Gavin Rossdale Biography (1965-)

Although grunge was primarily an American phenomenon, London native Gavin Rossdale left his mark on the genre by leading Bush to the forefront of modern rock radio in the mid-’90s. Bush enjoyed considerable popularity in the U.S., where the band’s gravelly melodies and rhythmic crunch drove its debut album, Sixteen Stone, to multi-platinum status. Although Rossdale would never…

Keke Palmer Biography (1993-)

The amiable and talented actress-plus-singer Keke Palmer was only 14 when she released her debut album in 2007. Born and raised just outside of Chicago, Palmer had known she wanted to perform since the age of five. Her big break came in 2004 when she played Queen Latifah’s niece in the film Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Two…

Christian Serratos Biography (1990-)

Actress Christian Serratos became a familiar face to tween audiences when she was still just a teenager herself, playing Suzie Crabgrass on the Disney show Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide starting in 2004, when she was just 14. She went on to appear on other shows on the network, like Zoey 101 and Hannah Montana, but Serratos eventually…

Hayley Williams Biography (1988-)

At 16 years old, Hayley Williams released her first album with Paramore, a spunky emo-pop band that featured her vocals, lyrics, and songwriting skills. The group had formed two years earlier in Franklin, TN, where Williams and her bandmates — bassist Jeremy Davis, drummer Zac Farro, lead guitarist Josh Farro, and rhythm guitarist Jason Bynum — attended high…

Dianna Agron Biography (1986-)

Dianna Agron hails from Savannah, GA, but she grew up mostly in San Antonio and San Francisco, due to frequent moves associated with her dad’s job in the hotel industry. She started dancing at age 3 and fell in love with musical theater as a girl, often performing in local and school productions (she was Dorothy in The…

Eddie Fisher Biography (1928-2010)

Singer and entertainer. One the most famous singers of the 1950s, Eddie Fisher was born on August 10, 1928, the fourth of seven children growing up in a poor immigrant neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fisher’s parents, Kate and Joe Fisher, were both Russian-born Jewish immigrants, and his father worked first in a leather factory and later peddling fruits and…

Steven Tyler Biography (1948-)

Musician, singer, songwriter. Born Stephen Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948, in Yonkers, New York. As the lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler is considered one of rock’s greatest showman. The son of a music teacher, he started playing drums, but then focused on singing.

After moving to Boston in the late 1960s, Tyler eventually met up the musicians…

Lady Gaga Biography (1986-)

Singer. Born Stefania Gabrielle Germanotta on March 28, 1986, to Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta. Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, is an international pop star born in Yonkers, New York.

Gaga learned to play the piano by the age of four. At the age of 11, she was accepted to the Juilliard School in Manhattan, but instead attended a…

Katherine Jenkins Biography (1980-)

While still in her mid-twenties, Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins emerged as Britain’s all-time best-selling classical artist, although critics charged her success was more a result of physical beauty than musical talent. Born June 29, 1980, in Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales, Jenkins fell under the sway of classical music at age seven, studying piano and singing in her local…

Nicki Minaj Biography (1984-)

Influenced by the unpredictable rhymes of Missy Elliot along with the sexually charged attitudes of Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown, Jamaica, Queens, native Nicki Minaj was discovered thanks to her MySpace page. It was there that Dirty Money Entertainment  CEO Fendi first heard her ability to freestyle and first laid eyes on her steamy set of promo shots. With…

Inna Biography (1986-)

Inna is an electronic dance music vocalist from Romania whose debut single, “Hot,” was a European club smash in 2009. Born Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu on October 16, 1986, in Mangalia, Romania, she is closely affiliated with Play & Win, a Romanian production trio comprised of Marcel Botezan, Radu Bolfea, and Alexandru Barac, who have an impressive track record of…