2. Justin Bieber
Born: 1st March 1994 (age 21)
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Years active: 2008-present
Genres: Pop - Teen Pop - R&B
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian
singer who had started his
journey towards fame through
the use of Web 2.0. He posted
videos of himself singing on
YouTube, from there his talent
was recognised by Scooter Braun.
He was later signed to RBMG.
Since then he has come a long
way and released numerous
albums as well as becoming a big
name in the genre of pop. His
fashion sense is very well suited
to the genres of pop and R&B
even though it has changed over
the years. In his earlier years of
fame he had a hairstyle which
became popular on a global scale.
His fan-base are called ‘beliebers’
and are mainly teenage girls
however his recent music has
matured with him and this helps
to target a wider age range. He
also released a movie in 2011
called ‘never say never.’ This gave
his fans a true insight into his life
as well as creating a personal
connection with them.
Labels: Island - Teen Island -
RBMG - School Boy -
Def Jam
3.
4. Katy Perry
Born: 25th October 1984 (age 31)
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Years active: 1999-present
Genres: Pop - Rock
Katy Perry is an American singer
who began her career in 2001
however, only managed to
become successful in getting her
music noticed in 2008. Since then
she has received lots of
recognition for her music and has
become a global sensation in the
genre of pop. Her style is very
bright and colourful and she often
wears outfits related to items of
food. She likes to incorporate the
themes of humour and fantasy
into her wardrobe making every
outfit fun and unique. This
represents the fun nature of the
pop genre really well. Her fan-
base are called ‘katycats’ and
consist of people of all different
ages as her music is suitable to a
wide age range. She connects
very well to her fans and shows a
lot of love towards them through
social media as well as her own
concerts. In 2012 she released a
movie called ‘Katy Perry: Part of
me.’ It was focussed on her life
during her tour.
Labels: Red Hill - Java -
Columbia - Capitol
5.
6. Demi Lovato
Born: 20th August 1992 (age 23)
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Years active: 2002-present
Genres: Teen Pop - Pop Rock - R&B
Labels: Hollywood - Island -
Safehouse - Republic
Demi Lovato has risen to fame not
only as a singer but as an actress
and model too. The American star
began he career as a child
actress. She then began to work
with Disney channel and in 2008
she starred in the movie ‘camp
rock’ as well as releasing her first
album which was a success. In
2009 she was given her own show
on Disney channel called ‘sonny
with a chance.’ Demi has had lots
of success in her music career due
to her talent but also the fact that
she was associated with Disney
and so her music was promoted
to a large audience. Her music
talks about her difficulties in the
past such as being bullied, having
a father with a drinking problem
and having mental health issues.
All these things have affected her
in life and her music often
features themes of staying strong
and being happy with who you
are. Her style is usually on trend
however she always tries different
hair colours.
7.
8. Lady Gaga
Born: 28th March 1986 (age 29)
Occupation: Singer-songwriter
Years active: 2001-present
Genres: Electro pop – Dance Pop
Labels: Def Jam - Cherrytree -
KonLive – Streamline -
Interscope
Lady Gaga is an American singer
as well as actress. She presents
self-empowering messages
through her work and she is
commonly known for her extreme
sense of fashion. She often
expresses controversial ideas in
her music videos and even in
some of her outfits. Lady Gaga
has had huge success with her
music and is now one of the best
selling musicians of all time. Lady
Gaga’s fan-base are called ‘little
monsters’ whose symbol is an
outstretched claw. She connects
well with her fans through social
media, building a sincere
relationship with them. She
created ‘littlemonsters.com’
which is a website completely
dedicated to her fans. She also
launched the ‘born this way
foundation’ which is an
organisation working to help the
youth on issues such as self-
confidence, well-being and anti-
bullying, mentoring and career
development.
