Mariah Carey Biography (1970-)

Pop diva Mariah Carey married rapper-actor Nick Cannon on April 30, 2008, in a secret ceremony in the Bahamas.

Carey herself confirmed the wedding a week later Wednesday (May 7), according to People.com.

The couple did not make an official statement immediately, but Latina.com broke the news May 1 and E! Online reported a relative of Cannon’s confirmed the wedding.

“He called…

Jennifer Lopez Biography (1970-)

Born July 24, 1969, in Castle Hill “Bronx”, New York, Lopez began her career as a dancer, appearing in stage musicals and various music videos. In 1990, she won a national competition and earned a spot dancing on the popular Fox comedy television series, “In Living Color,” as one of the “Fly Girls.” A series of small acting jobs…

Christina Aguilera Biography (1980-)

Born Christina Maria Aguilera on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York. The daughter of a military father and a musician mother, Aguilera appeared on Star Search at age 9 and was a cast member of the Mickey Mouse Club for two years before recording the hit duet “All I Wanna Do” in Japan with local pop star…

Tia Carrere Biography (1967-)

Actress, singer. Born Althea Janairo on January 2, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii. With a Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino background, Tia Carrere was a popular actress in the 1990s. She got her first big break from a chance meeting as a teenager. Carrere was approached in a Honolulu grocery store about appearing in a film, which turned out to be…

Avril Lavigne Biography (1984-)

Singer, songwriter. Born Avril Ramona Lavigne on September 27, 1984 Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Raised in a strict Christian household, Avril grew up singing in the church choir and playing guitar. She was discovered singing country covers in Kingston, Ontario, and signed with Arista Records soon after, releasing her first album, Let Go, in 2002. A mixture of pop and…

Jennifer Love Hewitt Biography (1979-)

Actress, singer. Born February 21, 1979, in Waco, Texas. The daughter of two medical professionals who divorced when their daughter was just six months old, Jennifer Love Hewitt is one of those rare child song-and-dance stars who’s managed to navigate the tricky road to adult success as a film and television actress.

Hewitt—who got her first name from her eight-year-old…

Lindsay Lohan Biography (1986-)

Actress, singer. Born Lindsay Dee Lohan on July 2, 1986, in New York City. Lohan’s father, Michael Lohan, ran his family’s pasta business and worked as an investment banker. Her mother, Donata “Dina” Sullivan, was a Wall Street analyst. Lohan grew up in the wealthy Long Island suburbs of Cold Spring Harbor and Merrick.

Stints as a child model and…

Madonna Biography (1958-)

Singer, performer, actress. Born Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan, on August 16, 1958, to parents Silvio “Tony” Ciccone and Madonna Fortin. Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, was the first of his family to go to college, where he earned a degree in engineering. Madonna’s mother, an x-ray technician and former dancer, was of French Canadian…

Elvis Presley Biography (1935-1977)

Singer, musician, actor. Born Elvis Aron Presley on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. (He later changed the spelling of his middle name to the biblical form of Aaron.) From very humble beginnings, Elvis Presley grew up to become one of the biggest names in rock and roll. He was originally supposed to be a twin, but his brother…

Bob Marley Biography (1945-1981)

Singer, musician, songwriter. Born on February 6, 1945, in Jamaica. Bob Marley helped introduce reggae music to the world and remains one of its most beloved artists to this day. The son of a black teenage mother and much older, later absent white father, he spent his early years in the rural village known as Nine Miles…

Johnny Cash Biography (1932-2003)

Country singer, guitarist, songwriter. Born February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. The son of poor Southern Baptist sharecroppers, Cash, one of seven children born to Ray and Carrie Rivers Cash, moved with his family at the age of three to Dyess, Arkansas, so that his father could take advantage of the New Deal farming programs instituted by President Roosevelt….