1. Lady Gaga
Born: March 28, 1986 (age 28), New York City, New York, United States
Full name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Parents: Cynthia Germanotta, Joe Germanotta
Lady Gaga has enjoyed quite a great amount of fame thanks to her amazing music skills, voice and her controversial appearances and choices in terms of fashion. Born as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986, Lady Gaga is an American record producer, philanthropist, actress, fashion designer, activist and recording artist. Lady Gaga managed to get the attention of the public back in 2008 after she has released her debut album called The Fame, which was a massive commercial success. Lady Gaga is also very popular for her flamboyant contributions to the music and fashion industries – her unique taste can be seen in her music video and her live performances, and the artist was influenced by other personalities like Queen, Madonna or Michael Jackson.
Two of the most popular songs found on that album are Poker Face or Just Dance, followed by other popular hit singles like Telephone, Bad Romance or Alejandro a year later. She has also become very popular thanks to her Monster Ball Tour which has officially become one of the highest grossing tours of all time. In 2011, Lady Gaga has released the album Born This Way containing songs that have topped the charts, such as Judas, Born This Way or The Edge Of Glory.
2. Demi Lovato
Born: August 20, 1992 (age 21), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Height: 1.61 m
Siblings: Madison De La Garza, Dallas Lovato, Amber Lovato
Parents: Patrick Lovato, Dianna Hart
Demi Lovato has always been a very pleasant and talented presence in the music industry, this is why she is expected to be one of the most appreciated female singers in 2014 as well – she released her forth studio album in 2013 and Made in USA or the well-known song Heart Attack are only two of her most popular hit singles.
3. Miley Cyrus
Born: November 23, 1992 (age 21), Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Siblings: Noah Cyrus, Trace Cyrus, Brandi Glenn Cyrus, Christopher Cody, Braison Cyrus
Parents: Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
Born in 1992, Miley Ray Cyrus is an American recording artist and actress and she has been widely criticized for her appearance in 2013 – even so, her song Wrecking Ball has become very popular all around the world. Miley Cyrus has also managed to make a name for herself as a teen idol after she appeared in the well-known television series Hannah Montana, and soon after that she started to focus on her music career more – her hit single The Climb is only one of the most popular songs Miley Cyrus has released.
4. Nicki Minaj
Born: December 8, 1982 (age 31), Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality: American, Trinidadian
Nicki Minaj is yet another controversial presence in the rap industry – as a matter of fact, she is now considered one of the most popular and appreciated American rappers at the moment. Born in 1992, Onika Tanya Maraj more commonly known as Nicki Minaj is an actress, songwriter, singer and rapper and she has launched herself in the music industry back in 2007.
5. Shakira
Partner: Gerard Piqué
Nationality: Dutch, Colombian
Everybody knows Shakira, as the has managed to make quite a name for herself after she released songs like Whenever, Wherever or Hips Don’t Lie. Born in 1977, Shakira is a record producer, model, choreographer, songwriter, dancer and singer and she released her first studio albums (called Peligro and Magia) back in the 1990s. Soon after that, she released her major label debut and her fourth album toward the end of the 1990s.
6. Jennifer Lopez
Spouse: Marc Anthony (m. 2004), Cris Judd (m. 2001–2003), Ojani Noa (m. 1997–1998)
Children: Emme Maribel Muñiz, Ariana Anthony, Cristian Marcus Muñiz, Maximilian David Muñiz, Ryan Adrian Muñiz
Born Jennifer Lynn Muniz in 1969, Jennifer Lopez is known to be a reputable dancer, actress, perfumer, philanthropist, television personality, performer and singer – not only is she extremely skilled and talented, but she is also very beautiful as well and she launched herself in the entertainment industry back in the 1980s. Jennifer Lopez launched her debut studio album called On The 6 back in 1999, when she converted from being an actress (she managed to receive fame and recognition after she got the leading role in the movie Selena back in 1997) to being a world-renowned singer.
7. Rihanna
Born: February 20, 1988 (age 26), Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Height: 1.73 m
Nationality: American, Bajan
Rihanna is certainly one of the most popular female singers in the world, and she is expected to make quite a comeback in 2014, especially since two of the songs she has released in 2013 have become major hits immediately after their release. Born in 1988, Robyn Rihanna Fenty or better known as Rihanna is an actress, a fashion designer and an artist who began her music career back in 2003, and she managed to get world fame and recognition after releasing the Music Of The Sun album back in 2005 followed by the album A Girl Like Me a year later, both of which have managed to enter the Billboard 200 chart. Immediately after that, Rihanna became famous with the singles SOS and Pon De Replay.
8. Lorde
Born: November 7, 1996 (age 17), Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealand
Albums: Pure Heroine
Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist, MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Zealand Act
Record labels: Lava Records, Universal Music Group, Republic Records
Born in 1996, Lorde is a very new presence in the music industry, as she has released her debut solo album called Pure Heroine back in 2013. However, even though Lorde is one of the youngest pop singers at the moment, her newly released album was still nominated for the Grammy award for the Best Pop Vocal Album. The song that truly made her famous was certainly Royals.
9. Kesha
Full Name: Kesha Rose Sebert
Height: 1.75 m
Parents: Pebe Sebert
Kesha has always been a controversial presence in the music industry, and in spite of the fact that she did not release any album in 2013, she certainly managed to blow the song charts back in 2012 after she has released several popular songs such as Timber, featuring Pitbull. As a matter of fact, this song quickly hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts and overall, she will certainly be one of the most popular and appreciated artists in 2014.
10. Adele
Born: May 5, 1988 (age 25), Tottenham, London, United Kingdom
Children: Angelo James Konecki
Albums: 21, 19, Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1988, Someone Like You
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , most commonly known as Adele, was born in 1988 and she has certainly managed to make history in the music industry. Simply put, Adele is a well-known English musician, songwriter and singer and she is certainly regarded as one of the most talented female singers in the world – statistically speaking, her albums were sold in over 25 million copies all around the world and she has managed to receive the award for the Best New Artist in 2009 as well as the award for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, given her excellent performance as an artist.
Born: March 28, 1986 (age 28), New York City, New York, United States
Full name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Parents: Cynthia Germanotta, Joe Germanotta
Lady Gaga has enjoyed quite a great amount of fame thanks to her amazing music skills, voice and her controversial appearances and choices in terms of fashion. Born as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986, Lady Gaga is an American record producer, philanthropist, actress, fashion designer, activist and recording artist. Lady Gaga managed to get the attention of the public back in 2008 after she has released her debut album called The Fame, which was a massive commercial success. Lady Gaga is also very popular for her flamboyant contributions to the music and fashion industries – her unique taste can be seen in her music video and her live performances, and the artist was influenced by other personalities like Queen, Madonna or Michael Jackson.
Two of the most popular songs found on that album are Poker Face or Just Dance, followed by other popular hit singles like Telephone, Bad Romance or Alejandro a year later. She has also become very popular thanks to her Monster Ball Tour which has officially become one of the highest grossing tours of all time. In 2011, Lady Gaga has released the album Born This Way containing songs that have topped the charts, such as Judas, Born This Way or The Edge Of Glory.
2. Demi Lovato
Born: August 20, 1992 (age 21), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Height: 1.61 m
Siblings: Madison De La Garza, Dallas Lovato, Amber Lovato
Parents: Patrick Lovato, Dianna Hart
Demi Lovato has always been a very pleasant and talented presence in the music industry, this is why she is expected to be one of the most appreciated female singers in 2014 as well – she released her forth studio album in 2013 and Made in USA or the well-known song Heart Attack are only two of her most popular hit singles.
3. Miley Cyrus
Born: November 23, 1992 (age 21), Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Siblings: Noah Cyrus, Trace Cyrus, Brandi Glenn Cyrus, Christopher Cody, Braison Cyrus
Parents: Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
Born in 1992, Miley Ray Cyrus is an American recording artist and actress and she has been widely criticized for her appearance in 2013 – even so, her song Wrecking Ball has become very popular all around the world. Miley Cyrus has also managed to make a name for herself as a teen idol after she appeared in the well-known television series Hannah Montana, and soon after that she started to focus on her music career more – her hit single The Climb is only one of the most popular songs Miley Cyrus has released.
4. Nicki Minaj
Born: December 8, 1982 (age 31), Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality: American, Trinidadian
Nicki Minaj is yet another controversial presence in the rap industry – as a matter of fact, she is now considered one of the most popular and appreciated American rappers at the moment. Born in 1992, Onika Tanya Maraj more commonly known as Nicki Minaj is an actress, songwriter, singer and rapper and she has launched herself in the music industry back in 2007.
5. Shakira
Partner: Gerard Piqué
Nationality: Dutch, Colombian
Everybody knows Shakira, as the has managed to make quite a name for herself after she released songs like Whenever, Wherever or Hips Don’t Lie. Born in 1977, Shakira is a record producer, model, choreographer, songwriter, dancer and singer and she released her first studio albums (called Peligro and Magia) back in the 1990s. Soon after that, she released her major label debut and her fourth album toward the end of the 1990s.
6. Jennifer Lopez
Spouse: Marc Anthony (m. 2004), Cris Judd (m. 2001–2003), Ojani Noa (m. 1997–1998)
Children: Emme Maribel Muñiz, Ariana Anthony, Cristian Marcus Muñiz, Maximilian David Muñiz, Ryan Adrian Muñiz
Born Jennifer Lynn Muniz in 1969, Jennifer Lopez is known to be a reputable dancer, actress, perfumer, philanthropist, television personality, performer and singer – not only is she extremely skilled and talented, but she is also very beautiful as well and she launched herself in the entertainment industry back in the 1980s. Jennifer Lopez launched her debut studio album called On The 6 back in 1999, when she converted from being an actress (she managed to receive fame and recognition after she got the leading role in the movie Selena back in 1997) to being a world-renowned singer.
7. Rihanna
Born: February 20, 1988 (age 26), Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Height: 1.73 m
Nationality: American, Bajan
Rihanna is certainly one of the most popular female singers in the world, and she is expected to make quite a comeback in 2014, especially since two of the songs she has released in 2013 have become major hits immediately after their release. Born in 1988, Robyn Rihanna Fenty or better known as Rihanna is an actress, a fashion designer and an artist who began her music career back in 2003, and she managed to get world fame and recognition after releasing the Music Of The Sun album back in 2005 followed by the album A Girl Like Me a year later, both of which have managed to enter the Billboard 200 chart. Immediately after that, Rihanna became famous with the singles SOS and Pon De Replay.
8. Lorde
Born: November 7, 1996 (age 17), Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealand
Albums: Pure Heroine
Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist, MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Zealand Act
Record labels: Lava Records, Universal Music Group, Republic Records
Born in 1996, Lorde is a very new presence in the music industry, as she has released her debut solo album called Pure Heroine back in 2013. However, even though Lorde is one of the youngest pop singers at the moment, her newly released album was still nominated for the Grammy award for the Best Pop Vocal Album. The song that truly made her famous was certainly Royals.
9. Kesha
Full Name: Kesha Rose Sebert
Height: 1.75 m
Parents: Pebe Sebert
Kesha has always been a controversial presence in the music industry, and in spite of the fact that she did not release any album in 2013, she certainly managed to blow the song charts back in 2012 after she has released several popular songs such as Timber, featuring Pitbull. As a matter of fact, this song quickly hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts and overall, she will certainly be one of the most popular and appreciated artists in 2014.
10. Adele
Born: May 5, 1988 (age 25), Tottenham, London, United Kingdom
Children: Angelo James Konecki
Albums: 21, 19, Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1988, Someone Like You
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , most commonly known as Adele, was born in 1988 and she has certainly managed to make history in the music industry. Simply put, Adele is a well-known English musician, songwriter and singer and she is certainly regarded as one of the most talented female singers in the world – statistically speaking, her albums were sold in over 25 million copies all around the world and she has managed to receive the award for the Best New Artist in 2009 as well as the award for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, given her excellent performance as an artist.