facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramLady GagaSinger Born: 1986Lady Gaga is the professional name of Stefani Germanotta. Born in New York City, she began piano lessons at age 4 but she always preferred to play by ear rather than reading sheet music. Gaga acted in high...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDrakeMusicianBorn: 1986Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Canada. Eager to become an actor, Drake landed a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He dropped out of school to pursue his career, but he graduated in 2012. In 2006, Drake...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramNick JonasMusician Born: 1992From Texas, Nicholas Jonas began acting on Broadway when he was 7. He released his first single with 2 of his brothers in 2002 when he was just 10. The Jonas Brothers got picked up by Co-lumbia Records for...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDemi LovatoSingerBorn: 1992Born in New Mexico, Demetria Lovato was raised in Dallas, Texas. She began playing piano and guitar as a child. Lovato’s acting career started with Barney & Friends, but she found other roles as well, such...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramShawn MendesMusicianBorn: 1998Shawn Mendes is from Ontario, Canada. As a kid, he played hockey and soccer, took acting lessons and participated in his high school glee club. Mendes auditioned for the Disney Channel but was not cast. He...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramMark WahlbergActor Born: 1976Mark Wahlberg grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and is the youngest of 9. He had a rough childhood and was addicted to drugs including cocaine by age 13. Wahlberg was also arrested for hate crimes as a teen....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramTim McGrawMusicianBorn: 1967Samuel Timothy McGraw is originally from Louisiana. McGraw was always active as a child and played baseball. He attended Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship, but an injury ended his hopes...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramMiranda LambertSingerBorn: 1983Miranda Lambert was born and raised in Texas. Her first public appearance was at age 16 when she performed on the talent show, the Johnnie High Country Music Revue (LeAnn Rimes also got her start here)....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRihanaEntertainer Born: 1988Rihanna is the stage name of Robyn Fenty. Born in Barbados, Rihanna sold clothes on a street stall when she was growing up. As a teen, she dropped out of high school to pursue her musical career. With over 250...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramAdam LevineMusicianBorn: 1979Born in LA, Adam Levine is the son of Fredric Levine, founder of the retail chain M. Fredric (not to be confused with Frederick’s of Hollywood). Levine credits his mother for sending him down the path of...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramCardi BSingerBorn: 1992SingerBorn: 1992Cardi B was born Belcalis Merlenis Almanzar in the South Bronx, New York. She attended Renaissance High School for Music Theatre & Technology and was a member of a gang called the Bloods. She...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramBeyoncé KnowlesEntertainerBorn: 1981 Originally from Texas, Beyoncé started singing as a young girl, entering and winning multiple talent shows. She joined up with her cousin Kelly Rowland and two school friends to form the band that...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramKelly ClarksonSingerBorn: 1982Kelly Clarkson was first discovered by her middle school choir teacher who overheard her singing in the hallway. In high school, she performed in many musicals including Annie Get Your Gun. After high...
facebooktwitterinstagramMiley CyrusEntertainerBorn: 1992Miley Cyrus is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and actress Tish Finley. Cyrus spent her early years in Tennessee but moved to Canada in 2001 where her father was working as an actor. Cyrus decided...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramAriana GrandeSingerBorn: 1993Originally from Boca Raton, Florida, Ariana Grande began performing when she was a child. She has multiple platinum albums and been nominated for several Grammys and won 3 American Music Awards including...