- Born
- Birth nameAnastacia Lyn Newkirk
- Nicknames
- Stacey
- Ana
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Anastacia grew up here and attended high school. Her father was a singer and her mother was an actress who also appeared on Broadway. Her interest in show business was aroused at a young age and so she attended the "Professional Children''s School", where her talent was further developed. However, Anastacia received her first engagements as a dancer in various appearances in video clips. Recordings followed in which she was used as a background singer. When she finally arrived here, her talent initially proved to be a downfall, because in the recordings with her, her voice was so dominant that they had to keep it so quiet that it could hardly be heard. When there were no further orders and Anastacia did not receive a contract as a singer, she decided to write her own songs. After the first pieces were finished, she was able to choose between several contracts. However, this time she wasn't interested because with all the offers she wouldn't have been allowed to sing what she wanted and she would have had to give up her style.
Not discouraged, in 1998 she took part in "The Cult", a singing competition on the music channel MTV. Although she was only able to take 10th place overall, the most renowned record labels were lining up for her and Anastacia was able to fully achieve her wishes. Anastacia decided on "Epic Records" and after careful work, her debut album "Not That Kind" was released in 2000, which also gave her her international breakthrough with over 5 million records sold. In the same year she performed at the "SWR3 New Pop Festival" in Baden-Baden. The album also won the "Echo" in the "Best International Newcomer" category in 2001. She finally became a star in 2001 with her second album "Freak Of Nature", with which she once again impressively underlined her talent. As a further highlight, Anastacia delivered the official song for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The song entitled "Boom" was heard for the first time during the draw for the World Cup finals in Pusan.
In January 2003, she let her management announce that she had breast cancer. All further appointments were canceled because Anastacia had to seek medical treatment. After suffering from breast cancer, she founded the "Anastacia Fund", which is part of the "Brest Cancer Research Foundation" and is committed to early detection therapies for breast cancer. At the beginning of 2004, after her recovery, she published the piece "Left outside alone". She celebrated the stage debut of this song in March 2004 as part of the "Echo" awards in Berlin. At the end of March 2004, Anastacia released the accompanying album entitled "Anastacia", which was certified five times platinum in Germany. At the award ceremony of the German Entertainment Prize in Munich, Anastacia was awarded the German Music Prize at the end of January 2005. At the Echo Awards in April 2005 she was honored as "International Rock/Pop Artist".
In autumn 2005 Anastacia released her first greatest hits album entitled "Pieces of a dream". She also became active as a fashion designer. She created a collection that was released under her name by the s.Oliver label in August 2006.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth
- SpouseWayne Newton(April 21, 2007 - 2010) (divorced)
- Her purple shades
- Powerful Mezzo-Soprano voice
- Was a classmate of the late River Phoenix.
- Her debut album "Not That Kind" was released in 2000 and reached the Top 10 in several countries, making her an icon in Europe, Asia and Oceania. Although the following albums "Freak of Nature" (2001), "Anastacia" (2004) and "Pieces of a Dream" (2005) were successful as well, she hasn't made as big an impact in the US.
- Announced on 21 January 2003 that she was diagnosed with breast cancer, after her doctor told her to go through a mammography. Luckily for her, the cancer was diagnosed at an early stage and she recovered soon. In February 2013, it was announced that Anastacia was battling a more intense form of breast cancer. On July 20 the singer announced via Twitter that she was again cancer free, while on October 1, 2013 to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Anastacia informed the media that she had undergone a double mastectomy.
- When not touring enjoys a quiet life in her hillside Los Angeles home.
- Once someone asked me three words that best describe me and I said 'Loud, Louder, and Loudest'!
- I'm a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.
- I wear glasses, have a big scar, I sing loud, and I am blonde. I'm sorry!
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