Once upon a time they were not as cool as they are now. They were just an ordinary people living an ordinary life. They are simply dreamers waiting their stars to shine. Imagine Lady GaGa without those fancy and avant garde make ups and outfits – how does Justin Bieber looks like before he has teen sensation – and what does Katy Perry looks like before she became as hot as sun now.
Let’s start the countdown on biggest makeover. Who among today hottest Hollywood celebs have left their past and maintained their drop dead gorgeous figure?
1. Vanessa Hudgens - This sweet girl from Disney Movie is one of the most promising stars of this generation. Vanessa has a mixed cultural background – as her father is an Irish-American native and her mother is of Chinese-Filipino-Spanish decent. She was popularly known to be linked with Zac Efron but early this year 2011 news broke that they are no lovers anymore.
2. Dianna Agron – Singer/Actress and popularly known in the American Musical Hit Series Glee. She was born in Georgia but she grew up in San Francisco. Agron is a vegetarian and a supporter of PETA, and has a role in Bold Native, a 2010 film that explores the issues of animal liberation and animal rights.
3. Lea Michele РShe began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Mis̩rables, and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series Glee. Michele is active in participating in charities for gay rights and animal rights, as well as in numerous other charities. In support of gay rights, Michele performed at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in November 2009.
4. Avril Lavigne - Born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent the majority of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista (now RCA Records) worth more than $2 million.
5. Leighton Meester – Leighton gained fame for playing the role of Blair Waldorf in the CW young-adult television series Gossip Girl. She most recently appeared in the 2010 country drama film Country Strong and the 2011 thriller The Roommate. Meester grew up in Marco Island, Florida, where she participated in productions at a local playhouse.
6. Mariah Carey - She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has written about themes such as racism, social alienation, death, world hunger, and spirituality. In a career spanning over 20 years, Carey has sold over 200 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide, making her one of the biggest-selling artists in music history. Carey is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era, with over 52 million copies sold. Possessing a five-octave vocal range, Carey was ranked first in MTV and Blender magazine's 2003 countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, and was placed second in Cove magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists".
7. Miley Cyrus - She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on theDisney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana. Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. In December 2007, a brief controversy emerged when photos Cyrus had posted on her private MySpace account, depicting her and a female friend sharing a piece of licorice and "almost kissing", were spread across the internet, prompting rumors of lesbianism. She will be having a concert in Manila this coming June 2011.
8. Bruno Mars - After performing in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood, he decided to pursue a musical career and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from high school. Mars began producing songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons. Mars is from a family of musicians and began making music at a young age. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and would often impersonate these artists from a young age.
9. Chris Colfer – He is known as Golden Globe winning American actor, singer and writer known for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on Glee. Colfer was named as one of the world's 100 most influential people in the 2011 Time 100 list. Colfer is openly gay and shared on Access Hollywood that his parents were accepting of him but he was frequently bullied at school.
10. Selena Gomez – She is best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, and Princess Protection Program. She is the current girlfriend of Teen Sensation Justin Bieber that most girls are envy of.
11. Taylor Swift - Swift's greatest musical influence is Shania Twain. Her other influences include LeAnn Rimes, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, and Swift's grandmother. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer, Swift's tastes always leaned more toward country music. When Swift was 15, she rejected RCA Records because the company wanted to keep her on an artist development deal. When Swift was 15, she rejected RCA Records because the company wanted to keep her on an artist development deal.
12. Katy Perry - Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastorparents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her freshman year of high school, she began to pursue a career in music. As Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled gospel album in 2001, which was unsuccessful. Perry is artistically involved in her projects, especially in the writing process. Since she could play guitar, she would start writing songs at home and present it to her producers. Perry is mostly inspired by specific moments of her life. She said it is easy for her to write songs about heartbreak. Perry is known for her unconventional style of dress. It is often humorous, bright in color, and reminiscent of different decades, and she frequently uses fruit-shaped accessories, mainly watermelon, as part of her outfits. Having learned dancing at an early age, she fantasized about having her own style. Perry's transformation into an artist began with fashion, inspired by American film actress Dominique Swain's portrayal in 1997 film adaptation of the novel Lolita.
13. Justin Bieber - Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who happened to come across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid. Bieber has been nominated and awarded numerous accolades over the past few years, winning Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards, and being nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards, among others. Bieber is considered a teen idol, and has been subject to acclaim from fans, as well as criticism and controversy from matters concerning his popularity and image.
Here is a video showing young Bieber singing along streets in Canada: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28VmUxTDU5Q&feature=player_embedded
14. Lady GaGa - After performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and later enrolling at New York University'sTisch School of the Arts, she soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution. Gaga has been influenced by glam rock artists such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop music artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson. Critical reception of Gaga's music, fashion sense and persona are mixed. Her status as a role model, trailblazer and fashion icon is by turns affirmed and denied. Gaga's albums have received mostly positive reviews with critics pointing out her unique place in pop music, the need for new movements in popular culture, the attention Gaga brings to important social issues, and the inherently subjective nature of her art. Gaga also contributes in the fight against HIV and AIDS with the focus upon educating young women about the risks of the disease. In collaboration with Cyndi Lauper, Gaga joined forces with MAC Cosmetics to launch a line of lipstick under their supplementary cosmetic line, Viva Glam. Titled Viva Glam Gaga and Viva Glam Cyndi for each contributor respectively, all net proceeds of the lipstick line were donated to the cosmetic company's campaign to prevent HIV and AIDS worldwide.
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