth Date :
April 30, 1973
Birth Place :
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Spouse :
Tomeka
Claim to fame :
Debut album "Trouble" (2004)
Aliaune Damala Dakha Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam, is best known by his fans simply as Akon. Born on April 30, 1973 to legendary percussionist and jazz musician Mor Thiam whose expertise for playing the Djembe, a traditional African drum, has been touted as "unrivaled," he was grateful for his family musical background that later on did helpful in paving the way for him to embark on a musical career and gain success in the industry, making him one of the icons in the 21st century. Born in St. Louis, Akon grew up in Senegal before he and his family returned to the United States and settled in New Jersey when he was seven. While in Jersey City, he discovered hip-hop for the first time by the time he started hanging around with local thugs crowd. Initially attended Snyder High School, the boy did everything against the school regulation and was kicked out after busted for selling guns, bullet and test questions for every test. He later on attended the Bayonne High School though. Hanging with the group, Akon also became popular for his bravery in fighting and was jailed for armed robbery and drug distribution charges. In between time, he used his time to begin writing his own songs.

Amy Winehouse

Famous as :
Jazz/soul singer
Birth Name :
Amy Jade Winehouse
Birth Date :
September 14, 1983
Birth Place :
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Spouse :
Blake Fielder-Civil (since 18-May-07)
Claim to fame :
Album "Back to Black" (2006)
Able to create distinguishable music which is perceived to be the perfect fusion of traditional and modern influences, Amy Jade Winehouse was born to a taxi-driving father named Mitchell and pharmacist mother named Janis on September 14, 1983 in Camden, London, England. She spent most her early years in the suburb of Southgate, North London where she attended Ashmole School. The niece of professional jazz musicians from her mother's side, music surely was never an alien thing to the girl. She grew up listening to a diverse tunes ranging from Sarah Vaughn to Salt-N-Pepa. At age ten, she even confidently formed a short-lived amateur rap group named Sweet 'n' Sour in which she used the latter moniker during the troupe's existence.

Rihanna

Famous as :
R&B singer
Birth Name :
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Birth Date :
February 20, 1988
Birth Place :
St. Michael, Barbados
Claim to fame :
Single "Pon De Replay" from album "Music of the Sun" (2005)
As "Pon De Replay" (2005) became a massive hit and soared to the 2nd rank of Billboard Hot 100, the future certainly looks bright for Rihanna. From an ordinary young girl with a simple life, she has really transformed into a new jewel of American music industry. With her extraordinary talent of singing and writing songs, it is just a matter of time before she rises as the new diva of R&B.

Soulja Boy

Famous as :
Rapper
Birth Name :
DeAndre Wade
Birth Date :
July 28, 1990
Birth Place :
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Claim to fame :
Single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (2007)
Ten million people have accessed to his MySpace page. Call it just another new act, but Soulja Boy is set to create a phenomenon with his 'Crank Dat Soulja Boy'. Not only is the song catchy but it also delivers a dance move that will light fire faster than Macarena or even Asereje. The move is so infectious and widely popular in southern United States that animated icons like Sponge Bob Square Pants, Winnie the Pooh and Barney are kicking it with Soulja style. But more prominent still, when you're fresh in the industry and you already got a dance adapted by someone as professional as Beyonce Knowles, then you know something is special within you. That's exactly what's happening to Soulja whose music video for the song is slated to come August 10.

Taylor Swift

Famous as :
Country music singer
Birth Name :
Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Date :
December 13, 1989
Birth Place :
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, USA
Claim to fame :
Single "Tim McGraw" (2006)
It is no longer a time to associate country music with people in their mid 40s, for artists jumping in this genre is getting younger and younger. One living proof: Taylor Swift. The accomplished country singer and songwriter who began her career while a teenager has spawned an album and several singles that garnered her awards that are commonly dominated by people twice or triple her age. In 2007 alone she has been nominated for four different awards where two of them have successfully been snatched. She took 'Breakthrough Video of the Year' at Country Music Television Awards through her debut single 'Tim McGraw' while given 'Horizon Award', a special honor that was presented at 41st Country Music Association Awards for being a promising act. Next venture for Swift is nothing but more awards at a higher level. Predictions for the nominees of 2008 Grammy Awards have been pointed to her as the artist deserving the title 'Best New Artist'. Winning it or not, she was confirmed to take a major part in the prestigious music awards event as the nominees announcer.

Mariah Carey

Famous as :
Pop singer, actress
Birth Name :
Mariah Angela Carey
Birth Date :
March 27, 1970
Birth Place :
Huntington, New York, USA
Spouse :
Tommy Mottola (5-Jun-93 - 5-Mar-98)
Claim to fame :
Album "Mariah Carey" (1990)
Amazing, incredible, or something like that isn't enough to describe the success and popularity Mariah Carey has achieved. Her patience, persistence and perspiration have all mixed up to form one recipe, namely Glory. "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" and that is what the star has been doing during her entire music career that she can stand still, persisting as renowned pop superstar. In her burst to maintain her diva reputation, Carey confidently moves forward, reentering music production which she for sometimes has left, with "The Emancipation of Mimi" in hand. History repeats itself, even greater as the album successfully scores fairly well, remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 album chart for twenty weeks and has gone on to sell over 6,000,000 copies world wide. "We Belong Together," the album's second single received massive radio airplay and became Carey's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in five years, remaining at the top for fourteen weeks. The album's third single, "Shake It Off", to boost, also becoming a hit